Recipes · Spanish · Main Courses
Paella Valenciana
One serving has 945 kcal and 44 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (207%), niacin (108%), manganese (99%), selenium (92%), folate (88%) and thiamin (83%). Ready in 50 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 35 min
- Makes: 1 serving (596 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: celery, meat, poultry
Ingredients
- 90 g Rice, white, medium-grain
- 100 g Chicken thighs, skin-on, raw
- 60 g Rabbit, raw
- 40 g Green beans, raw
- 30 g Butter beans, dried
- 30 g Tomatoes, raw
- 20 g Olive oil
- 4 g Garlic, raw
- 0.06 g Saffron
- 1 g Paprika
- 220 g Chicken broth
- 0.6 g Salt
- 0.3 g Rosemary, fresh
Method
- Heat the olive oil in a wide paella pan and brown the chicken and rabbit pieces well on all sides.
- Add the green beans and pre-cooked butter beans and cook for a few minutes, then stir in the grated tomato, garlic and paprika.
- Pour in the hot chicken stock and saffron, season with salt, and bring to a boil.
- Scatter the rice evenly over the pan, add the rosemary sprig, and cook without stirring for 18-20 minutes until the rice is tender, the chicken is cooked through (74°C/165°F) and the liquid is absorbed, letting a crust form on the bottom.
- Rest for 5 minutes off the heat before serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 945 kcal | 45% |
| Carbohydrates | 97.6 g | |
| Water | 407 mL | |
| Fiber | 8.9 g | 30% |
| Protein | 43.8 g | 91% |
| Tryptophan | 0.48 g | |
| Threonine | 1.8 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.9 g | |
| Leucine | 3.4 g | |
| Lysine | 3.2 g | |
| Methionine | 0.98 g | |
| Cystine | 0.54 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.9 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.5 g | |
| Valine | 2.2 g | |
| Histidine | 1.2 g | |
| Fat | 41.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 22.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 6.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 5.9 g | |
| Saturated | 8.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.09 g | |
| Cholesterol | 137 mg | |
| Calcium | 84.7 mg | 8% |
| Copper | 0.56 mg | 62% |
| Iron | 8.9 mg | 49% |
| Magnesium | 147 mg | 47% |
| Manganese | 1.8 mg | 99% |
| Phosphorus | 538 mg | 77% |
| Potassium | 1,234 mg | 26% |
| Selenium | 50.6 µg | 92% |
| Sodium | 1,166 mg | |
| Zinc | 4.5 mg | 56% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.91 mg | 83% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.53 mg | 48% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 15.1 mg | 108% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 2.5 mg | 49% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1.1 mg | 83% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 353 µg | 88% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 5 µg | 207% |
| Choline | 86.5 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 74.7 µg | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 10.4 mg | 14% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 3 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 4.1 mg | 27% |
| Vitamin K | 36.4 µg | 40% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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