A delicious paella cooked in a Bakewell bag in the oven. So easy, super healthy and no mess!
This post is sponsored by Bakewell Oven Bags
As a busy Mum I know that getting dinner on the table every evening can sometimes be a struggle. Whether you've been out at work or looking after the kids all day, we're often left with little time to rustle up something healthy and filling that everyone will enjoy.
So, when Bakewell got in touch to see if I'd like to try out their oven bags, I was really curious to see if they could be used to save me some time and stress in the kitchen.
I've used oven bags in the past to cook joints of meat which always works well. But this time I decided to try something a little different; a quick and easy recipe that's perfect for a midweek meal.
I chose paella as, although I love it, it can be a little laborious to cook it. It requires constant stirring and watching which isn't always possible when I have two children also looking for my attention!
Making The Paella In A Bag
To make this paella all you need to do is to put a Large Bakewell Oven Bag into a roasting dish, add all the ingredients (except the peas - they're added towards the end), tie the bag up and cook for 35 minutes.
By using the bags you get a delicious and perfectly cooked paella with tender and juicy chicken and chorizo. It's healthier than normal paella as you don't need to use any oil. And there's nothing to wash up - the dish stays perfectly clean!
Any leftovers can be cooled in the bag and stored in the fridge or freezer and reheated in the oven or microwave. Once you've finished with the bag it is 100% recyclable.
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Disclosure: This recipe was sponsored by and developed in conjunction with Bakewell but all thoughts and opinions are honest and are my own.
Paella in a Bag - Bakewell
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: Spanish
Description
A delicious paella cooked in a Bakewell bag in the oven. So easy, super healthy and no mess!
Ingredients
- 300g easy cook long grain rice
- 350g skinless chicken thighs, chopped
- 80g chorizo, chopped
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 red pepper, diced
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- pinch of turmeric
- 1 tsp chopped rosemary
- 1 tsp chopped thyme
- 500ml hot chicken stock
- 100ml white wine
- 100g frozen peas
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180c.
- Open a Large Bakewell Oven Bag and sit it in a large roasting dish.
- Into the bag put the rice, chicken, chorizo, onion, garlic and red pepper.
- Sprinkle in the paprika, turmeric, rosemary and thyme and stir with a spoon.
- Pour in the stock and white wine and mix again.
- Close the bag loosely with one of the plastic ties and then spread the bag out flat in the roasting dish.
- Cook in the middle of the oven for 30 minutes, ensuring the bag doesn't touch the rack of the sides of the oven.
- Carefully open the bag, roll down the sides and mix in the frozen peas.
- Return the bag, open, to the oven for a further 5 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Nic says
What a brilliant idea! We love paella but it was always a bit of a faff to cook but used your method last night and it was so much easier to do and still tasted lovely. Thank you for posting this.
Dems Banjo says
Thanks Clara,
Looks real good! Thanks for sharing the recipe. I am going to give it a try.