Easy paella recipes

Looking for the best paella recipes? From traditional Spanish-style seafood paellas to our own takes with chicken and chorizo or Mediterranean antipasti veg, these recipes will inject some sunshine into mealtimes. We also have lots more ideas for easy rice-based dishes.

Paella recipes

A spectacular crowd-pleasing dish, our paella packs in tonnes of flavour with chicken, chorizo, pancetta and seafood. Serve from a huge paella pan for extra impact.

Sunblush tomato and olive vegan paella

Full of antipasti favourites like peppers, olives and artichokes, this plant-based paella is packed with punchy flavour and will impress the whole family.

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Seafood paella

Paella is a dish we all love from summer holidays, and now you can bring it home thanks to this quick and easy recipe for two. Packed with prawns, red peppers and peas, it’s spiced with smoky paprika and will be on the table in less than 30 minutes.

Sardinian slow cooker paella

Centuries ago, Sardinia was occupied by the Spanish. As a result, the island is famous for its paella, albeit with an Italian twist (orzo or fregola is used instead of rice). This version has been created especially for your slow cooker, and is a great reason to dust it off over the summer months.

Arroz negro (squid and paella rice)

A regional variation on the classic Spanish paella from Valencia and Catalonia, this dish uses paella rice and is cooked in a similar way to paella. Squid ink gives it its distinctive black appearance and can be bought from most fishmongers or online.

Quick prawn and chorizo paella

This quick prawn and chorizo paella is ready in just 30 minutes and is under 500 calories but delivers big flavours. Get that lovely golden colour in the rice using saffron or turmeric.