Paella Kebabs

These shrimp, chicken, and sausage Paella Kebabs are a deliciously easy grilled twist on a rich and good classic Spanish dish.

At Avdaye, we add lots of tips in all of our recipes – because we are a home cook without any formal training, and we find we are more confident making dishes when we understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. Our goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

Quick Simple Paella Kebabs

We loooooooove paella. There is something about saffron and a slightly smoky paprika with chicken, seafood, and sausage cooked in rice that calls to us – and it's so pretty to watch it being made.

We have long wanted to visit Spain and spend as much time as we can eating everything in sight – and would die to head to Valencia where Paella was first made, and take in as much as the good saffron spiked dish as we could handle!

There is something so rich and lovely about foods from the south of Spain – the influence of Roman and Middle Eastern cuisine are intoxicating and rich, full of smoky, spicy, and earthy flavors that dance across fish, chicken, sausage, and rice.

We're totally drooling writing all this – and checking the prices on flights to Spain

While we love paella, its a touch of a pain (we don't have a pan big enough to make it right), and it's not an option for a grilling night. Until now, that is!

This recipe reminds us so much of our family's time in France.

These good paella kebabs have tons of rich flavor, and are great served over rice. They are a bit lighter flavor than actual paella (since we're using a basic yellow Spanish rice- we prefer the Goya brand rice)

These kebabs are so good and simple, we know you'll love them as much as we do!

These are great, because you can prep them ahead of a party or dinner – then toss on the grill and cook up some rice when it's time to eat – no hurrying and stirring forever like an authentic paella (which is good, but not always something we have time for!)

Try these other recipes on your grill next:

Paella Kebabs Recipe

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Ingredients

• 1 lbs chicken, sliced into small, thin pieces
• 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 sausage, links spicy, andoille, longizana, chorizo, cut into 1″ rounds
• 2 tbsp sundried tomatoes
• 1 package yellow spanish rice
• 1-2 pinches saffron
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 tsp cayenne
• 1 tbsp Italian seasonings mix OR 1 tsp oregano + 1 tsp thyme + 1 tsp basil
• 1 tbsp garlic paste
• 2 tbsp tomato paste

Method

1. If grilling, soak wood skewers in water (no need to soak if using metal skewers.)
2. Place chicken and shrimp in a bowl.
3. In a measuring cup or small bowl, combine seasoning marinade ingredients.
4. Pour over chicken and shrimp, let marinate 1 hour.
5. Prepare yellow rice according to package directions, top with sun dried tomatoes and green onions.
6. If baking, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
7. Add chicken, sausage, and shrimp to kebab skewers.
8. Grill or bake 10-15 minutes, until chicken is opaque and cooked through, and shrimp is opaque and bright pink.
9. Serve over rice.
10. Enjoy!