Dinner

Prawn and Chorizo Rice with Peppers

Name: Prawn and Chorizo Rice with Peppers
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 150 g Raw king prawns, peeled; 40 g Chorizo; 70 g dry Basmati rice; 100 g Red pepper; 60 g Onion; 2 cloves, about 6 g Garlic; 1 tsp Smoked paprika; 100 g Passata; 250 ml Chicken stock; 60 g Frozen peas; A squeeze Lemon juice; A handful, chopped Fresh parsley

Rice cooked in stock and passata with chorizo, peppers and smoked paprika, prawns steamed on top at the end. 47 g of protein for 629 kcal.

Calories: 629kcal
Protein: 47g
Fat: 12g
Carbs: 81g

Per serving, makes 1. 30 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Crustaceans
Celery

Some chorizo contains milk protein. Check the label.
Nearly every stock cube and pot lists celery. Home-made stock without it carries no flag.

Flags follow UK labelling rules and come from the ingredients as listed, not from any particular brand. Check the packet before cooking for somebody with an allergy.

Ingredients

Raw king prawns, peeled150 g
Raw peeled weight. Cooked prawns are denser per gram, about 85 kcal and 20 g protein.
Chorizo40 g
Also the only fat in the pan, so no oil is needed. As sold. This is where the fat in the dish is.
Basmati rice70 g dry
Dry weight, before cooking.
Red pepper100 g
Onion60 g
Garlic2 cloves, about 6 g
Smoked paprika1 tsp
Passata100 g
Chicken stock250 ml
Made up from a cube or a pot.
Frozen peas60 g
Lemon juiceA squeeze
Fresh parsleyA handful, chopped

Method

Fry the diced chorizo in a dry pan over a medium heat for three minutes until the fat runs orange. Add the onion and pepper and cook in that fat for five minutes.
Add the garlic and paprika for thirty seconds, then the rice, stirring to coat it. Pour in the passata and stock, bring to a simmer, cover and cook on the lowest heat for twelve minutes without stirring.
Scatter the peas over and push the prawns into the top of the rice. Cover again for five minutes, until the prawns are pink and the rice is tender.
Rest off the heat for three minutes, then finish with lemon and parsley.

Worth knowing

Forty grams of chorizo is 116 kcal and most of the fat in the dish. Doubling it is the difference between 629 and nearly 750.
Basmati is not paella rice and this is not paella. It cooks in twelve minutes and does not stick, which is the trade.

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