This Spanish inspired Prawn Quinoa Paella is high in protein with the use of Quinoa and jumbo Prawns (shrimp). It only takes 30 minutes to make so is a wonderful mid-week easy-peasy, one-pan dinner for the family. Being a one-pan meal there’s no need to precook the quinoa or the shrimp – they both cook right in the pan along with the other ingredients.
Quinoa is a great alternative to it’s heavier grain sisters. It’s so light but still wholesome and nourishing. In our house, we’ve moved over to quinoa in place of rice. Quinoa beats rice with its impressively higher content of fibre, protein, and iron as well as other nutrients. You cook it: 1 cup quinoa + 2 cups water. It’s a great rice substitute for paella as it gets infused with the taste of the spices, aromatics and other ingredients.
Instead of prawns, you can also substitute in:
- chicken
- mixed seafood of mussels, clams, fish and squid
- sausage
- just vegetables for a vegan version
- with egg for a vegetarian version
- or a mixture of all these suggestions.Did You Make This Recipe?Please share your recipe creations from our recipes...Tag me on Instagram at @livingfoodwise.