Paella Is Perfect for a Family Dinner on a Cold Day

Paella Is Perfect for a Family Dinner on a Cold Day
This one-dish meal is baked in the oven and can stay warm for up to 45 minutes after cooking. Yvonne Duivenvoorden/TNS
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This is such a fabulous family dish. It can stay warm for up to 45 minutes after cooking. The paella becomes the center of the table and offers lots of conversation. This is also seriously simple to make, since it bakes in the oven and doesn’t require the traditional rotating of the pan on top of the stove for even heat.

Tips for Success

Use medium-grain rice, such as Spanish bomba rice or Italian Arborio rice. (The goal is for the rice to absorb the liquid and stay relatively firm.)

Use saffron threads, not powder.

Diane Rossen Worthington
Diane Rossen Worthington
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Diane Rossen Worthington is an authority on new American cooking. She is the author of 18 cookbooks, including "Seriously Simple Parties," and a James Beard Award-winning radio show host. You can contact her at SeriouslySimple.com. Copyright 2021 Diane Rossen Worthington. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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