Chicken Paella With Pine Nuts & Cheese

Another Paella recipe from the "Moderation Diet Cookbook". I like the idea of the sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts and parmesan cheese. Yum!

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon  oil
• 1 1⁄2 cups rice
• 3  cups chicken broth, rich
• 1  teaspoon turmeric
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin, ground
•  salt and pepper
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 4  shallots, minced
• 3  sun-dried tomatoes, packed in oil, drained and chopped
• 1⁄4 cup chicken broth
• 4  cups  cooked chicken, diced (leftover chicken is fine)
• 1⁄4 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese

Directions

1. In a covered Dutch oven casserole, simmer together first 6 ingredients for 30 minutes, or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, cook together the next 4 ingredients until shallots are soft. Stir in the chicken and heat through. Stir tomato mixture into rice until blended. Place paella in a large shallow bowl and serve with sprinkled pine nuts and cheese.