Noodle Paella

20 ingredients
19 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 sweet Italian sausages, casing removed (about 12 ounces)
  • 1 skinless boneless chicken breast (about 6 ounces), cut into 3/4-inch cubes
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning
  • 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus extra for seasoning
  • 6 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 medium fennel bulb, chopped
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, diced
  • Three 8-ounce bottles clam juice
  • One 15-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon finely crumbled stem saffron
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 3 Turkish bay leaves
  • 8 ounces spaghetti, broken into 1-inch lengths
  • 8 ounces halibut fillet, cut into eight 1-inch cubes
  • 12 small littleneck clams, scrubbed
  • 12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1/3 cup roughly chopped fresh Italian parsley

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a 6-quart Dutch oven.
  2. 2
    Add the sausages and stir, breaking up the sausages into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 4 minutes.
  3. 3
    Add the chicken, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper.
  4. 4
    Cook until the chicken is no longer pink on the outside, 1 to 2 minutes.
  5. 5
    Transfer the chicken and sausage to a medium bowl, using a slotted spoon.
  6. 6
    Add the garlic, fennel, onion, bell pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to the pan.
  7. 7
    Cook until almost tender, about 5 minutes.
  8. 8
    Add the clam juice, tomatoes with juices, paprika, saffron, cayenne and bay leaves.
  9. 9
    Add the spaghetti and cook, uncovered, until almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 9 minutes.
  10. 10
    Return the chicken and sausage to the pan.
  11. 11
    Bring the sauce to a simmer.
  12. 12
    Add 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper.
  13. 13
    Add the halibut, clams and shrimp.
  14. 14
    Cover and cook until the clams open, 4 to 5 minutes.
  15. 15
    Discard any unopened clams.
  16. 16
    Remove the cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer gently until fish, shrimp and chicken are just tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
  17. 17
    Remove the bay leaves and discard.
  18. 18
    Season with salt and pepper.
  19. 19
    Mix in the parsley and serve.

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