Paella

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup minced onions
• 1 each small-sized sweet red and green bell peppers, seeded, and cut into strips
• 1 cup drained, chopped canned tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
• 1 (2 1/2 pound) chicken, cut into serving pieces, patted dry
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 chorizos, sliced into 1/4-inch thick half circles
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 3 cups long-grain rice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground saffron or saffron threads
• 5 to 6 cups simmering chicken stock
• 12 extra-large shrimps in their shells, shelled and deveined, leaving tails intact
• 12 hard-shelled clams, such as littlenecks, scrubbed
• 12 mussels, scrubbed
• 1 cup peas
• Lemon wedges, for garnish
• Minced fresh parsley