Chicken and Rabbit Rice

Paella Valenciana

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Preparation info
  • Serves:

    3 to 4

    as an entrée
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr

Appears in
Hemingway's Spanish Table: A Culinary Journey in 60+ Recipes

By Howie Southworth

Published 2026

  • About

Though many recognize paella as Spain’s national dish, seldom is the true diversity of their rice dishes celebrated internationally. Paella is certainly iconic, but when faced with a menu that doesn’t include the word, look for arróz seco, or dry rice, the same format as paella, but the toppings can range from whole fish and specialized seafood to various sausages and other meats. Then there’s arróz meloso, creamy rice, arróz caldoso, brothy rice, arróz al horno,