Disney Cruise Line Summer Recipe: Seafood Paella (2024)

This summer, Disney Magic cruisers are in for a special treat as we sail away from Barcelona. Out on the open-air deck, we’re cooking up an incredibly delicious, Spanish-inspired dish – seafood paella!

Fresh clams, mussels, chicken, chorizo and prawns are just some of the ingredients mixed in with our specialty saffron-infused bomba rice to give this dish an unbelievable amount of flavor.

Even if you aren’t sailing in Europe with us this summer, you can still bring a taste of the Mediterranean into your home with this mouthwatering Disney Cruise Line recipe. You can also download our keepsake recipe card here. Enjoy!

Seafood Paella
Serves 8
Skill Level: Moderate
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/3 pound chicken tenders (3⁄4” dice)
• 1 tsp. paprika spice

• 4 garlic cloves (crushed)

• 1⁄2 pound chorizo sausage (5” slice)
• 1⁄2 cup olive oil
• 13⁄4 cup paella rice

• 1⁄2 Spanish/yellow onion (finely diced)

• 1 1⁄2 cups fish stock

• 1 1⁄2 cups chicken stock
• 1 1⁄2 cups tomato juice
• 2 beef tomatoes (seeded, skinned and finely diced)
• 1 tsp. saffron threads

• 3⁄4 cup green peas

• 3⁄4 cup tiger shrimps (peeled)
• 3⁄4 cup scallops (10–20)

• 3⁄4 cup squid (1⁄4” slice)

• 3⁄4 cup mussels

• 3⁄4 cup small clams (like littleneck clams)

• 3⁄4 cup lobster tail (3⁄4” slice)

• 1 tbsp. salt ground black pepper to taste
• 3 tbsp. flat-leaf parsley (roughly chopped)

Saffron Aioli

• 1⁄4 tsp. saffron threads

• 4 garlic cloves (crushed)
• 2 tbsp. white wine

• 3⁄4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tsp. lemon juice

Red Pepper Rouille

• 1 roasted red bell pepper (peeled and deseeded)
• 1 garlic clove (roasted)

• 1 tsp. red wine vinegar
• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• Pinch of cayenne pepper

For the Seafood Paella

1. Toss chicken tenders with paprika spice and one chopped garlic clove in a bowl. Chill for 4 hours.
2. Sear both sides of the scallops, then set aside. Sauté the chorizo, chicken and lobster in 1⁄4 cup of olive oil. Once cooked medium well, place onto a paper towel and set aside.
3. Pour the remainder of the olive oil into the pan and bring to temperature to gently sauté the onion and the rest of the garlic. Once the onion is transparent, add the rice.
4. Gradually add the HOT chicken and fish stock (a little at a time while continually stirring). Then add the tomato juice and chopped tomatoes. Once the rice is 3⁄4 cooked through, add the scallops, chorizo, chicken, lobster and remaining ingredients (except the flat parsley, clams and mussels). Continue stirring.
5. Once the stock has been absorbed and the rice is cooked, stir in the peas and flat parsley. Lay the clams and mussels on top of the rice and cover with a clean napkin.
6. The heat of the paella will open the shellfish.

For the Saffron Aioli

1. Place the saffron threads into the white wine and reduce by half, let cool, then mix with the remaining Ingredients.

For the Red Pepper Rouille

1. Blend the roasted red bell pepper, roasted garlic and red wine vinegar in a food processor. Mix with the mayonnaise and season with the cayenne pepper.