Paella Casserole

Description
Who says rice and vegetables are expensive for great cooking? This glorious rice dish is made and mixed with real chicken, shrimp, and herbs, baked to red-hot perfection, and served with other dishes, as it keeps a soothing aroma with the rice, vegetables, and herbs. Yellow rice and tomato sauce work for this casserole too.

Ingredients

 * 1 clove garlic, minced
 * 2 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil
 * 3 chicken breasts, boned and halved
 * 1 ½ cup chopped onion, red or white only
 * 1 10-ounce package frozen green peas, thawed
 * 1 teaspoon oregano
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
 * 1 ½ cups tomato juice or (1 cup tomato sauce)
 * 1 pound peeled deveined raw shrimp
 * 4 cups hot cooked rice

Directions

 * 1) Heat garlic with oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and brown; push to one side.
 * 2) Cook onion in pan until tender. Stir or blend in peas, oregano, salt, pepper and tomato juice or tomato sauce); simmer, covered 15 to 20 minutes.
 * 3) Add shrimp and cook 10 minutes longer. Spoon rice around edges of 6 individual casseroles; fill centers with chicken mixture.
 * 4) Bake for 5 minutes at 150 °C. Serve hot and plain or over white rice.

Nutritional Information
Servings: 6 bowls