Chicken and Sausage Paella from Allergy-Free and Easy {cookbook give away!}

As a community leader for Udi’s Gluten Free, I’m always on the lookout for new cookbooks written for people who are gluten free. That’s why I’m excited to share with you Cybele Pascal’s new cookbook, Allergy-Free and Easy Cooking: 30-Minute Meals Without Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Fish, Shellfish, and Sesame. As you can tell by the title, it’s also for people with food allergies and food sensitivities, and is a follow up to her book The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook.

I met Cybele at a blogger event in Los Angeles over a year ago. She knows all about dealing with food allergies having cooked that way since 2001 after her son, Lennon, was as diagnosed with severe dairy and soy allergies. She obviously knows her stuff, which is why she’s an Ambassador Who Cares for Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network. You can find more about her on her website www.cybelepascal.com.

Allergy-Free and Easy Cooking: 30-Minute Meals Without Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Fish, Shellfish, and Sesame

Cybele also has great taste and style, which is why I fell in love with her new cookbook and love dipping into it to find ideas for what to make for dinner. I’ve already made her Garam Masala Lamb Chops with Cumin Quinoa, which was fantastic and a huge hit with my family. To quote my daughter, Lucie, “I really don’t like quinoa, Mom. But this is so good!” She even got her brother to eat it!

The recipes in Allergy-Free and Easy Cooking are similar to the way I like to cook – healthy, delicious and can quickly be put together on a weekday night. Cybele’s recipes aren’t complicated and fussy, and don’t contain a zillion hard-to-find ingredients. Like me, she loves ethnic foods, such as Sopa de Lima, as well as classic family favorites like Chicken Noodle Casserole. In addition, she has a lot of great tips for those new to allergy-free cooking, like how to stock your pantry and what kitchen equipment you’ll need. It’s a great book for beginners as well as seasoned cooks who need to eliminate allergens in their kitchens.

Here’s a sample recipe from Allergy-Free and Easy Cooking:

Chicken and Sausage Paella

Serves 6

Ingredients:

• 1 cup long grain basmati rice
• 2 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 pound chicken tenders, cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces
• 3/8 teaspoon smoked Spanish paprika
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup chopped yellow onion
• 8 ounces chorizo, andouille, linguica, or kielbasa, cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
• 1/4 teaspoon saffron, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 3/4 cup frozen peas
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, plus more for garnish

Directions:

1. Combine the rice with 1 1/4 cups of the chicken broth in a microwave-safe container. Cover and microwave for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, sprinkle the chicken tenders with the paprika and some salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large heavy pan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until starting to shimmer. Add the chicken and cook for 2 minutes per side, until lightly browned. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
3. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pan. Add the onion and sausage and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often. Add the bell pepper, garlic, saffron, oregano, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more. Add the remaining 1 cup chicken broth, bring to a boil, and deglaze the pan by scraping up any browned bits along the bottom, 1 minute or so. Stir in the tomatoes, partly cooked rice, and chicken, bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to medium, and cook, loosely covered, for 8 minutes more or until the liquid is absorbed. Add the peas and heat through for 2 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste, toss with the parsley, and serve hot, sprinkled with a little more parsley.

Reprinted with permission from Allergy-Free and Easy Cooking: 30-Minute Meals Without Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Fish, Shellfish, and Sesame by Cybele Pascal, copyright © 2012. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group. Photo credit: Chugrad McAndrews.

Win a copy of Allergy-Free and Easy

You can find Allergy-Free and Easy Cooking: 30-Minute Meals Without Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Fish, Shellfish, and Sesame at wherever books are sold for $22. However, I’m giving ONE copy away to a lucky reader.

Giveaway closed! Congrats to Renee G!!

Here’s how to win a copy of Allergy-Free and Easy:

1. Comment below on why you’d looking forward to checking out the cookbook.
2. Sign up for my enewsletter for ONE additional entry.
3. Follow @amnichols on Twitter for ONE additional entry.
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5. Spread the word about this giveaway by submitting a link to this post on Twitter for ONE additional entry. You must leave a link to your tweet in your comment so I can check.
6. If you have done any of these additional activities you MUST come back here and leave a comment telling me what you did. I will be checking!
7. Maximum amount of entries is FIVE.
8. You have until midnight ET on Friday, January 18, 2013 to enter.

ONE winner will be chosen at random. You must be willing to send me your full name and mailing address so I mail out your cookbook via USPS Media Mail. I’ll announce the winner on this blog. I won't share your mailing info with the public, just your name. If you have a blog, I’ll link back to it when I announce the winner.

The giveaway is valued at $22 and is only open to legal residents of the United States, 18 years of age and older. No purchase required. Odds of winning based on number of entries. Up to FIVE entries per person. ONE cookbook will be given away. Void where prohibited by law.

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Disclosure: I was provided with two copies of Allergy-Free and Easy Cooking: 30-Minute Meals Without Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Fish, Shellfish, and Sesame – one to facilitate this review and another to give away. All opinions and experiences are my own.

As an Udi's Gluten Free Community Leader I'm compensated for my time and efforts on their behalf.

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Posted on January 11, 2013 in Contests and Giveaways,Cookbooks,Featured,Food Sensitivities,Gluten Free,Recipes and tagged as chicken, food allergies, Udis Community

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