Quick Cuban-style Paella

Ingredients

• 6 to 8 skinless boneless chicken thighs
• or
• 4 skinless boneless breasts
• 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 2 white cooking onions or 1 large red onion, coarsely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper including seeds, finely chopped
• juice of 1 lime (optional)
• 213 ml can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 1 tbsp dried thyme leaves
• 1 tbsp each of ground cumin and paprika
• 1 tsp each of allspice and salt
• 3 uncooked chorizo sausage or hot Italian or Andouille sausages
• 1 large sweet green pepper
• 4 ripe but firm tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cups long grain rice
• 1 cup coarsely chopped coriander or flat leaf parsley