Slow Cooker Paella | Canadian Turkey

Ingredients

• 1 cup (250 mL) turkey or vegetable stock
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) saffron threads
• 1 lb (454 g) boneless skinless turkey thighs, quartered
• 4 Italian turkey sausages, sliced into 1” (2.5 cm) rounds
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 sweet red pepper or sweet yellow pepper, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tsp (5 mL) smoked paprika
• 1 tsp (5 mL) salt
• 1 tsp (5 mL) ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) dry white wine
• ½ lemon, juiced and zest reserved
• 2 Tbsp (30 mL) tomato paste
• 1 cup (250 mL) arborio rice
• 12 large shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 12 fresh mussels in shell, washed and de-bearded
• ¼ cup (60 mL) chopped fresh parsley