Mom’s Easy Paella

Ingredients

• 15 large shrimp, peeled and deveined, shells reserved
• 12 clams or some
• 2 chicken thighs
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• ½ teaspoon saffron threads, or more to taste
• 2 ¼ cups chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 links chorizo sausage, sliced into thin rounds
• ½ yellow onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups Arborio rice or Paella rice
• ½ cup green peas
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste