Chicken and Quinoa Paella Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 cups chicken stock
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 teaspoons kosher salt, or more to taste, divided
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper, divided
• 1.5 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
• 1.5 pounds tomatoes, halved
• 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 0.5 cup onion strips, 1/4-inch thick
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 0.5 pound green beans, stem ends trimmed, halved
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch strips
• 3 cups white quinoa
• 25 saffron threads
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, stemmed