Saffron Rice with Tilapia and Shrimp

After reading the reviews, perhaps my expectations were higher.  I made the recipe exactly as written.  I must say, the shrimp came out perfectly.  I'd make the tilapia pieces a bit bigger next time as they came out slightly over-cooked.  But to me the real problem was that it lacked flavor.  Both my husband and I felt that it needed some extra seasoning - maybe some red pepper flakes or even adding a jalapeno in with the tomato mixture.  I will say that my tomato wasn't ripe enough, so that may have been a factor.  Dunno.  I will try this again some day with some tweaking to the seasonings.  Definitely a recipe for when you have at least an hour to spend in preparation.

This is a great recipe! The dish is full of flavor. I used an organic Moroccan saffron I purchased from Amazon, which enhanced the flavor of the dish. If you are interested, you can check it out here http://www.amazon.com/Moroccan-Saffron-LLC/dp/B00JX1QZRO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1402273446&sr=8-1&keywords=organic+moroccan+saffron Thanks! Keep these great recipes coming!

This was simple and really delicious. I keep shrimp stock made from scratch in the freezer, so skipped the chicken stock. This rice is the real star--I'll definitely make this as the underpinning for other fish in the future. It would be good with red snapper too or sea scallops.

This is a very good paella substitute. I used to live in spain and I make a mean traditional paella. That usually takes me 2.5 hours. So even though this takes about an hour, it's still faster. It took me longer than 12 minutes to get the rice done and I had to stir it some at the end to distribute the rice around the pan. My whole family, who is used to my traditional paella recipe, said this a very good, close second.

I hardly ever rate recipes, but I had to this time. Not only was this dish delicious, the times/quantities/instructions were right on. I was eating and hour after I started, and the rice, shrimp and fish were perfectly cooked. I didn't use the onion (because I didn't have one for the first time ever!) so I doubled up on the tomato and it came out perfectly. I can't wait to make it again.

My family and I enjoyed this recipe although I didn't use saffron (I found out I was out at the last minute) or tilapia. Instead of the tilapia I used extra shrimp. I also substituted edamame for the peas as we like them much better. Everyone enjoyed the dish and I look forward to making it again with the saffron. I also plan on using it for leftover tilapia.

Made this for dinner tonight. It was *ok*. The flavor was all right but to me the rice was kinda gummy. Also it took much longer than 55 minutes to make--more like 95 minutes, most of the time waiting for the liquids to be absorbed. I am not sorry that I made it but won't make it again.