Seafood Paella

INGREDIENTS

• 1 dozen clams, scrubbed
• 2 cups bottled clam juice
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed saffron threads
• 1 3 1/2-pound whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
• 1 7-ounce jar roasted sliced pimientos with juice
• 1 pound cleaned squid, bodies cut into 1/2-inch rings
• 2 cups chopped onions (about 2 medium)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 dozen mussels, scrubbed, debearded
• 2 cups long-grain white rice
• 1 cup frozen green peas, thawed
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 pound large uncooked shrimp, peeled, deveined
• Lemon wedges
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth
• 5 bacon slices, chopped