Spanish chicken and chorizo with rice
This is one of my family's favourite one-pot dinners. Full of flavour, and really filling - you have to try this Spanish chicken recipe
Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken legs and/or thighs skin on
- 225 g Spanish chorizo diced into cubes
- 2 peppers any colour, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp crushed chilli flakes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 300 g paella rice
- 850 ml chicken stock
- Salt and pepper
- 1 lemon
- Small handful of fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°c.
- Heat the olive oil in a large, shallow ovenproof pan. Add the chicken pieces and brown for a few minutes on each side until golden, then set aside.
- In the same pan, fry the onion for a few minutes, scraping up the bits stuck to the bottom. Add the garlic, chorizo and peppers, and fry for several minutes until the chorizo releases its red oil.
- Stir in the paprika and chilli flakes.
- Turn the heat to low and add the rice, stirring to coat every grain in the flavoured oil.
- Slowly pour in the chicken stock. Don't add it all, as the level will rise when the chicken goes back in. Hold some back to top up later if needed.
- Nestle the chicken pieces back into the pan, leaving the skin exposed so it crisps. Season with salt and pepper.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until the chicken is crisp on top and the rice has absorbed the stock and is soft, a bit like a risotto. Add a splash more stock during cooking if it looks dry.
- Squeeze lemon juice over the top and scatter with fresh parsley before serving.
Notes
- Use skin-on chicken for the best flavour and crispiness.
- No paella rice? Risotto rice works as a substitute.
- To freeze, cool leftovers quickly, portion into airtight containers, and freeze for up to three months.
- Defrost fully in the fridge and reheat until piping hot, reheating only once.
Nutrition
Calories: 609kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 31gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 116mgSodium: 829mgPotassium: 701mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 776IUVitamin C: 44mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 4mg