Description
Easy Spanish Chicken is a flavorful and hearty oven-baked dish featuring tender bone-in chicken thighs cooked with chorizo, bell peppers, smoked paprika, olives, and butter beans. This one-pan meal delivers a perfect blend of smoky, savory, and slightly sweet flavors, making it an ideal comforting dinner with minimal fuss.
Ingredients
Scale
Meat and Protein
- 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 150g chorizo, cut into rings
- 400g can butter beans, drained and rinsed
Vegetables and Aromatics
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced into strips
- 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and sliced into strips
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- small handful of flat-leaf parsley, chopped
Pantry Items and Spices
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 150g pitted green olives
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven and prepare pan: Preheat your oven to 200°C (180°C fan)/Gas mark 6. Place a large ovenproof frying pan on medium heat and add the olive oil.
- Cook vegetables and chorizo: Add the sliced onion, chorizo rings, and the sliced red and yellow peppers to the pan. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally until the vegetables have softened and the chorizo has released its flavorful oils.
- Add spices and garlic: Sprinkle in the sweet smoked paprika and finely chopped garlic cloves. Stir and cook for another few minutes until the mixture becomes fragrant.
- Incorporate tomatoes, olives, and beans: Pour in the chopped tomatoes, add the pitted green olives and drained butter beans. Stir well to combine all the ingredients, then adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper as needed.
- Arrange the chicken: Nestle the bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs into the mixture in the pan, pressing them gently into the sauce. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
- Oven bake: Transfer the pan to the preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes. This will cook the chicken through and render the skin crispy.
- Finish and serve: Once cooked, scatter chopped flat-leaf parsley over the dish and serve hot.
Notes
- You can substitute chicken thighs with chicken drumsticks or bone-in breasts but adjust cooking time accordingly.
- If you don’t have an ovenproof frying pan, transfer the ingredients to a baking dish before placing in the oven.
- For a spicier version, add a pinch of chili flakes when cooking the paprika and garlic.
- Serve with crusty bread or steamed rice to soak up the flavorful sauce.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Spanish
Keywords: Spanish chicken,chicken thighs,chorizo,oven baked chicken,one pan meal,Spanish recipe,smoky paprika,chicken with peppers,healthy chicken dinner,easy dinner recipe
