A very tasty chicken and chorizo casserole that doesn’t take very long to make. Freezes and reheats beautifully too.
I first made this with my daughter, in her kitchen in Paddock Wood, where she was living at that time. We were playing and having fun. We invented it for her family to have for dinner that evening. She absolutely loved it, and made it often.
Chicken and chorizo casserole ingredients
- For 4 servings, you will need
- 8 chicken thighs, deboned and deskinned
- a tin of chickpeas, undrained
- a chorizo sausage. Whichever type you like, chopped
- a sliced onion
How to make spicy chicken and chorizo
Sauté the onion and chorizo until the chorizo releases its oil
add the chicken thighs and chickpeas, including the juice
cover and cook until the chicken thighs release their liquid and they are cooked through
remove the chicken thighs etc and boil the sauce hard to reduce it down
once the sauce has reduced, add the chicken thighs etc back into the pan
- Peel and slice the onion into crescents, or just chop it
- place in a frying pan with a splash of oil and sauté until transparent
- add the chopped chorizo and sizzle until the oil starts to be released
- add the chicken thighs and pour over the chickpeas, juice and all
- cover and simmer for about half an hour until the chicken is cooked through
- if you have bought your chicken from a supermarket, it will probably release quite a lot of water into the pan as it cooks
- fish the chicken etc out of the pan and place on one side. Now boil the contents of the pan quite hard to reduce down the liquid until it is a nice consistency for a casserole
- Tip the chicken etc back in, give it a stir and check the seasoning. You’re unlikely to need any other seasonings as the chorizo will season it enough
How to store your tasty casserole
This will sit quite happily in the fridge for 3 or 4 days. Any longer than that and you’ll need to store it in the freezer where it will keep well for 6 months or so.
Ring the changes
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- any kind of beans or lentils can be used in place of the chickpeas. I’ve tried butter beans, they were really good. Or leave them out completely
- if you prefer the white meat, swap the the thighs for chicken breast
- turkey would work well in this dish, perhaps leftover from a celebration dinner?
- use leeks or shallots in place of the onions
- add more vegetables if you like, carrots, peas or edamame beans, or frozen mixed vegetables
- add a tin of tomatoes or the equivalent of fresh in the summer
Reduce the cost
You could use 1 chicken thigh per portion instead of 2 and up the calories on the plate by using a baked potato, mash, noodles, rice etc as well as any vegetables you are serving it with
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Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 8 chicken thighs
- 1 can chickpeas
- 100 g chorizo sausage
Instructions
- Peel and slice the onion into crescents, or just chop it1 onion
- Place in a frying pan with a splash of oil and sauté until transparent
- Add the chopped chorizo and sizzle until the oil starts to be released100 g chorizo sausage
- Add the chicken thighs and pour over the chickpeas, juice and all8 chicken thighs, 1 can chickpeas
- Cover and simmer for about half an hour until the chicken is cooked through
- If you have bought your chicken from a supermarket, it will probably release quite a lot of water into the pan as it cooks. Fish the chicken etc out of the pan and place on one side. Now boil the contents of the pan quite hard to reduce down the liquid until it is a nice consistency for a casserole
- Tip the chicken etc back in, give it a stir and check the seasoning. You're unlikely to need any other seasonings as the chorizo will season it enough
Equipment Needed
Notes
Ring the changes
-
- any kind of beans or lentils can be used in place of the chickpeas. I've tried butter beans, they were really good. Or leave them out completely
- if you prefer the white meat, swap the the thighs for chicken breast
- turkey would work well in this dish, perhaps leftover from a celebration dinner?
- use leeks or shallots in place of the onions
- add more vegetables if you like, carrots, peas or edamame beans, or frozen mixed vegetables
- add a tin of tomatoes or the equivalent of fresh in the summer
Made this recipe but I didn’t have chorizo, so I substituted some pepperoni. It worked well. Good recipe, very quick to prepare