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Easy Chicken, Chorizo and Chickpea Stew
Quick, easy and packed with delicious Spanish flavours, this Easy Chicken, Chorizo and Chickpea Stew is going to be your new favourite midweek meal! Plus it’s a fab ‘fill the freezer’ recipe (and once you’ve tasted it, you’re definitely going to want to batch cook this – in BIG batches!)
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 395 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Fusion , Spanish , British
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 red onion diced
- 1 red pepper diced
- 130 g diced chorizo (you should be able to buy it ready-diced, which saves a lot of time!)
- 3 cloves garlic crushed or grated
- 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
- 3 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
- 400 g tin chickpeas (including the liquid)
- 1 chicken stock cube (I use Kallo Organic)
- 400 g skinless, boneless chicken thigh fillets diced
- Black pepper to taste (I usually find there’s no need to add salt as the stock cube is salty enough)
To serve
- Brown rice, white rice, mashed potatoes, pasta or crusty white bread
- Greens or any green vegetable of your choice, such as cabbage, green beans, kale, cavalo nero, broccoli, peas…
Instructions
- Place the oil, onion and pepper in a wide and fairly deep saucepan. Fry over a low heat, with the lid on, for 3-5 minutes, until the onions and peppers have softened. Stir occasionally.
- Add the chorizo and cook for 1 more minute with the lid off. Stir occasionally.
- Add the garlic, chilli flakes and smoked paprika. Cook for 1 more minute with the lid off. Stir occasionally.
- Tip in the tomatoes and chickpeas. Then add the diced chicken, stock cube and black pepper. Bring to the boil, then turn down low and simmer for 15 minutes with the lid off, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened. Stir occasionally.
- Serve with brown rice, greens and a glass of Rioja… or whatever accompaniments you prefer!
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Notes
- Suitable for freezing.
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
Nutrition Information
Calories
395kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
32g
(64%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
115mg
(38%)
Sodium
1139mg
(47%)
Potassium
841mg
(24%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
2189IU
(44%)
Vitamin C
50mg
(56%)
Calcium
97mg
(10%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 395
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 395kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 115mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 1139mg | 47% |
| Potassium | 841mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 2189IU | 44% |
| Vitamin C | 50mg | 56% |
| Calcium | 97mg | 10% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.