Easy Spanish Chicken Stew
Packed full of flavour, this Spanish Chicken Stew is quick and easy enough for a busy midweek evening, but delicious enough for a weekend - or even a dinner party! Serve with rice, mashed potatoes or crusty bread.
Servings 4 people
Calories 465kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion sliced
- 1 red (bell) pepper sliced
- 1 green (bell) pepper sliced
- 3 cloves garlic crushed or grated
- ½ teaspoon chilli flakes (or to taste)
- 3 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 8 chicken thigh fillets (no bones or skin)
- 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
- 200 ml chicken stock (from a cube is fine – I use 1 Kallo organic chicken stock cube)
- 2 dried bay leaves (optional)
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme (optional)
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 20 black olives
- 400 g tin cannellini beans drained (or chick peas or butter beans)
To serve:
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley (optional)
- Rice, mashed potatoes or crusty bread
Instructions
- Place the onions, peppers and olive oil in a wide pan (must have a lid – a large lidded frying pan, sauté pan or wide cast iron pot would be perfect). Cover with the lid and cook over a medium heat for 3 minutes until the onions and peppers have softened, stirring occasionally.
- Turn down the heat and add the garlic, chilli and paprika. Gently fry for 1 more minute with the lid off, stirring occasionally.
- Add the chicken thighs, tomatoes, chicken stock, bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper. Turn the heat right up and bring to the boil.
- Turn the heat back down low, cover with the lid and simmer for 10 minutes.
- After the 10 minutes is up, remove the lid and add the black olives and cannellini beans. Simmer with the lid off for a further 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to ensure the stew doesn’t stick. If it starts to stick add a splash more water.
- Serve the stew scattered with chopped fresh parsley and with either rice, mashed potatoes or crusty bread.
Notes
Suitable for freezing.
Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
Nutrition
Calories: 465kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 826mg | Potassium: 775mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 2284IU | Vitamin C: 75mg | Calcium: 134mg | Iron: 5mg