Chicken Chorizo (Pollo Con Chorizo)

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
  • Servings: 3-5

    • About This Recipe

    “The star ingredient here is chorizo, a sausage I encountered in Spain and which gives this dish a wonderful flavour. It’s not spicy as such, but full of flavour. Available from most supermarkets nowadays. Try for a unique experience”

    Ingredients

  • 150 -250gchorizo sausage
  • 4 -6pieceschicken breasts( either whole or cut into bite-size pieces)
  • paprika( to season)
  • 2onions
  • 6garlic cloves( or garlic paste)
  • 400gcanned tomatoes, passata( or equivalent)
  • 2bay leaves( fresh or dried, also called laurel)
  • sherry wine (to flavour) or brandy (to flavour) orred wine( to flavour)
  • salt and pepper( to flavour)
  • olive oil( for cooking)
  • boiled potatoes( to accompany)

    • Directions

  • Season the chicken liberally with paprika.
  • Brown the chicken in a pan using the olive oil.
  • Remove the chicken.
  • Meanwhile chop the chorizo into pieces and add to the pan. (Some peel the ‘skin’ off, but this is optional. Don’t boil the chorizo! Fry it).
  • Add and fry the onions with the chorizo; The juices from the chorizo will blend with the onion.
  • Add the garlic and continue to cook lightly for a few minutes.
  • Add the tomatoes, laurel, sherry, brandy and everything else, including the chicken.
  • Cook on the hob or in the oven for another hour, stirring if appropriate. (Or put in the slow cooker for a few hours).
  • Serve with boiled potatoes. Peas are a good accompaniment.

    • Reviews

  • “Yummy will definately make it again!”

  • “Delicious!I used chicken breasts cut into large pieces as the breasts were very uneven sizes, and a large glug of sherry.I will definitely be making this again and again.”

  • “Made it exactly by directions but we felt it needed a little more flavor.I cooked the chorizo sausage according to package directions boiling it first in a small amount of water (Johnsonville brand) but they were really greasy.I removed the casings before adding to chicken.After it cooked I let it cool and removed some of the grease before serving.There’s got to be a way to get more of the grease out.I’ll keep watching to see if anyone has a solution.Thanks!”

  • “My family love chorizo & chicken, so I was on to a winner from the start with this. I didn’t have brandy or sherry in the house, so I used white wine. The boiled potatoes to accompany was a good suggestion. I would probably have made rice to go with this dish, but I think the potatoes were better.”

  • “This was delicious and very healthy since I used chicken breasts and chicken Chorizo sausage.I followed the directions exactly (used Sherry and a Bay leaf or 2).The directions do not instruct to but I cut/shred the chicken into bite size pieces and added back to the pot to simmer for the last 30-45min.”

  • “Delicious meal!I went light on the onion and added a handful of chopped green bell pepper.Didn’t have any sherry but poured a bit of white wine in it instead.Even my non-chicken-eating boyfriend loved it!Thanks for a great recipe!”

  • “Interseting recipe with a great taste. The chorizo really livened up the taste. I used sherry, not brandy, and it worked very well.”

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