Chicken With Chorizo And Butter Beans

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 chicken pieces (drumsticks and thighs are good)
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 100 g raw chorizo sausage, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 bunch parsley, chopped
• 300 g chopped tomatoes
• 400 g butter beans
• 1 sprig thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle the chicken with the smoked paprika, then heat the oil in a heavy casserole and brown the meat all over.
• 2 lift out the chicken and add the chorizo to the pan.
• 3 when the oil starts to come out of the chorizo, add the onion and cook over a low heat for about 5 minutes.
• 4 add the garlic and a tablespoon of parsley.
• 5 cover and cook gently for another 10 minutes.
• 6 add the tomatoes and beans and give it a stir.
• 7 add a little water if the mixture is a bit thick.
• 8 return the chicken to the pot, along with the thyme and bayleaf.
• 9 turn up the heat and bring up to a simmer.
• 10 lower the heat to its lowest setting, cover the pot and let it bubble away gently for 30 minutes or so.
• 11 remove the lid and simmer for another 15 minutes, until the sauce is thick and rich.
• 12 stir in a generous pinch of parsley and serve with warm crusty bread and a salad.