If you saw Saturday's post about essentials for the kitchen then you will know that today's recipe is a one pot casserole, and as with most casseroles it is incredibly simple. I was back at home this weekend and this is what my mumma cooked me, one of my favourites to eat, and one of her favourites to cook as it requires minimal effort.
Chicken and Chorizo Casserole
Ingredients
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| Not the most attractive dish in the world, but its damn tasty! |
- 6 Skinless and boneless Chicken thigh fillets
- approx 10 cooking chorizo sausages
- 3 cloves of Garlic
- Smoked Paprika
- 1 Onion
- Glug of White or Red wine
- 6 Plum Tomatoes (quartered)
- 1 Red Pepper (cut into strips)
- 2 tins of Lentils
- Any other veg you like or that you have in the fridge! (my mum used Sweet Potato in this which is fantastic)
Method
Firstly cut your sausages into bite sized pieces and add them to your casserole dish over a high heat. Cook them until they have released their oils and are beginning to colour on the outside.
Remove the chorizo from the pot and add chopped garlic and onions with a tad more oil. Fry these over a lower heat as you don't want these to colour you just want them to be soft. Once the Onion and Garlic is cooked add the chicken thighs and turn the heat up high again. (Chicken thighs are probably best when cut in half for this dish so they are not too large)
Season the onions, garlic and chicken with salt, pepper and a teaspoon of smoked paprika whilst it fries and cook that for 5 minutes.
Add a glug of wine (half a glass to be more specific) and continue to cook on the high heat for another minute.
Now throw in the veg, tomatoes and two tins of lentils (including the water they are stored in).
Stir and cover the pot with its lid and put it into an oven at 170 degrees Celsius (Gas mark 4) for at least an hour, preferably more. The longer you leave it to cook the more the flavours will intensify.
Serve with Green Beans and a glass of whatever wine you used in it!
Delicious
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