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Spanish Chicken and Chorizo Rice

One pan: chicken browned in chorizo fat, rice cooked in the same pot until it takes on all the paprika.

Total
50 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
40 min
Serves
4
  • one-pan
  • comfort
  • meal-prep

Ingredients

For 4 servings

  • chicken thighs24 oz
  • chorizo6 oz
  • white rice2 cup
  • bell pepper2 piece
  • yellow onion2 piece
  • frozen peas16 tbsp
  • canned diced tomatoes1 can
  • chicken broth56 tbsp
  • garlic12 clove
  • smoked paprika6 tsp
  • lemon piece
  • fresh parsley12 sprig
  • olive oil2 tbsp
  • salt2 tsp

You'll need

skillet · bowl

Method

  1. Fry the diced chorizo until it renders its red fat.

    5 min · fry

  2. Lift it out and brown the seasoned chicken in that fat.

    10 min · fry

  3. Set the chicken aside and soften the onion and pepper.

    6 min · saute

  4. Add the garlic and smoked paprika and fry until fragrant.

    2 min · saute

  5. Stir the rice through until every grain is coated in the fat.

    2 min · saute

  6. Add the tomatoes and broth, then sit the chicken back on top.

    3 min · prep

  7. Cover and simmer on low without stirring the rice.

    20 min · simmer

  8. Scatter the peas and chorizo over, cover, and rest off the heat.

    6 min · rest

  9. Finish with lemon and parsley straight from the pan.

    3 min · rest

Serving suggestion

Do not stir the rice once the broth is in — that is what builds the crust on the bottom.