Cheap cut recipe for 4 people, takes only 30 mins; recipe has cannellini bean, onion, paprika, thyme, chicken thigh, potato, chorizo and spinach.
Spanish beans with chicken & chorizo
Course: Cheap cut
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
15 mins
Ingredients
- Onion: 1 onion, chopped
- Paprika: 1 tbsp paprika
- Thyme: thyme sprigs, bay leaves and bunch of parsley, tied together in a bundle
- Cannellini Bean: 300g dried pinto or cannellini bean
- Potato: 250g small potatoes, cut into chunks
- Spinach: 100g pack baby spinach
- Chorizo: 250g piece chorizo, chopped into large chunks
- Chicken Thigh: 4 chicken thighs, skin on
Directions
- Soak the beans for at least 4 hrs or overnight in a large bowl with plenty of water to cover. Next day, rinse and drain, then put in a large heavy based pan with the onion, paprika, herb bundle and chicken. Pour over enough water or stock to cover, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 45 mins.
- Remove the chicken to a plate, then add the potatoes and chorizo to the pan. Continue cooking for 30 mins until the beans and potatoes are tender.
- Discard the skin and bones from the chicken and tear into large chunks. Return the chicken to the pan with the spinach and simmer for 5 mins.
