This warming all in one stew brings together the smoky flavours of paprika and chorizo with eight different Mediterranean vegetables and butterbeans to make a comforting family meal. An easy way to add more veg and fibre into your family food – just cut up the veggies super fine for little ones who are not used to eating lots of different veg.
Ingredients
- 4 Chicken Thighs (boneless, cut into chunks)
- 110 g Chorizo (mild or spicy, according to your choice)
- 4 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Red Onion (small, and finely chopped)
- 2 cloves Garlic (peeled and crushed)
- 1 stick Celery (finely diced)
- 1 Carrot (peeled and finely diced)
- 1 Courgette (small, and finely diced)
- 1 Red Pepper (finely diced)
- 1 tbsp Smoked Paprika
- 1 tbsp Herbes De Provence (or mixed herbs)
- 800 g Tinned Cherry Tomatoes (that's 2 tins. You can use ordinary chopped tomatoes)
- 400 g Tinned Butterbeans (1 tin, drained)
- 250 ml Chicken Stock
- 4 stalks Cavolo Nero (finely sliced. You can use kale)
- 1 Chilli (use less or none if you don't like it too spicy)
- 2 tbsp Parsley (fresh & chopped)
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Instructions
- Heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a large frying pan and brown the chicken and chorizo. Set aside. This should take 5-7 minutes.
- Heat the rest of the olive oil in a large saucepan and add the onions. Cook on a medium heat until soft (3-5 minutes) and then add the garlic and cook for one more minute.
- Add the chopped vegetables, tinned cherry tomatoes, butter beans, chicken stock, paprika and herbs and cook on a medium heat for 35 minutes. Stir from time to time.
- Add in the chicken and chorizo and cook for 10 more minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper and add the cavolo nero and cook for 5 more minutes. Add fresh chilli at this point if your family likes a bit of spice.
- Sprinkle the chopped parsley on immediately before serving.
Recipe Notes
Cooks tips:
- Serve with brown rice, quinoa, mashed potato or baked sweet potato
- Turn this into a plant-based meal by replacing the chorizo, chicken and chicken stock with 1 tin of kidney beans and one tin of borlotti beans with vegetable stock. You may want to add an extra tablespoon of paprika to give it a smokier taste.
- Store in the fridge for 3 days or suitable for freezing for up to 3 months.
We love your recipes, Lucinda. Will be making this one, this evening. Looks delicious!
Hope you and your family are all well.
I hope you enjoy this one!
Delicious!! I cooked it this evening for the family. Thank you x
Wonderful to hear!