Spanish Chicken

Spanish Chicken. This easy Spanish Chicken is packed with bold, smoky flavors and comes together with very little work. Juicy chicken drumsticks slow-cook with chorizo, fresh veggies, and olives in a rich tomato sauce. It is a perfect low-carb meal the whole family will love.

Servings: 6 Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 5 hours 30 minutes Total Time: 5 hours 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 chorizo sausage, cut in half the long way, then sliced into pieces
• 1 red onion, sliced
• 1.5kg chicken drumsticks
• 400g can of cherry tomatoes in juice
• 1 red capsicum, sliced
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 100g mixed green and black pitted olives

Spanish Chicken: Directions

1. Using a searing slow cooker or a fry pan, cook the onion and chorizo in olive oil for about 5 to 10 minutes until they start to brown.
2. Place the cooked onion and chorizo into the slow cooker. Add in all the other ingredients from the list, but do not add the olives yet.
3. Put the lid on and cook everything on low heat for 5 hours.
4. After 5 hours, add the olives into the slow cooker. Let everything cook together for another 30 minutes.
5. Serve hot over couscous and enjoy.

Notes

• This recipe has a little bit of a spicy kick to it. If you are making this for young kids, you can simply leave the chorizo and olives off their plates when you serve it.
• This meal is low-carb friendly, making it a great choice if you are watching your carbs.