Spanish Chicken
This is the Spanish Chicken recipe.
- Prep: 15 min - 20 min
- Cooking: 30 min - 40 min
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) olive oil
- 12 chicken thighs skin removed
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 red bell pepper seeded and cut into thin strips
- green bell pepper seeded and cut into thin strips
- 1 onion chopped
- 4 large fresh plum tomatoes coarsely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup (250 mL) 35 % cream
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) chicken stock
- 2 tsp (10 mL) paprika
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) saffron threads crumbled
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) hot chili Flakes
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/3 cup (80 mL) pimento stuffed green olives
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Preparation
Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; cook chicken until golden all over (chicken should not be cooked through).
Add peppers, onion, tomatoes and garlic to pan; cook 5 min. Stir in cream, chicken stock, paprika, saffron, chili flakes and bay leaf; boil until slightly thickened, about 5 min.
Add chicken and olives to skillet; simmer uncovered about 20 min until chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken to a platter; cover loosely with foil. Boil sauce, stirring occasionally, about 10 min until thickened slightly. Return chicken to saucepan and heat through.
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Nutritional information
Per serving| Energy: | 360 Calories |
| Protein: | 27 g |
| Carbohydrate: | 24 g |
| Fibre: | 2 g |
| Sodium: | 281 mg |
Top 5 Nutrients
| (% DV*) | |
|---|---|
| Calcium: | 5 % / 56 mg |
| Niacin: | 55 % |
| Vitamin A: | 33 % |
| Vitamin C: | 94 % |
| Zinc: | 32 % |
