Slow Cooker Spanish Chicken
Slow Cooker Spanish Chicken—a hearty Mediterranean stew featuring bone-in chicken thighs, chorizo picante, peppers, olives, white wine, and tomato purée, slow-cooked to tender perfection.
6 Servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 Spanish onion halved and thinly sliced
- 12 large bone-in chicken thighs skin removed
- 225 g chorizo picante cut into thick slices
- 1 pack 3 pieces mixed-colour bell peppers, cut into chunks
- 150 g pitted Spanish pimento-stuffed green olives drained
- 300 ml dry white wine
- 300 ml chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon tomato purée
Instructions
Sauté the Onions
- In a large frying pan, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Add the thinly sliced Spanish onion and sauté for approximately 5 minutes until the onion becomes soft and reaches a golden hue. Transfer the sautéed onions to the slow cooker.
Brown the Chicken and Chorizo
- Using the same frying pan, add the chicken thighs and sliced chorizo. Brown the meat over medium-high heat until a slight coloration develops on both sides. Depending on the pan’s capacity, this may be done in batches. Transfer the browned chicken and chorizo into the slow cooker, placing them atop the sautéed onions.
Add the Vegetables and Olives
- Add the cut bell peppers and drained Spanish pimento-stuffed green olives to the slow cooker. Distribute the ingredients evenly over the chicken and chorizo.
Deglaze the Pan and Combine Liquids
- Pour 300ml of dry white wine, 300ml of chicken stock, and 1 tablespoon of tomato purée into the same pan used for browning. Stir well, ensuring to deglaze any browned bits from the pan’s base; these bits carry concentrated flavor. Transfer this liquid mixture into the slow cooker, covering all the ingredients.
Slow Cook
- Cover the slow cooker and set it to cook on the Low setting for 6 hours. Allow the flavors to meld and the chicken to become tender. Once cooking is complete, verify that the chicken is falling off the bone and the sauce has thickened slightly.
Notes
To prepare this recipe as a gluten-free dish, use only gluten-free certified chicken stock and ensure that any commercial tomato purée or spice blends (if used) are free of gluten-containing additives. All the other listed ingredients are naturally gluten-free. Always verify labels when in doubt, particularly if cooking for those with celiac disease or severe gluten intolerance.
Enjoy your Slow Cooker Spanish Chicken—a refined yet comforting dish that marries robust Mediterranean flavors with the convenience of slow cooking.