Spanish Style Chicken Recipes

SPANISH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in a large slow cooker. Pour in enough boiling water to completely cover the chicken, and add 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover, and set slow cooker to HIGH. Cook until the chicken meat turns white.
• Add the peppers and onions. Simmer until peppers and onions get a little tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce, chili sauce, and ketchup. Cover, set slow cooker to LOW, and cook for about 6 hours.

SMOKY SPANISH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients; rub over chicken., Place a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, skin side down. Cook until browned, 4-5 minutes per side; remove from pan. Remove all but 1 tablespoon drippings from pan., In drippings, saute mushrooms and 1/2 cup green onions over medium heat until tender, 1-2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes. Add chicken; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 170°, 10-12 minutes. Top with remaining green onions.

SPANISH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Put all the ingredients into a large, wide ovenproof dish. Mix everything together with your hands and season.
• Bake for 45 mins, stirring the onions after 20 mins, until the chicken is golden and the onions tender. Serve with rice.

SPANISH OVEN BAKED ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cover the bottom of a 10 X 18 X 2 1/2 inch oval clay cooking pan (or a comparable glass or ceramic pan) with the olive oil.
• Place cut up chicken in pan skin side up.
• Place a bay leaf and chunk of onion under each piece.
• Dot chicken with butter pieces.
• Mix together tomato sauce, wine vinegar, sherry and crushed garlic.
• Pour mixture over chicken and sprinkle parsley on chicken.
• Bake uncovered at 250 degrees for 4 t0 5 hours.
• Baste frequently.

SPANISH-STYLE CHICKEN WITH SAFFRON RICE (ARROZ CON POLLO)

Steps:

• Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet (at least 2 inches deep) over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown chicken on all sides, about 12 minutes total. Transfer chicken with tongs to a plate.
• Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from skillet and add onion, bell pepper, and salt to taste. Cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 7 minutes. Add garlic, paprika, and rice, then cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add wine and boil, uncovered, 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with juice, chicken broth, saffron, and bay leaf. Nestle chicken in rice, adding any juices from plate.
• Cook, covered, over low heat until chicken is cooked through, rice is tender, and most of liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in peas, olives, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover skillet and let stand 10 minutes. Discard bay leaf.

SPANISH-STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Season chicken on both sides with salt and paprika. Heat an ovenproof 12-inch skillet or shallow braising pan over medium-high heat. Swirl in oil. Working in 2 batches, add chicken to pan and cook until well browned, about 2 minutes on each side, adding more oil as needed. Transfer chicken as it is browned to a plate.
• Reduce heat to low and stir in garlic, then tomato paste, scraping up browned bits in pan with a wooden spoon. Return chicken to skillet, increase heat to high, and pour in vinegar. Boil, stirring, until reduced to a glaze.
• Stir in broth and bring to a boil. Add peppers and olives. Transfer to oven and braise until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast (do not touch bone) reaches 160 degrees and liquid is reduced by half, 20 to 25 minutes. Garnish with parsley.

SPANISH CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil for 2-3 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute the onion, green pepper and garlic until tender. Stir in the tomatoes, water, rice, bouillon and seasonings. Bring to a boil. , Pour into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish; top with chicken. Cover and bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until rice is tender. , Uncover; spoon picante sauce over chicken and sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Garnish with olives.

SPANISH STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 fan. Put the onions, potatoes, garlic and tomatoes in a large roasting pan and season, spray light toss everything together and roast for 20 minutes
• While veg are roasting, skin chorizo and cut into thin slices. Put the chicken thighs on a board and carefully slash each one 2 or 3 times with a knife. Season with black pepper. Mix paprika and oregano together and set aside
• Take roasting tin out of oven, scatter the chorizo over veg and toss everything several times. Place chicken on top and sprinkle with paprika and oregano. Season with a little salt and return to oven for 20 minutes
• Take tin out of oven, baste with juices. Place peppers under chicken with rest of veg
• Turn oven up to 200 fan. Put tin back in for another 20 minutes until peppers are just soft and chicken is golden

SPANISH-STYLE CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in sausage, and brown well, about 5 minutes. Remove, and drain fat. Stir chicken, onion, and green pepper into skillet, and cook 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir bouillon cubes into hot water to dissolve. Stir in salt, thyme, and garlic powder. Pour into skillet.
• Stir peas into skillet, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium low, and simmer about 5 minutes. Stir in rice and tomatoes; cover, remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes.

SPANISH STYLE CHICKEN (GRILLED WITH RAISIN WINE SAUCE)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan. Add onions and mushrooms and sauté for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally so the vegetables soften without browning.
• Stir in flour and continue cooking an additional 2 minutes.
• Stir in the broth and wine and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce to a simmer until it begins to thicken.
• And add the lemon juice, bay leaves, pepper, thyme, salt and raisins. Simmer for 5 minutes. Remove bay leaves.
• Mix together the olive oil, garlic, thyme and pepper so that it creates a paste. Cut chicken into ½ inch strips. Toss the chicken strips with the seasoning paste and grill about three minutes or so until cooked.
• Serve chicken strips with sauce spooned on top. Goes well with rice.