Summery slow cooker recipes | Spanish chicken

white wine

🥗Healthier: chicken broth

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

Chicken broth adds flavor without alcohol.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point.

bell peppers

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Canned tomatoes provide similar flavor at a lower cost.

chicken pieces

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Skinless chicken reduces fat, while thighs are often cheaper.

Welcome to the recipe video for Spanish chicken.

Brown chicken thighs in a frying pan with a bit of olive oil.

Chop up a brown onion and add it to the pan to brown it off until crispy.

Add diced chorizo to the pan to brown and flavor the chicken.

Once browned, transfer chicken and chorizo into the slow cooker.

Deglaze the frying pan with 300 ml of chicken stock to capture all the flavors.

Add the deglazed mixture to the slow cooker with the chicken and chorizo.

Chop and add one yellow bell pepper and half of another yellow bell pepper to the slow cooker.

Slice pimento stuffed olives in half and add a few to the slow cooker, leaving them out for the kids' portions.

Add a squirt of tomato puree and about a teaspoon of paprika to the slow cooker.

Mix all ingredients in the slow cooker.

Cook on high for about four hours or on low for all day.

Remove the lid towards the end to thicken the sauce if it's too thin.

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