Spanish stir-fry chicken recipe

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This simple chicken stir-fry is packed with flavour, and better still, it's ready in 15 minutes flat. Mix chicken with chorizo, red peppers and lemon juice

Spanish stir-fry chicken
  • healthy
Serves2–3
Preparation Time5 mins
Cooking Time10 mins
Total Time15 mins
Cost RangeCheap
Nutrition Per PortionRDA
Calories354 Kcal18%
Sugar2.6 g3%
Fat25.9 g37%
Saturated Fat6.5 g33%
Salt0.4 gRow 4 - Cell 2
Protein25.8 g52%
Carbohydrates3.3 g1%
Salt0.4 gRow 7 - Cell 2
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Chicken thighs, Romano red pepper, chorizo, and a handful of herbs make this Spanish stir-fry chicken recipe.

Ready in just three steps, this delicious meal takes just 15 minutes to prepare and cook. The succulent, spicy chorizo and moist chunks of chicken pair perfectly together. Flavoured with sage leaves, thyme, lemon juice, and garlic.

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken thighs or 2 chicken breasts
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2tbsps olive oil
  • 1 romano red pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
  • 60g chorizo piece skinned, sliced into 10
  • About 8 sage leaves, chopped
  • A few fresh thyme sprigs or 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • Zest and juice of 1⁄2 lemon
  • Crusty bread and salad leaves, to serve

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Method

  1. Slice the chicken into finger-width strips or chunks and season well while a wok or frying pan heats up. Add half the oil and brown the chicken all over for 5 minutes. Push the chicken to one side in the wok.
  2. Add the rest of the oil, red pepper, garlic, chorizo, sage and thyme, and fry for a few minutes. Add the lemon zest and juice.
  3. Stir well and heat through for a minute. Serve with bread and salad or green veg, if you like.

Top tips for making Spanish stir-fry chicken

Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to two days. Reheat thoroughly before serving. And keep in mind that it may be extra spicy the next day as the chorizo would have had time to infuse all other ingredients.

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Jessica Dady
Jessica Dady
Food Editor

Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 12 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies.