CHEF'S DELIGHT: Slow cooker chicken & Chorizo

- Recipe by Paula Heatley -

INGREDIENTS

Four chicken breasts diced

50g chorizo

One onion, diced

Two cloves of garlic, crushed

1tsp dried thyme

Two roasted red peppers (from a jar is fine)

Salt & pepper

250g dried orzo

800ml chicken stock

METHOD

In a pan fry off the chicken and chorizo until lightly browned then add to the slow cooker.

In the same pan, fry off the garlic and onion for about two minutes and add them to the chicken.

Chop up the red peppers and add them in, season with thyme salt and pepper.

Add the chicken stock, just enough to cover the chicken. The remainder can be kept for when you add the orzo.

Now cook the chicken on high for three hours or low for five hours; then add the orzo and 700ml of stock. Give it a stir and allow to cook until the orzo is soft and the stock is nearly all absorbed.

Serve and enjoy.

ABOUT THE CHEF

Paula Heatley is a mother of four, who loves to cook and bake for her family. She set up an Instagram page ‘paulas family kitchen’ featuring her recipes to share with people.

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