easy fast dinner recipe

chicken for dinner recipe

Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil and 4 red peppers, washed and dried

1 large chicken, jointed into 2 breasts and 2 legs

salt and pepper to taste

3 garlic cloves

2 onions, finely chopped

150g(5.5oz) piece of Iberian ham, or Serrano ham, diced

400g(14oz.) tin chopped tomatoes, parsley to garnish

Method

Preheat the oven to 190 degrees (gas 4). Rub 1 tblsp of olive oil over the peppers. Put on a baking tray and roast in the oven for 15 minutes. Set aside to cool, then peel and cut into 1cm (1/2in) strips.

Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Heat the remaining 2 tbsps of olive oil in a casserole over a medium heat. Add the chicken and brown on all sides, then remove from the casserole and set aside.

In the same casserole, lightly fry the garlic, onions and ham. When lightly browned, add the tomatoes and strips of pepper, and return the chicken pieces to the pot. Stir everything together well. Bring to the boil over a medium heat and simmer over a low heat for about 40 minutes, stirring from time to time, until the chicken is tender and cooked through. Adjust the seasoning if necessary.

Spoon a generous quantity of the red pepper and tomato sauce onto the centre of each plate. Lay a chicken piece on top, slightly to one side. Garnish with parsley.

Source: fun-learning-spanish.com