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When it comes to slow cooker chicken recipes, this Chicken and Chorizo Stew is the ideal midweek meal. Throw everything in in the morning, and a Spanish-style fragrant casserole is waiting in time for dinner.
I LOVE the revelation that slow cookers are fantastic to use in summer months as well as winter.
No doubt that a hearty, comforting stew in winter always hits the spot, but we can create a lighter Mediterranean-style casserole that’s perfect for warmer days too, with no hot oven or hob to contend with and very little prep involved.
That’s where this Slow Cooker Chicken and Chorizo Stew comes in. It is packed with flavour and all we have to do is stick it all in together and switch on.
All hail the summery dump bag recipes!
Why you’ll love this Slow Cooker Chicken and Chorizo recipe
⭐️ No browning or pan-frying necessary
⭐️ Packed with punchy flavours
⭐️ Leftovers freeze brilliantly
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Slow Cooker Chicken and Chorizo Stew Ingredients
- Chicken – I used skinless/boneless chicken thighs, but you could also use skinless/boneless chicken breasts too.
- Chorizo – The type in a ring.
- Onion and garlic – Fresh or frozen pre-prepared is fine here.
- Peppers – I use orange but yellow and red are OK too.
How to make Slow Cooker Chicken and Chorizo Stew
- Throw all of the ‘dump’ ingredients into the slow cooker. Cook for 4 hours on HIGH or 6 hours on LOW.
- Before serving, break the chicken up into large chunks using forks.
- Option 1: Add in the peppers and olives and put back into the slow cooker on HIGH for a further 30 minutes until softened.
- Option 2: Pop the peppers and olives into the microwave in a bowl for about 3 minutes or until softened. Stir through the stew and serve.
Substitutions
- Veggies – You can add other vegetables that you think might work and need eating up. Make it work for your tastes. I like the peppers for extra vegetable quota and the olives add some tang and bite. (My kids just leave them!)
Leftovers
In the fridge You can keep this recipe in the fridge for 3 days. Reheat fully by before serving.
In the freezer This recipe freezes well. Just wait until it’s totally cold and then put into a freezer proof container and freeze for up to 3 months.
Alternatively, you can freeze all of the ingredients in a bag raw as a ‘dump’ meal and then cook.
Top Tips
What to serve with Slow Cooker Chicken and Chorizo Stew
- Rice
- Potato wedges
- Cous cous
- Baked potatoes
- Tortilla wraps
- Mashed potatoes
- Crusty bread
- Homemade Chips
Get ahead by preparing the night before
Throw everything for the initial cook into the slow cooker, pop the lid on, then store in the fridge overnight. In the morning, put it into the slow cooker and remember to switch on!
How to cook Chicken and Chorizo Stew in the oven
If you’d prefer to make this in the oven instead. Be sure to use a lidded casserole dish and cook it at 180C for about 1-1.5 hours or until the meat is soft and tender.
You will need to add additional liquid (water or more tomatoes) to the pot to ensure it doesn’t dry out (a cup or two and keep an eye on it) as cooking in an oven can dry out in a way that a slow cooker doesn’t.
FAQs
I do! Try out my Spanish Chicken and Chorizo Tray Bake, my Chorizo Pasta, Slow Cooker Sausage and Chorizo Casserole or Chorizo Gnocchi Pan Fry. A really easy one is my Chicken & Chorizo Potatoes. Or for something Italian-inspired, go for my Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore.
For another hands-off, super quick recipe, go for my dump and bake Chorizo Rice.
The Morphy Richards Sear & Stew Slow Cooker is my all-time favourite because you can use it for initial browning on the hob and it’s really light. For induction hobs, I recommend the Lakeland Digital 6.5l Slow Cooker instead.
If you haven’t already heard me talking about it, here is the Tp Link Tapo Smart Plug too. This allows you to switch the slow cooker on a timer or from your phone while you’re out, making slow cooking even more convenient!
You don’t need to, but if you want to, go for it.
I guess it adds maybe, 10% more flavour? Honestly, I’m willing to take that shortcut midweek for an easy morning where I can just throw the ingredients into the slow cooker though.
I’d say it’s very low spice (depending on the chorizo you use), suitable for children. You can adjust the amount of spice by using less or more paprika, or substituting hot paprika or sweet smoked paprika. Can I cook this in the oven or on the hob instead?
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Slow Cooker Chicken and Chorizo Stew
Ingredients
For the Slow Cook:
- 1 kg (2.2 lb) Skinless boneless chicken thighs
- 225 g (8 oz) Chorizo ring, Cut into big chunks
- 1 Onion, Peeled and chopped
- 3 Garlic cloves, Peeled and chopped
- 800 g (28 oz) Tinned tomatoes
- 2 tsp Ground cumin
- 2 tsp Paprika
- 2 tsp Dried oregano
- 2 tbsp Tomato purée (tomato paste in USA/CAN)
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
To Finish:
- 3 Orange peppers, Chopped into large chunks
- 150 g (5 oz) Pitted olives, Colour of your choice
Instructions
- Add all of the slow cook ingredients to the slow cooker.
- Cook for 4 hours on HIGH or 6 hours on LOW.
- Before serving break the chicken up into large chunks using forks.
- Option 1: Add in the peppers and olives and put back into the slow cooker on HIGH for a further 30 minutes until softened.
- Option 2: Pop the peppers and olives into the microwave in a bowl for about 3 minutes or until softened. Stir through the stew and serve.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation. Nutritional values are per portion unless otherwise stated.
This post was originally published on January 23, 2022 and updated later to make improvements.
Added a small slug of red wine so I could drink the rest. Also leeks and porcini mushrooms as they were around. Delicious
I read and try a lot of online recipes and so far I haven’t engaged in communications but both husband and I so enjoyed this meal that a rating is warranted. I scaled the menu back to 2 servings, which for us means 2 dinners each (good time leftovers!). I added celery and increased the orange pepper because we lean more toward veggies. Served over rice. It seemed like a lot of cumin and paprika but it was perfect in the end. Subtle flavours enhanced by a bit of bite in the chorizo. It will definitely go into my binder of ‘keepers’. Thank you so much for sharing
Hello, we’re so pleased this one has earned a place in your binder! Adding celery and extra orange pepper sounds lovely and we’re glad the cumin and paprika came good in the end. Thank you for taking the time to leave your first comment.
Every recipe I’ve used from this website is amazing. I just had a question about the amount of water at the end of my stew. Is there anything I can do or add to reduce this or maybe cook for longer on high?
Hi Max, thank you for such kind words about the recipes. To reduce the extra liquid, you could cook on high with the lid off for the last thirty to sixty minutes, or stir through a little cornflour mixed with cold water to thicken it up nicely. Thank you for the five star review.
I absolutely LOVE this recipe! I’d rate it over the slow cooker marry me chicken, tbh! The smell is far too enticing and every mouthful is a sheer explosion of flavour – especially if I add green olives, I find. Honestly crave this one when cycling through this website’s recipes for my weekly lunches and so look forward to when it’s time to return to this one!
Stunnning! I did paprika and smoked paprika.Will do again…much enjoyed thanks
I was sceptical about this recipe, just throwing everything in without searing etc. but this is so easy and so tasty… I used the cheapest boneless chicken meat, drumstick, from Lidl – a fantastic base chicken recipe to go with rice, potatoes, pasta, bread etc… highly recommended
So quick and simple. Very tasty will definitely make again
Just made this and it is my favourite meal when I come home from the pub,lovely with crusty bread,a definite winner.
My family absolutely loved this – thank you!!!
So tasty and so easy to make. I added dried orzo and a little bit water to the end 30 minutes so that all was in one pot. Beautiful!
Put mushrooms, four bean mix and used spanish onion, celery and elephant garlic.
No olives. Smells delish.