Ingredients
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 5 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 pounds baby Yukon gold potatoes, halved
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 bunch kale, stemmed and coarsely chopped
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 cup shredded manchego
- 1 to 3 slices stale bread, toasted, cut 1/2-inch dice
- 1 cup pequillo peppers or roasted red peppers
- 1 (15-ounce) can fire roasted tomatoes, drained, about 1 1/3 cups
- 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 1/2 cup marcona almonds (Spanish toasted almonds), substitute toasted sliced or peeled almonds if unavailable
- 4 pieces boneless skinless chicken breast or thigh meat
- 2 teaspoons orange zest or lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon smoked or sweet paprika
- A handful flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 3/4 pound Spanish chorizo, casings removed, cut into 8 pieces on the bias
Directions
Heat about 1/4 to 1/3 cup olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and slowly cook until crisp and golden brown.
Place potatoes in a pot and cover with water, bring to a boil, season with salt and cook 15 minutes or until tender, drain and return to hot pot. While the potatoes cook, simmer kale in salted water 10 minutes then drain. When you are ready to serve, mash potatoes with stock and cheese, fold in kale, adjust salt and pepper.
While potatoes come to a boil, move forward with the meal. Add to a food processor: toasted garlic (reserve the oil), some of the toasted bread in pieces, the peppers, tomatoes, sherry vinegar, almonds, and salt and pepper. Turn processor on and stream in reserved "garlic-oil" and add the rest of the toasted bread in pieces until you get a pesto-like consistency. Transfer sauce back to the skillet and keep warm over low heat.
Cut each piece of chicken into 3 chunks and season with citrus zest, smoked sweet paprika, salt, pepper and parsley. Set aside.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chorizo and render it 1 minute. Remove the chorizo to a plate and then add chicken and cook 10 to 12 minutes, turning occasionally.
Pour a pool of sauce onto each dinner plate and top with a mound of potatoes and kale and chunks of chicken and chorizo. OLE!
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By mkk1215
boca raton, FL
on June 18, 2012
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While this wasn't a 30 minute meal,it was a fantastic meal! I used boneless/skinless chicken thighs, which i didn't even cut and they had a wonderful crust from the seasonings. The sauce was to die for! I omitted the kale from the potatoes but they were delicious and easy. Definitely making this again
By annette_stouffe...
Danville, CA
on May 30, 2012
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This is wonderful but not a great idea for a weeknight meal. Made some changes. I used Adelles chicken chorizo. I used the cheese called for and kept the kale separate. The potatoes were wonderful. I made several modifications to the sauce. I used pine nuts and regular canned tomatoes. I forgot the vinegar. It was still tasty though my husband thought it was missing a punch. Overall a good meal that would be great to serve company.
By mommyballard_13...
Ocala, FL
on November 04, 2011
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I only made the romesco sauce from this meal but it was amazing! I had some red peppers that were going to go bad and needed something to make with them. I did the chicken a little differently (a spanish style oven-fried chicken strips but the sauce made the meal. Next time I am going to try the whole meal from the this recipe.
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