Nº 10 · Dutch & European · serves 4
Tuscan Chicken
Creamy chicken with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach and Parmesan: it tastes like an Italian holiday, even on an ordinary weeknight.
Ingredients serves 4
Tick off what you already have at home.
MercadonaLidlCarnicería
Aisle: carnicería / aves. Usually pre-packed with the fresh meat as 'contramuslo deshuesado'; a poultry stall will also debone it.
Any supermarket
Aisle: frutería. Loose or in nets; purple garlic (ajo morado) is often the most aromatic.
MercadonaLidlEl Corte Inglés
Aisle: conservas / encurtidos. Jars sit with preserves or Italian products; markets sometimes sell loose dried tomatoes.
Any supermarket
Aisle: caldos y sopas. Stock comes in cartons near the soups; compare salt levels.
Any supermarket
Aisle: lácteos. Cooking cream often comes in shelf-stable cartons, not chilled.
Any supermarket
Aisle: harinas. Maizena is a brand; 'harina fina de maíz' is the same thing.
Any supermarket
Aisle: frutería / ensaladas. Bags of 'brotes de espinaca' sit with the packaged salads.
MercadonaLidlEl Corte Inglés
Aisle: quesos. Choose Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana Padano, not cheap grated 'mezcla' cheese.
MercadonaLidlMAS
Aisle: aceites. Andalusia is olive oil country: even own-brand oils are good value, often sold by the litre.
To serve
Method
- 1
Season the chicken with salt, pepper and oregano and brown it quickly in oil until golden. Feel free to use the oil from the tomato jar.
- 2
Put the onion and garlic in the bottom of the slow cooker, then the chicken and sun-dried tomatoes (optional). Pour the stock over the top.
- 3
Cook with the lid on for 3½–4 hours on LOW or 2 hours on HIGH, until the chicken reaches 75 °C in the centre.
- 4
For the last half hour, stir in the cooking cream and the cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp cold water.
- 5
10 minutes before the end, stir in the spinach and Parmesan (optional); the spinach wilts by itself. Meanwhile, cook the pasta and serve.
Flavourful Cooking · slowcookerspain.com/en/recipes/tuscan-chicken/