Catalan style Chicken dishes....

I think there is something so appealing about Mediterranean cooking, especially Chicken catalan style.  My favourites include Delia's Chicken Basque(http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/main-ingredient/poultry-and-game/chicken/chicken-basque.html) which incorporates those ingredients that make this style delicious like olives, paprika and chorizo.  Also just doing a simple chicken casserole like the one I cooked last night ticks all the boxes.  As a friend commented 'it makes your house smell so welcoming'

Recipe

Ingredients
4 large skinless chicken thighs on the bone
olive oil for browning
1 red onion
2 red peppers
1 clove garlic
50g sliced chorizo sausage
600g pototoes suitable for casseroles cut into cubes
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 can chopped tomatoes
2 cups chicken stock
1 glass wine
2 bayleaves
2 tablespoons tomato paste
handful olives
salt and pepper

Method
Brown the chicken in a pan and set aside.

Fry the onion, garlic, chorizo and red peppers until soft. 

Add the can of tomato, tomato paste and paprika and simmer for another minute.

In a casserole place the potatoes on the bottom, cover with the soft vegetables, top with chicken, and pour over the stock and wine.

Season with salt and pepper, scatter over the olives and add the bayleaves.

I then cooked this for 2-3 hours in a 170 degree oven until the potatoes were soft.  It would also work well in a slow cooker.