Roasted Chicken with Chorizo and Vegetables

Give your weekend lunch a Spanish twist with this easy and tasty roasted chicken with spicy, garlicky chorizo, zingy lemon and lots of fresh vegetables. The recipe calls for Spanish sausage, which is cured like salami and with totally different texture than fresh Mexican chorizo. You can easily adjust this recipe to utilize any other seasonal vegetables. Serve with crusty bread for sopping up the great juice from the sauce.

Roasted Chicken with Chorizo and Vegetables

adapted from Delicious

8 Chicken thighs, skin on
40 ml Olive oil
40 g Chicken schmaltz (or more olive oil)
1 tsp Ground cumin
1 tsp Smoked paprika
1 tsp Ground fennel seeds
2 tbsp Sherry vinegar
2 Garlic cloves, crushed
Sea salt and black pepper
250 g Spanish chorizo, chopped
500 g Belgian endives, quartered
100 g Sugar snap peas
1 Organic lemon, thinly sliced
400 g Truss cherry tomatoes, cut into clusters

Place chicken thighs, half the olive oil, spices, sherry vinegar and garlic in a bowl, season and toss to coat. Leave to marinade for 20 minutes or even overnight if time allows.
Preheat oven to 200C/400F. Place chorizo in a food processor and blitz until finely chopped. Set aside.
Heat a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. In batches of 2, cook chicken skin-side down for 5 minutes or until well browned, then turn and cook for a further 3 minutes. Place in a large roasting tray.
Place Belgian endives and lemon slices around chicken, drizzle with chicken schmaltz or olive oil and season. Roast for 25 minutes, then add sugar peas, tomatoes, and scatter with chopped chorizo. Roast for a further 15-20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender. Loosely cover with foil and leave to rest for 10 minutes before serving.

31 comments:

eileeninmd 19/4/25 12:58: Hello Angie,
The chicken recipe looks yummy, thanks for sharing. Take care, have a happy weekend.
DEZMOND 19/4/25 13:04: I find it so unusual that you did not cook anything with eggs ahead of Easter this jahre LOL You usually had an egg marathon before.
I made sunflower, millet, potato mash crackers today for dindins.
Tom 19/4/25 13:49: ...Angie, you created and plated this as an artist!
ellie 19/4/25 15:02: So beautiful! Happy Easter Weekend 💛💛💛💛
Ivy's Closet 19/4/25 15:02: Such an amazing meal! Beautiful indeed! Happy Easter!
Balvinder 19/4/25 16:52: That's a very tasty and family friendly (at least mine) weekend lunch.
Ben | Havocinthekitchen 19/4/25 17:19: This tender chicken in a blanket of juicy vegetables and chorizo looks incredible and so, so beautiful :)
Granny Sue 19/4/25 18:01: Yummy!
Anonymous 19/4/25 19:09: This looks so delicious, Angie! I wish I could find chorizo without garlic. Maybe I’ll have to make my own! David (C&L)
Christine 19/4/25 19:13: Delicious
Ananka 19/4/25 20:47: Looks great :-D
Bill 19/4/25 21:34: Delicious indeed!
roentare 20/4/25 00:12: I just love chorizo so much
Brian's Home Blog 20/4/25 00:39: Okay, that looks like a tasty party!
J.P. Alexander 20/4/25 01:04: Gracias por la receta. Tomó nota. Te mando un beso.
Judee 20/4/25 05:24: What a beautiful looking recipe. So colorful too!!
Veronica Lee 20/4/25 06:09: What a delightful meal! 😋

Wishing you a joyful and blessed Easter!
Anonymous 20/4/25 06:58: I really like the spices you have used here.
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David M. Gascoigne, 20/4/25 13:17: When the plate looks like that who can resist?
My name is Erika. 20/4/25 13:25: This is so colorful. I bet if you put this dish on the table people would too and awe over it. I bet it tastes delicious too. :)
Caitlin'nMegan 20/4/25 13:46: Wishing you a beautiful Easter! thank you so much for being here and inspiring us with your foodie blog 💛💛💛💛🐤🐤🐤🐤🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
Cooking Julia 20/4/25 23:32: The chorizo must give a spiced twist to this dish!
Liz That Skinny Chick Can Bake 21/4/25 00:15: What a yummy dinner! It has some of the same ingredients I use in my paella without all the effort!!
Rainbow Evening 21/4/25 02:12: garlicky chorizo sound interesting ingredient .... yummy
Linda's Relaxing Lair 21/4/25 04:40: Beautiful photos and presentations. I love ❤️ roast chicken.
Jeanne Gold 21/4/25 04:47: I'm going to try this in a few days. However, I have to sub for Chorizo since we don't eat any pork products. I have leftover Beyond Beef Sausage from another recipe I made for a cousin I'm going to use. I plan to saute it ahead of time so that it's in crumbles. Also, we have only bone-in chicken thighs with skin, so I'm going to roast the chicken 30 mins and then add the vegetables and sausage substitute. I think it will still be great. If I have a flop, I'll let you know so no one else will make my mistakes. Otherwise, if you don't hear anything more from me, assume it was a hit. Thank you for sharing so many food ideas.
Floencuisine 21/4/25 09:39: tout simplement miam !
Joyeuses pâques
Marcelle 21/4/25 16:41: This is some comfort food, for sure. What a delicious combination of ingredients, Angie!!
Lowcarb team member 21/4/25 22:29: Looks a great recipe Angie, thank you.

All the best Jan
Breathtaking 22/4/25 18:33: Hello Angie :)
Everything you make is presented like a work of art Angie and with all those delicious ingredients must taste divine.
Compliments to the chef and have a nice day.
tigerfish 23/4/25 02:23: Must be so flavorful with the chorizo roasted /cooked with chicken.