Spanish beans with chicken & chorizo

Name: Spanish beans with chicken & chorizo
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 24 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 300g Pinto Beans; 1 chopped Onion; 1 tablespoon Paprika; Sprigs of fresh Thyme; Pinch Bay Leaves; Bunch Parsley; 4 Chicken Thighs; 250g Jersey Royal Potatoes; 250g Chorizo; 100g Spinach

By The Spice & Simmer Kitchen · Published May 3, 2026

A one-pot Chicken recipe with Spanish flavors, built for busy weeknights when you want real food without a sink full of dishes. Comes together in roughly 39 minutes, serves about 4, and uses ingredients you can find at any normal grocery store. The technique is simple: build a base in your pot, layer in the main ingredients, simmer until everything has had time to talk to each other, and serve straight from the pan. If you're cooking for picky eaters, this one tends to land — the flavors are recognizable, the texture is comforting, and there's nothing weird hiding in the ingredient list. Perfect for the kind of evening where you want dinner on the table by 7pm and the kitchen empty by 7:30.

Ingredients

Makes 4 servings · 24 min total

300g Pinto Beans
1 chopped Onion
1 tablespoon Paprika
Sprigs of fresh Thyme
Pinch Bay Leaves
Bunch Parsley
4 Chicken Thighs
250g Jersey Royal Potatoes
250g Chorizo
100g Spinach

Step-by-step instructions

Soak the beans for at least 4 hrs or overnight in a large bowl with plenty of water to cover. Next day, rinse and drain, then put in a large heavy based pan with the onion, paprika, herb bundle and chicken. Pour over enough water or stock to cover, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 45 mins.
Remove the chicken to a plate, then add the potatoes and chorizo to the pan. Continue cooking for 30 mins until the beans and potatoes are tender.
Discard the skin and bones from the chicken and tear into large chunks. Return the chicken to the pan with the spinach and simmer for 5 mins.

Why this works on a weeknight

Spanish beans with chicken & chorizo genuinely fits a 30-minute weeknight window, which is why it earned a spot in our Skillet & One-Pan collection. The technique is forgiving, the ingredient list is grocery-store standard, and the active cooking time is short enough that you can answer a text message in the middle without ruining dinner.

Cleanup notes

This is a single-pan recipe, so the cleanup is exactly one pan, one cutting board, and one knife. While the dish rests, fill the pan with hot soapy water — by the time you are done eating, the residue lifts off with a single pass of a sponge. Skip the steel wool on cast iron; a stiff brush and warm water are all you need to keep the seasoning intact.

Make-ahead and leftovers

Leftovers keep covered in the fridge for up to three days. Reheat in a dry pan over medium-low with a splash of water or stock to loosen the sauce. Spanish beans with chicken & chorizo actually improves overnight as the flavors keep talking to each other, so doubling the recipe and packing tomorrow's lunch is a high-leverage weeknight move.

Filed under 🥘 Skillet & One-Pan Chicken Spanish ⚡ 30-Min Dinner