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Chicken Thighs with White Bean Salad and Chorizo Vinaigrette

By Jessica Rudolph

Published on February 26, 2021

Time

50 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Chicken Thighs with White Bean Salad and Chorizo Vinaigrette

Ingredients

8 (5- to 7-ounce) bone-in chicken thighs, trimmed1 ½ teaspoons table salt, divided½ teaspoon pepper ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided2 ounces Spanish-style chorizo sausage, cut into ¼-inch pieces2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme 1 garlic clove, minced¼ cup sherry vinegar 2 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed3 ounces (3 cups) baby spinach, chopped coarse½ cup thinly sliced red onion, rinsed

Before You Begin

Use a dry-cured, Spanish-style chorizo for this recipe.

Instructions

  1.  Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Sprinkle chicken with 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook chicken, skin side down, until browned and crispy, about 7 minutes. Transfer chicken, skin side up, to rimmed baking sheet. Roast until chicken registers at least 175 degrees, about 17 minutes.
  2.  Meanwhile, add remaining 3 tablespoons oil to fat left in skillet. Add chorizo and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until chorizo begins to crisp, about 2 minutes. Add thyme and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Off heat, whisk in vinegar.
  3.  Combine beans, spinach, onion, and remaining ½ teaspoon salt in large bowl. Add half of chorizo vinaigrette (about 6 tablespoons) and toss to combine. Transfer chicken to platter and drizzle with remaining chorizo vinaigrette. Serve chicken with bean salad.
Chicken Thighs with White Bean Salad and Chorizo Vinaigrette

Chicken Thighs with White Bean Salad and Chorizo Vinaigrette

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Time

50 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

8 (5- to 7-ounce) bone-in chicken thighs, trimmed
1 ½ teaspoons table salt, divided
½ teaspoon pepper
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 ounces Spanish-style chorizo sausage, cut into ¼-inch pieces
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1 garlic clove, minced
¼ cup sherry vinegar
2 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed
3 ounces (3 cups) baby spinach, chopped coarse
½ cup thinly sliced red onion, rinsed

Ingredients

8 (5- to 7-ounce) bone-in chicken thighs, trimmed
1 ½ teaspoons table salt, divided
½ teaspoon pepper
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 ounces Spanish-style chorizo sausage, cut into ¼-inch pieces
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1 garlic clove, minced
¼ cup sherry vinegar
2 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed
3 ounces (3 cups) baby spinach, chopped coarse
½ cup thinly sliced red onion, rinsed

Ingredients

8 (5- to 7-ounce) bone-in chicken thighs, trimmed
1 ½ teaspoons table salt, divided
½ teaspoon pepper
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 ounces Spanish-style chorizo sausage, cut into ¼-inch pieces
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1 garlic clove, minced
¼ cup sherry vinegar
2 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed
3 ounces (3 cups) baby spinach, chopped coarse
½ cup thinly sliced red onion, rinsed

Why This Recipe Works

Rendering chorizo in chicken drippings crisped the chorizo while imbuing the oil with spicy porkiness, which made a flavor-packed vinaigrette.

Before You Begin

Use a dry-cured, Spanish-style chorizo for this recipe.

Instructions

  1.  Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Sprinkle chicken with 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook chicken, skin side down, until browned and crispy, about 7 minutes. Transfer chicken, skin side up, to rimmed baking sheet. Roast until chicken registers at least 175 degrees, about 17 minutes.
  2.  Meanwhile, add remaining 3 tablespoons oil to fat left in skillet. Add chorizo and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until chorizo begins to crisp, about 2 minutes. Add thyme and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Off heat, whisk in vinegar.
  3.  Combine beans, spinach, onion, and remaining ½ teaspoon salt in large bowl. Add half of chorizo vinaigrette (about 6 tablespoons) and toss to combine. Transfer chicken to platter and drizzle with remaining chorizo vinaigrette. Serve chicken with bean salad.

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