Arroz Con Pollo
From conner909 15 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This one-dish meal is so tasty and easy to make! A great stove top dish! The next time I make it I'll take a photo.
Ingredients
- 1 (3 1/2-to-4-lb.) chicken, cut into 8 pieces shopping list
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil shopping list
- 1 large onion, chopped shopping list
- 1 large red bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces shopping list
- 4 garlic cloves, minced shopping list
- 2 teaspoons paprika shopping list
- 2 cups long-grain white rice shopping list
- 1 1/4 cups dry white wine shopping list
- 1 (14-oz.) can diced tomatoes including juice shopping list
- 1 3/4 cups chicken broth shopping list
- 1/8 teaspoon crumbled saffron threads shopping list
- 1 bay leaf shopping list
- 1 cup frozen peas (not thawed) shopping list
- 1/2 cup pimiento-stuffed green olives, coarsely chopped shopping list
- Garnish: chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley shopping list
How to make it
- Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper
- Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet(at least 2 inches deep) over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking.
- Brown chicken on all sides, about 12 minutes total.
- Transfer chicken with tongs to a plate.
- Pour off all but 2 Tablespoons fat from skillet and add onion, bell pepper, and salt to taste.
- Cook over moderate heat, stirring until softened, about 7 minutes.
- Add garlic, paprika and rice; cook, stirring 1 minute.
- Add wine and boil, uncovered, for 2 minutes.
- Stir in tomatoes with juice, chicken broth, saffron and bay leaf.
- Nestle chicken in rice, adding any juices from plate.
- Cook, covered, over low heat until chicken is cooked through, rice is tender and most of liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in peas, olives and salt and pepper to taste.
- Cover skillet and let stand 10 minutes.
- Discard bay leaf.
The Rating
Reviewed by 3 people-
I made this last week.. your recipe is so close to mine! I love this.. and it is so easy... High 5!
linebb956
in La Feria loved it
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Very nice. Almost paella like... ;-)~ Gives me an idea for tonight... Thanks... Jim
jimrug1
in Peoria loved it
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I love the saffron threads they make a wonderful color and it is so aromatic.
I added this to the new group Chicken Little
High Five
Michael
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