- Calories 469
- Caloriesfromfat 20%
- Fat 10.2g
- Satfat 2.3g
- Monofat 3.7g
- Polyfat 2.8g
- Protein 34.6g
- Carbohydrate 55.5g
- Fiber 4.1g
- Cholesterol 108mg
- Iron 3.1mg
- Sodium 797mg
- Calcium 75mg
Arroz con Pollo
Becky Luigart-Stayner; Melanie J. Clarke
Cuban chicken and rice (Arroz con Pollo) comes in many variations; however, it always starts with sofrito, a sautéed mixture of onion, bell pepper, and garlic. We use turmeric to color the rice yellow; other versions use annatto seeds or saffron.
How to Make It
Step 1
Sprinkle chicken with salt, black pepper, and 1 teaspoon oregano. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 8 minutes, browning on all sides. Remove chicken from pan; drizzle with lime juice. Cover; keep warm.
Step 2
Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic to pan. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook 10 minutes or until tender. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon oregano, turmeric, and cumin, and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in rice and ham; cook 1 minute. Increase heat to medium. Add broth and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Add chicken, nestling into the rice mixture. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 18 minutes or until liquid is almost absorbed. Stir in peas; cover and cook 3 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand, uncovered, 5 minutes. Sprinkle with olives.
Jennradraz's Review
MMMM!! Really good!
ilovemyderricks's Review
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kashsgranny's Review
EXCELLENT flavors. Those green olives really make it come to life. Exactly what I was looking for. I made the recipe as written, next time I will probably use chicken tenders or boneless breasts. My husband and daughter LOVED it. The entire pot was gone at the end of the day between the 3 of us! My daughter even printed the recipe so she can make it at home. Def a keeper.
chef1greg's Review
Good recipe - will make it again - the whole family loved it. I will use boneless chicken next time so that slow-cooked chicken bones don't get mixed in with the food.
mandofan's Review
Tasty. If halving the recipe, cut back cooking time for rice by about half, as well as the time for the rice and chicken to cook together.
jebavonct48's Review
Very good! Used chicken tenders instead. Had all the other ingredients on hand except ham so used bacon. So the chicken would not be over done, I did not add it to the rice for the first 10 minutes the rice cooked. Worked fine.
Tameka's Review
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CAgirlinIA's Review
I had to modify out of necessity as I didn't want to go to the grocery. I used chicken BREAST, did not sprinkle with lime juice, used chopped RED pepper, had no peas nor ham and didn't want to use bacon as I was using that in the red beans I was serving with it. Still great! Wonderful flavor. Chicken is all gone but I will have the red beans on top of the rice for lunch and can't wait! I will make again.
pgarmar's Review
We loved this dish with some modifications... Instead of diced ham, we used bacon which gave it a great flavor. Will make again.
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