Arroz Con Pollo Chicken With Saffron Rice And Peas Recipes

CHICKEN WITH RICE (ARROZ CON POLLO)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Sear the chicken until golden, then set aside. Stir in the onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes; cook until the onions have softened, about 4 minutes. Add the rice, and season with salt, pepper, and saffron. Cook rice until golden, stirring constantly, about 10 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, green chiles, and chicken broth. Place chicken thighs on top, then bring to a boil, cover, and place in the preheated oven.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, then sprinkle the peas, pimentos, and olives on top. Pour in the water, but do not stir. Recover and continue baking until the chicken is fully cooked, about 20 minutes.

ARROZ CON POLLO (CHICKEN AND RICE)

Steps:

• Using paper towels, pat chicken dry. Season chicken with Adobo. Heat oil in caldero, or large heavy pot over medium heat. Cook chicken, in batches, until brown on all sides, 7-10 minutes; set aside.
• Stir onions, peppers and garlic into pot; cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add rice, bouillon and Sazon to pot; cook, stirring constantly, until rice is completely coated in oil mixture, about 1 minute.
• Stir in 3 cups water; bring to a boil. Add alcaparrado and chicken (skin-side up) to pot. Cover pot, reduce heat to low and simmer until water is absorbed, rice is tender and chicken is cooked through, about 25 minutes.
• To serve, using fork, fluff rice; garnish with pimiento strips and peas.

ARROZ CON POLLO - CHICKEN & RICE

Steps:

• Step 1 Using paper towels, pat chicken dry. Season chicken with adobo. Heat oil in caldero, or large heavy pot over medium heat. Cook chicken, in batches, until brown on all sides, 7-10 minutes; set aside. Step 2 Stir onions, peppers and garlic into pot; cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add rice, bouillon and sazón to pot; cook, stirring constantly, until rice is completely coated in oil mixture, about 1 minute. Step 3 Stir in 3 cups water; bring to a boil. Add alcaparrado and chicken (skin-side up) to pot. Cover pot, reduce heat to low and simmer until water is absorbed, rice is tender and chicken is cooked through, about 25 minutes. Step 4 To serve, using fork, fluff rice; garnish with pimiento strips and peas. More Cooking Tips

SPANISH-STYLE CHICKEN WITH SAFFRON RICE (ARROZ CON POLLO)

Steps:

• 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, then 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, then cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add wine and boil, uncovered, 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.

ARROZ CON POLLO BORRACHERA (DRUNK CHICKEN AND RICE)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, sprinkle salt and pepper on the chicken pieces, then pour the rum and lime juice over and set aside.
• Add olive oil to large paella pan and heat over a medium fire. Then, add onions, green peppers, and red peppers. Saute until tender. Then, add garlic and then the crushed tomatoes. This should simmer for at least 3 minutes.
• Next, add the drunk chicken followed by the marinade. Let simmer. Add chicken broth, the saffron, and then the rice. Bring all of this to a boil, cover with foil, and place in a preheated 350-degree oven for 25 minutes or until rice has absorbed the liquid but is still slightly wet.
• Garnish with peas, pimientos, and parsley and serve.

CHICKEN AND RICE (ARROZ CON POLLO)

Steps:

• To make the stock: Place the chicken breast, 5 cups water and the remaining ingredients for the stock in a medium pot. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce the heat to medium low. Cook for 20 to 25 minutes. Turn the heat off and let the chicken rest in the pot for about 15 minutes covered. Let it cool, shred and set aside. Strain stock and measure 2 ½ cups and set aside.
• In a medium pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions, green peppers, garlic and red bell pepper. Cook until the onions are translucent, about 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add the rice, tomato paste, chicken bouillon and sazon goya. Stir until the rice is well coated about 3 minutes. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat to low. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes. Add the peas, carrots and green beans and cook for and additional 7 minutes, add the shredded chicken and cilantro, mix well with a fork, cover and cook for 5 minutes more.
• Serve this arroz con pollo with a green salad on the side and Enjoy!

RICE WITH CHICKEN: ARROZ CON POLLO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Season the chicken with salt, pepper, and lime juice. In a large casserole or dutch oven, heat the olive oil. Brown the chicken, remove the chicken from the pan, and set aside.
• Add the onions, peppers, and garlic to the casserole. Cook until translucent. Add the tomato sauce, cumin, and bay leaf; cook for another 5 minutes. Add the chicken, wine, beer, and sherry, and cook for 5 to 8 minutes. Add the stock, bring to a boil, and adjust the seasoning. Add the drained rice and the saffron.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, cover, and cook in the oven for 20 minutes.
• Remove the rice from the oven and add the peas, fluffing the rice and mixing in the peas at the same time. Serve hot.

ARROZ CON POLLO WITH PEAS

Steps:

• Place the rice in a sieve and set in a bowl. Run cold tap water over the rice until the rinse water runs clear. Drain well. Set aside.
• Combine the broth, sherry and saffron in a small saucepan and warm gently over low heat.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the chicken and saute for 2 minutes, until the chicken is partially cooked. Add the onion and garlic and continue to saute until the chicken is white and firm, 2 to 4 minutes. Add the rice and saute until the rice appears toasted, about 3 minutes.
• Stir the chicken broth mixture into the rice. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to maintain a gentle boil. Cook for 3 minutes. Add the peas to the skillet (do not stir) and continue to cook until the liquid is absorbed and the peas are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Fluff the rice with a fork. Stir in the red pepper, olives and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Serve at once.

CHICKEN AND RICE CUBAN STYLE OR "ARROZ CON POLLO"

Steps:

• Place the pot on the stove over low-medium heat and add the olive oil plant-based butter along with the olive oil to avoid the butter to burn. Sautee the bay leaves to revive the flavor.
• Add the chicken breast chunks and cook. Add the garlic, the piquillo peppers, and the olives. Season with the saffron and the yellow rice condiment. Stir and add the rice.
• Incorporate the chicken stock, the chicken bouillon, and two and a half cups of warm water. Stir slowly and cover with a lid. Let the rice cook for 15 to 20 minutes.
• As a final step add the frozen peas and the rest of the water which should be warm and no more than half of a cup. Cover again with the lid and cook the rice for another five minutes. When the rice has an al dente texture it is ready.
• Serve the rice with sweet plantains. We used frozen plantains and cook them in the oven. Add a salad using tomato slices and cucumbers. Dress with Hellman's Real Mayonnaise and Italian seasoning.
• Slice a Cuban bread and spread each slice with Country Crock almond plant-based butter spread. Bake for 2-3 minutes and serve warm.

ARROZ CON POLLO, LIGHTENED UP

Steps:

• Season chicken with vinegar, 1/2 tsp sazon, adobo and garlic powder and let it sit 10 minutes.
• Heat a large deep heavy skillet on medium, add 2 tsp oil when hot.
• Add chicken and brown 5 minutes on each side. Remove and set aside.
• Place onion, cilantro, garlic, scallions and pepper in mini food processor. Add remaining teaspoon of olive oil to the skillet and sauté onion mixture on medium-low until soft, about 3 minutes.
• Add tomato, cook another minute. Add rice, mix well and cook another minute.
• Add water, bouillon (be sure it dissolves well) and remaining sazon, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
• Taste for salt, should taste salty enough to suit your taste, add more as needed.
• Add chicken and nestle into rice, bring to a boil. Simmer on medium-low until most of the water evaporates and you see the liquid bubbling at the top of the rice line, then reduce heat to low heat and cover. Make sure the lid has a good seal, no steam should escape (You could place a piece of tin foil or paper towel in between the lid and the pot if steam escapes).
• Cook 20 minutes without opening the lid. Shut heat off and let it sit with the lid on an additional 10 minutes (don't peak!!!) Fluff with a fork and eat!

ARROZ CON POLLO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine wine and saffron; let stand until ready to use.
• Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Cook chicken, skin side down, until browned, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Flip, and cook until golden brown; transfer to a plate.
• Drain any excess oil, leaving 1 teaspoon of oil in the pan.
• Reduce heat to medium and cook onion, red bell pepper and garlic, stirring often, until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in wine-saffron mixture, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and the bay leaf.
• Cook until wine is almost completely evaporated, 5 to 10 minutes. Add chicken thighs, broth and rice; bring to a simmer.
• Cover the pan and place it in the oven. Bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the oven. Stir the peas into the rice.
• Top with parsley and serve.

SPANISH ARROZ CON POLLO RECIPE (SPANISH CHICKEN AND RICE RECIPE)

Steps:

• Begin by sprinkling chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Then brown them in a large skillet in the oil.
• Once chicken pieces are browned, remove them from the skillet and place them on paper towels to drain.
• Meanwhile, cook onions, peppers, garlic, and rice in the oil until oil is absorbed and the rice is coated.
• After that, stir in the broth, cumin, saffron, and tomatoes.
• Arrange chicken pieces on top of the rice and bring to a boil.
• When liquids are boiling, lower the heat, and cover the pan.
• Simmer for about 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked and rice is tender.
• Garnish with olives to serve.

ARROZ CON POLLO - CHICKEN WITH SAFFRON RICE AND PEAS

Steps:

• Melt lard in heavy 4-quart casserole over moderate heat. Add salt pork and cook until golden brown. Transfer pork to paper towels to drain. Season chicken and brown in fat on all sides. Transfer chicken to a platter. Pour off all but a thin film of fat. Sautee onions until soft and translucent. Stir in paprika and tomatoes and bring to a boil, cooking about 5 minutes. Return chicken and pork to casserole. Add rice, peas, boiling water, saffron and 1 t salt. Bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and cover tightly to simmer 20 to 30 minutes. Check rice and chicken for doneness. Stir in parsley and taste for seasoning. Cover and let stand off heat for 5 minutes before serving directly from casserole.