Mexican Chicken Rice

Name: Mexican Chicken Rice Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 5 tbsp oil; 5 chicken breasts boneless cubed; 2 tbsp paprika; 1 tbsp pepper; 1 tsp salt; 1.5 cup diced bell pepper; 1 cup diced onion; 3 cloves garlic crushed; 2 cups basmati rice rinsed; 1 28 oz can tomatoes (any style you like); 2 14.5 oz cans of chicken broth; 1 cup cooking wine; 1/8 tsp saffron strands; fresh parsley

Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

5 tbsp oil5 chicken breasts, boneless, cubed2 tbsp paprika1 tbsp pepper1 tsp salt1.5 cup diced bell pepper1 cup diced onion3 cloves garlic, crushed2 cups basmati rice, rinsed1 28 oz can tomatoes (any style you like)2 14.5 oz cans of chicken broth1 cup cooking wine1/8 tsp saffron strandsfresh parsley

Directions

Mix together the paprika, pepper, and salt.

Using a large wok, saute the chicken in 1/2 the oil and 1/2 the spice mixture until cooked. Remove from pan. Add remaining oil, and saute the green peppers, onion and garlic for 5 minutes. Add rice, saute for 2 more minutes.

Add remaining ingredients (except chicken), including the rest of the spice mixture, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until rice is cooked through. Return the chicken to the wok for the final minutes of cooking to heat through. Serve.

Makes approximately 8 servings.

Tip: when the rice is no longer crunchy but not yet fully cooked, turn off the heat, cover, and let sit for 10-15 minutes - the rice will "fluff" and you won't get a wok full of stuck rice!

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GIMBHA.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

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