Nanny's Arroz con pollo
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 239.2
- Total Fat: 11.2 g
- Cholesterol: 42.1 mg
- Sodium: 958.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 16.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 17.5 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Nanny's Arroz con pollo calories by ingredient
Introduction
This is my grandmother's recipe for the most filling and nutritious Puerto Rican comfort food. I was pleasantly surprised to see that this recipe is actually very healthy and full of essential vitamins and nutrients! It is great as left-overs the next day, and very cost-effective. I like it a little saltier, but the salt pork and olives add a lot of sodium if you just want to leave the salt out, or reduce. This is my grandmother's recipe for the most filling and nutritious Puerto Rican comfort food. I was pleasantly surprised to see that this recipe is actually very healthy and full of essential vitamins and nutrients! It is great as left-overs the next day, and very cost-effective. I like it a little saltier, but the salt pork and olives add a lot of sodium if you just want to leave the salt out, or reduce.Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
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5 cups steamed white rice
1 whole large skinless, boneless chicken breast (2 halves)
2 oz salt pork
3 1/2 tbsps. olive oil
4 or 5 cloves of fresh garlic
4 or 5 tbsp fresh cilantro
1 medium spanish yellow onion
2 8oz cans of Goya tomato sauce
4 tbsps pitted Spanish olives (with pimentos)
Salt
Pepper
Directions
Start by steaming the rice:
Put 1 and 1/2 cups rice in a rice steamer bowl with 2 and 1/2 cups water. 2 tsp of salt, 1 tsp pepper, and 1 tbsp. olive oil. Stir the mixture gently, and put in the steam. Set the timer for 60 minutes.
While the rice is steaming, start the sofrito:
Heat up 2 tbsp of olive oil in a 6 qt. pot. Cut the salt pork into small cubes or strips, and put in the ollive oil. It should fry softly, but make sure you don't burn the olive oil or salt pork. Once the salt pork is light brown and crispy. take the pot of the fire. Dice the onion. Mash the garlic cloves into a paste using 1/2 tbsp of olive oil, and a dash of salt and pepper.
Put the pot back on the fire, at a medium low temperature. Add the diced onion and galic mash to the oil and salt pork. and cook until the onion is opaque. Be careful to not burn the garlic, as burnt garlic is bitter.
Once this base is cooked add, the tomato sauce, and stir the mixture until it comes to a simmer. Add the olives and cilantro. I also pour in a little of the juice from the olive jar. Let this sofrito cook at simmering for about 10 mins. while you dice the raw chicken. Throw in the diced chicken to the simmering mixture, and stir. Bring to a boil for aobut 1 min., stirring the whole time. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 mins.
Once the steamed rice is done, stir it in slowly into the base, so that the rice does not get mushy.
Serve with hot sauce, and enjoy!
Serving Size: Makes 8 1-cup servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TINA71268.
Put 1 and 1/2 cups rice in a rice steamer bowl with 2 and 1/2 cups water. 2 tsp of salt, 1 tsp pepper, and 1 tbsp. olive oil. Stir the mixture gently, and put in the steam. Set the timer for 60 minutes.
While the rice is steaming, start the sofrito:
Heat up 2 tbsp of olive oil in a 6 qt. pot. Cut the salt pork into small cubes or strips, and put in the ollive oil. It should fry softly, but make sure you don't burn the olive oil or salt pork. Once the salt pork is light brown and crispy. take the pot of the fire. Dice the onion. Mash the garlic cloves into a paste using 1/2 tbsp of olive oil, and a dash of salt and pepper.
Put the pot back on the fire, at a medium low temperature. Add the diced onion and galic mash to the oil and salt pork. and cook until the onion is opaque. Be careful to not burn the garlic, as burnt garlic is bitter.
Once this base is cooked add, the tomato sauce, and stir the mixture until it comes to a simmer. Add the olives and cilantro. I also pour in a little of the juice from the olive jar. Let this sofrito cook at simmering for about 10 mins. while you dice the raw chicken. Throw in the diced chicken to the simmering mixture, and stir. Bring to a boil for aobut 1 min., stirring the whole time. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 mins.
Once the steamed rice is done, stir it in slowly into the base, so that the rice does not get mushy.
Serve with hot sauce, and enjoy!
Serving Size: Makes 8 1-cup servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TINA71268.