Arroz con Pollo


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 403.9
  • Total Fat: 8.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 57.3 mg
  • Sodium: 821.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 63.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
  • Protein: 19.6 g

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Introduction

This is adapted from a Cook's Illustrated recipe. It makes a ton! This is adapted from a Cook's Illustrated recipe. It makes a ton!
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    Marinate #1
    6 cloves garlic, pressed
    1 t salt
    1/2 t oregano
    1 T white vinegar
    Pepper

    8 chicken thighs (3.5-4 lbs total), trimmed

    1 T olive oil
    1 onion, chopped fine
    1 green pepper (or use a mix of colors) chopped
    1/4 t hot pepper flakes, or more to taste
    2 T minced cilantro
    1 8-oz can tomato sauce
    1 3/4 c low-sodium chicken broth
    1/4 c water
    3 c medium grain rice

    1/2 c manzanilla olives, halved
    1 T capers

    Marinate #2
    1 T olive oil
    2 t white vinegar
    2 T cilantro
    Lemon wedges for serving

Directions

Make garlic and salt into a paste in a bowl, stir in oregano, vinegar and pepper to make marinate #1. Coat trimmed thighs with marinate and let rest 15 minutes while you chop the veggies.

Heat 1 T oil in a dutch oven or oven-proof pot with a lid. Saute veggies and pepper flakes over medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Add cilantro and stir. Move the veggies to the side, increase the heat and place the chicken in the pan, skin-side down (if you are using whole thighs - you can use boneless-skinless as well). Pile the veggies on top of the chicken. Cook 2-4 minutes until the edges of the meat are opaque, then flip and cook 2-4 more minutes.

Add broth, water and tomato sauce, stir to combine and simmer 15-20 minutes. Heat oven to 350.

Add rice, olives and capers and 1/2 t salt. Stir well, bring to a simmer, cover and place in the oven. Cook for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, bringing the rice from the bottom to the top, and adding an extra 1/4 c water as needed if the rice is looking like it's going to burn.

Remove the chicken from the pot, shred and mix with marinate #2, season with salt and pepper to taste. Place back over the rice, let stand while rice re-warms chicken, and serve with lemon wedges and hot sauce.

Serves 8 (1 serving = 1 c cooked rice and 1 chicken thigh)

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AVERYC2.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 4/5/12


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    Incredible!
    this is delicious I add a cup of thawed frozen peas during the last few minutes of cooking - 10/17/11