Arroz con Pollo

Arroz con Pollo is a gluten free and dairy free side dish. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 7g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 316 calories. For $1.12 per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 35 people were impressed by this recipe. This recipe from Tori Avey requires carrots, roma tomatoes, mesh colanders, and onion. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 71%. This score is pretty good. Similar recipes include Arroz con Pollo, Arroz con Pollo, and Arroz Con Pollo.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 75 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup diced carrots

6 pieces chicken - legs and/or thighs

1/2 tsp chili powder (mild)

1/2 cup corn (fresh or frozen)

1/2 cup peas (fresh or frozen - not canned)

1 garlic clove

1/2 medium onion, peeled

1 1/2 lbs roma tomatoes, halved

Salt

2 tbsp vegetable oil (we used grapeseed)

2 cups white rice

2 mesh colanders, blender, 5 quart nonstick pot (or larger), large bowl

Equipment:

colander

blender

sieve

bowl

pot

Cooking instruction summary:

Rinse the rice well in a mesh colander, then shake to drain. Let the rice continue draining over the sink while you blend together the cooking liquid.In a blender, combine the roma tomatoes, garlic, onion, and 1 1/2 cups of water.Blend till the mixture is smooth. Pour the tomato mixture through another mesh colander or sieve into a large bowl, pushing the solids to extract as much flavored juice as possible. Reserve the juice and discard the solids.Heat up 2 tbsp of oil in a nonstick pot over medium high heat. Add the rice to the pot. Saute the rice, stirring almost constantly, for 10-15 minutes till the grains of rice start to turn golden. Be careful-- when they begin to turn golden, they can easily go to brown/burned if you don't watch them carefully.Measure the reserved tomato liquid into the pot by cupfuls. You will need 6 cups of liquid total. First measure the tomato liquid and pour into the pot (there will be about 3 cups). Once you know how much tomato liquid there is, you can measure out the remaining amount of liquid needed-- in our case, we needed 3 more cups. Add that amount of water to the pot to make 6 cups of liquid total.Stir in the diced carrots, corn, and peas along with 1 tsp of salt.Sprinkle the chicken pieces with salt (skip salting the chicken if you're using kosher meat) and chili powder. You can use up to six pieces of chicken in one pot. We took the skin off of our chicken before cooking to make the dish a bit lighter. You can leave the skin on if you prefer, which will add more flavor to the dish.Place the chicken pieces on top of the rice and vegetables, covered in the tomato liquid. Bring the mixture to a slow boil.Reduce heat to a slow, even simmer over medium low heat and cover the pot. Let the mixture simmer for 1 hour till all the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender. Check at 30 minutes to see if the pot looks too dry. Add additional liquid as needed, and additional salt to taste, if desired. We ended up adding another 1 cup of water to the pot after 30 minutes-- the liquid absorbs pretty quickly into the rice. Check the rice again for dryness at 45 minutes. When all of the liquid has absorbed and the rice, vegetables, and chicken are tender, remove from heat. Serve the chicken over the rice, garnished with chopped cilantro if desired. I decided to debone the chicken and cut it into pieces before serving for a prettier presentation. You can serve it on the bone if you like. The rice will be quite soft-- this is the correct texture for this dish. It all comes together in a very warm, cozy, filling one-pot meal. It's simple, homey, healthy Mexican comfort food.

 

Step by step:


1. Rinse the rice well in a mesh colander, then shake to drain.

2. Let the rice continue draining over the sink while you blend together the cooking liquid.In a blender, combine the roma tomatoes, garlic, onion, and 1 1/2 cups of water.Blend till the mixture is smooth.

3. Pour the tomato mixture through another mesh colander or sieve into a large bowl, pushing the solids to extract as much flavored juice as possible. Reserve the juice and discard the solids.

4. Heat up 2 tbsp of oil in a nonstick pot over medium high heat.

5. Add the rice to the pot.

6. Saute the rice, stirring almost constantly, for 10-15 minutes till the grains of rice start to turn golden. Be careful-- when they begin to turn golden, they can easily go to brown/burned if you don't watch them carefully.Measure the reserved tomato liquid into the pot by cupfuls. You will need 6 cups of liquid total. First measure the tomato liquid and pour into the pot (there will be about 3 cups). Once you know how much tomato liquid there is, you can measure out the remaining amount of liquid needed-- in our case, we needed 3 more cups.

7. Add that amount of water to the pot to make 6 cups of liquid total.Stir in the diced carrots, corn, and peas along with 1 tsp of salt.Sprinkle the chicken pieces with salt (skip salting the chicken if you're using kosher meat) and chili powder. You can use up to six pieces of chicken in one pot. We took the skin off of our chicken before cooking to make the dish a bit lighter. You can leave the skin on if you prefer, which will add more flavor to the dish.

8. Place the chicken pieces on top of the rice and vegetables, covered in the tomato liquid. Bring the mixture to a slow boil.Reduce heat to a slow, even simmer over medium low heat and cover the pot.

9. Let the mixture simmer for 1 hour till all the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender. Check at 30 minutes to see if the pot looks too dry.

10. Add additional liquid as needed, and additional salt to taste, if desired. We ended up adding another 1 cup of water to the pot after 30 minutes-- the liquid absorbs pretty quickly into the rice. Check the rice again for dryness at 45 minutes. When all of the liquid has absorbed and the rice, vegetables, and chicken are tender, remove from heat.

11. Serve the chicken over the rice, garnished with chopped cilantro if desired. I decided to debone the chicken and cut it into pieces before serving for a prettier presentation. You can serve it on the bone if you like. The rice will be quite soft-- this is the correct texture for this dish. It all comes together in a very warm, cozy, filling one-pot meal. It's simple, homey, healthy Mexican comfort food.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
316k Calories
6g Protein
5g Total Fat
59g Carbs
17% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
316k
16%

Fat
5g
9%

  Saturated Fat
3g
24%

Carbohydrates
59g
20%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
0.93mg
0%

Sodium
217mg
9%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
6g
14%

Vitamin A
2909IU
58%

Manganese
0.91mg
45%

Vitamin C
22mg
27%

Fiber
3g
14%

Selenium
9µg
14%

Vitamin K
14µg
14%

Vitamin B6
0.26mg
13%

Phosphorus
131mg
13%

Potassium
457mg
13%

Copper
0.24mg
12%

Vitamin B3
2mg
12%

Vitamin B1
0.15mg
10%

Magnesium
39mg
10%

Folate
38µg
10%

Vitamin B5
0.88mg
9%

Zinc
1mg
8%

Vitamin E
1mg
7%

Iron
1mg
6%

Vitamin B2
0.09mg
5%

Calcium
39mg
4%

covered percent of daily need
Widget by spoonacular.com

 

Related Videos:

Arroz con Pollo - Episode 97

 

Perfect Fluffy Arroz con Pollo (not sticky)

 

Mexican Chicken Rice Recipe | How To Make Mexican Rice | Arroz Con Pollo | One Pot Meal By Tarika

 

Suggested for you

Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Cook the Book: Mac and Cheese with Soubise
BB Monday: Brownie Cookies
Green Bean Casserole
Vegan Tomato, Chickpea, and Sweet Potato Soup
Red Wine Marinated Flank Steak #grassfedmoms
Blueberry Lavender Jam Ice Cream
Pork Chops in Orange Sauce
Semisweet Chocolate and Peanut Bars
Stuffed Eggplants in Garlic Sauce
Food Trivia

The largest item on any menu in the world is the roast camel.

Food Joke

John invited his mother over for dinner. During the meal, his mother couldn't help noticing how attractive and shapely the housekeeper was. Over the course of the evening, she started to wonder if there was more between John and the housekeeper than met the eye. Reading his mom's thoughts, John volunteered, "I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you, my relationship with my housekeeper is purely professional." About a week later, the housekeeper came to John and said, "Ever since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the beautiful silver gravy ladle. You don't suppose she took it, do you?" John said, "Well, I doubt it, but I'll write her a letter just to be sure." So he sat down and wrote: "Dear Mother, I'm not saying you 'did' take a gravy ladle from my house, and I'm not saying you 'did not' take a gravy ladle. But the fact remains that one has been missing ever since you were here for dinner." Several days later, John received a letter from his mother which said "Dear Son, I'm not saying that you 'do' sleep with your housekeeper, and I'm not saying that you 'do not' sleep with your housekeeper. But the fact remains that if she were sleeping in her own bed, she would have found the gravy ladle by now. Love, Mom"

Popular Recipes
LEMONY PASTA with SUMMER VEGETABLES

Panning The Globe

Spinach and Artichoke Dip Stuffed Garlic Bread

Host The Toast

Strawberry Cheesecake French Toast

Lemons for Lulu

Oven Grilled Chicken, Camembert and Apple Sandwiches

My Gourmet Connection

Best Ever Buttermilk Blueberry Muffins

Lovely Little Kitchen