Arroz Con Pollo (Chicken and Rice)
"A delicious dish I cant get enough of! Prep time includes boiling a whole chicken but can be shortened by using canned chicken stock and a store bought rotisserie chicken"
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 (4 -5 lb) whole chickens
- 1 onion (halved)
- 1⁄2 cup oil
- 1 large onion (diced)
- 2 jalapeno peppers (halved and sliced)
- 3 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
- 2 cups long grain rice
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes and green chilies, diced
- 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 3⁄4 cups chicken stock
- 1 bunch cilantro, finely chopped
directions
- Place the whole chicken into a large pot and cover with water. put a halved onion in the water and some peppercorns. Bring it to a boil and then lower the heat and simmer until the meat begins to fall of the bones. About 1 1/2-2 hours. Remove meat from bones and reserve the broth for use later.
- Heat the oil in the pan over medium high heat and add the 2 cups of rice. Fry the rice until it begin to take on a brownish color.
- Now add the diced onion and jalapenos and continue to fry another 3-4 minute.
- Add the garlic and fry another minute.
- Add in the can of tomato sauce, the can of diced tomato, and the chickpeas and mix well.
- Add in all the spices and mix again.
- Add the stock and bring to a boil. Once its boiling, cover tightly and simmer 25 min on very low heat.
- Remove from heat and let stand 5 min before uncovering.
- Mix in the finely chopped cilantro.
- Enjoy!
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