Arroz Con Pollo (Chicken & Rice)
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
- 1 large green pepper, diced
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, diced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can tomato soup
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 4 chicken bouillon cubes
- 8 cups boiling water
- 1 teaspoon capers
- 14 Spanish olives
- 1 (15 ounce) can sweet peas, with juice
- 1 (4 ounce) jar pimiento, with juice
- 2 cups Uncle Ben's converted brand rice, rinsed
- 0.5 (12 ounce) can beer
directions
- Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt, pepper, and garlic salt.
- Fry in vegetable oil until brown on both sides; set aside.
- Sauté green pepper, onion, and garlic in olive oil.
- Place browned chicken and sautéed vegetables into a large pot,on medium heat.
- Dissolve the chicken bouillon in the boiling water.
- Add to the pot, tomato soup, tomato sauce, chicken bouillon, and capers.
- Cook on medium heat.
- When the mixture starts to boil, add the Spanish olives, sweet peas (with juice), and pimentos (with juice).
- Add the rice and beer.
- Simmer for 2 hours.
- If it gets too thick thin with a little beer.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Caryn
Hoover, AL
I live in to Jacksonville, FL with my husband, 2 daughters (17 and 11), 4 cats, and 2 dogs. My favorite things to make are cookies/bars and pound cakes. I have had a great time cooking since discovering Recipezaar January 2002.
This is a picture of my youngest cat, Lily. She is my sweet sweet little baby.