
By Danny Carvajal
Abuelo’s Arroz con Pollo
5 steps
Prep:10minCook:35min
I have great memories eating this meal at my grandparents' house. My abuelo would make this for lunch regularly. It was one of my favorite dishes as a kid. I had to translate this recipe from word of mouth (and from Spanish to English).
A few notes on the ingredients:
He would always clean the chicken thighs by trimming all/most of the fat.
Bijol is a coloring and seasoning condiment that you should be able to find in the latin aisle or latin grocery store.
Updated at: Fri, 09 Feb 2024 20:20:32 GMT
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Ingredients
8 servings

14 ozrice
Valencia or Pearl rice

5 Tbspcooking oil

2onions
medium, chopped

3 clovesgarlic
crushed

0.5green pepper
chopped

2 poundschicken thighs
cut in half, boneless skinless

4 ouncestomato sauce

1 cupdry white cooking wine
Abuelo preferred Artañan Vino Seco

2chicken bouillon cubes
dissolved in 20 ounces of boiling water
8 ouncecan of sweet peas

4 ozsliced pimientos
jar

¼ teaspoonBijol
yellow coloring seasoning

salt
to taste
Instructions
Step 1
Rinse the rice with water.

Step 2
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, and green pepper. Saute until softened, about 5 minutes.




Step 3
Add the chicken, tomato sauce, half the peas with juice from the can, chicken broth, yellow rice coloring powder. Cook for approximately ten minutes.




can of sweet peas8 ounce

Step 4
Turn the heat to low. Add the rice and wine. Simmer on low with the pot covered, stirring occasionally until rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Add more chicken broth if the dish starts to dry out during cooking or if the rice is not yet tender. Season with salt to taste.


Step 5
Garnish with remaining peas and pimientos and serve!
can of sweet peas8 ounce

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