How to Prepare Super Quick Homemade Arroz con Pollo / Rice with Chicken

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, arroz con pollo / rice with chicken. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Arroz con Pollo / Rice with Chicken is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Arroz con Pollo / Rice with Chicken is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook arroz con pollo / rice with chicken using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Arroz con Pollo / Rice with Chicken:

1. Make ready 2 tsp EVOO
2. Make ready 2 tsp Sofrito
3. Prepare 1/3 cup Chopped Red Onions
4. Get 1/2 Chopped Roasted Sweet Red Pepper
5. Prepare 1 Spanish Olives (optional)
6. Make ready 1 envelope Chicken Bouillon
7. Make ready 1 envelope Sazon
8. Take 1 dash Cumin
9. Make ready 1 Salt and Pepper to taste
10. Prepare 1 Bay Leaf
11. Get 4 oz Tomato Sauce
12. Make ready 1 can Corn (with water)
13. Make ready 1/2 bunch Chopped Cilantro
14. Get 2 cup Uncooked White Rice
15. Make ready 2 1/4 cup Water
16. Get 1 small Chicken chopped in medium sized chunks

Instructions to make Arroz con Pollo / Rice with Chicken:

1. Cut the chicken in medium chunks (leave wings for another meal), and season with adobo or salt and pepper to taste. *Boneless chicken breast is fine.
2. Cook the chicken in a little olive oil or butter on medium to low heat.
3. Once chicken is cooked, remove from pan and add sofrito and onions. (add more oil if needed). On medium heat cook until onions are translucent.
4. Add tomato sauce, olives, red pepper, cumin, chicken bouillon, sazon, corn and bay leaf. Cook covered for 5 minutes.
5. Add chicken, rice, water, cilantro and salt and pepper to taste. Cook uncovered until most of the water evaporates. ( About 10-15 minutes depending on your stove)
6. Once water evaporates, stir from the bottom up ONLY 2-3 times. Reduce heat to low and cook for 20 minutes.
7. After 20 minutes, stir from the bottom up and rice should be nice and fluffy. If still uncooked cover again and cook for 10 minutes at a time.
8. Enjoy :-)

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