Healthy Stove Top Arroz Con Pollo Recipes

Steps:

• Combine the salt, garlic powder, cumin, black pepper and cayenne in a plastic gallon bag. Shake until the mixture is well combined.
• Pat the chicken dry and place in the bag with the spice mixture. Shake the bag, making sure the chicken is well coated.
• Heat the oil in a 12-inch high-sided skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking. Add the chicken and brown on all sides, about 6 minutes each side. Transfer the chicken to a plate, using tongs.
• Add the onions, green peppers, red peppers and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the skillet. Cook the vegetables over moderate heat, stirring, until softened and fragrant, about 7 minutes. Add the rice and garlic and cook until the rice begins to turn gold in color and fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Meanwhile, combine the stock, tomato sauce and remaining teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Add 1 1/4 cups water and the stock mixture to the skillet and stir to make sure the rice is covered in liquid. Nestle the chicken in the rice, adding any juices from the plate. Bring the rice to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cover. Cook until the chicken is cooked through, the rice is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed, about 35 minutes. Let the skillet stand covered, about 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat; cook and stir chicken pieces until browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon and place on a plate. Cook and stir onion, green bell pepper, minced garlic, and whole garlic cloves in the same Dutch oven until onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
• Return chicken to the onion mixture. Add tomatoes, rice, salt, oregano, black pepper, and bay leaf. Pour in enough chicken stock to cover all the ingredients.
• Bake chicken-rice mixture in the preheated oven until rice is tender and chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 1 hour and 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Stir peas, olives, raisins, and pimento peppers into the chicken-rice mixture. Bake until warmed through, an additional 15 minutes.

Steps:

• sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.
• heat oil in a dutch oven.
• add chicken and cook until browned.
• return the dutch oven to the stove add the onion, garlic and green pepper and cook about five minutes.
• stir in the rice, cumin and turmeric and cook 1 minute.
• add the chicken, tomatoes, broth and olives.
• simmer about thirty minutes until liquid is absorbed.
• stir in peas and pimentos and cook 5 more minutes.

Steps:

• Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings from skillet.
• Heat dressing in same skillet on medium-high heat. Meanwhile, cut chicken breasts crosswise in half. Add chicken to skillet; sprinkle with oregano. Cook 3 min. on each side or until breasts are evenly browned on both sides. Meanwhile, blend canned tomatoes, onions, garlic and jalapeño in blender until smooth.
• Move chicken pieces to outside edge of skillet. Add tomato mixture; bring to boil. Crumble bacon coarsely over ingredients in skillet. Add peas, cherry tomatoes, 1/2 cup olives and 1/4 cup cilantro; mix well. Cover; simmer on medium-low heat 15 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF). Serve over rice. Top with remaining olives and cilantro.

Steps:

• Combine the chicken with 6 cups of water, the garlic, the whole carrots, the celery, bay leaf and onion in a 6-quart stock pot. Simmer for 30 minutes to create stock. Remove the chicken, leaving behind the wing tips and the spine. Continue cooking the stock for 30 more minutes over low heat. Meanwhile, shred the chicken.
• Rinse the rice in a colander until the water runs clear, and then let it dry for 5 minutes. Heat the olive oil in a medium wide-bottom pot over medium heat. Add the curry powder and cumin, and toast for 30 seconds. Add the rice and cook until lightly toasted, 2 minutes. Add the shredded chicken, peas, diced carrots, and 4 cups of the chicken stock, and season with salt and black pepper. Cook uncovered for 5 minutes over medium heat, and then cover and cook for about 25 more minutes. Turn off the heat and let the rice rest for 10 minutes, covered. Fluff with a fork and serve.

Steps:

• Add the chicken thighs to a large pot, cover with water, and season with salt. Boil the chicken for 40 minutes, or until cooked through. Drain.
• Shred the chicken from the bones and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, then add the rice and continually stir until the rice turns a light brown.
• Add the garlic, onion, and salt. Stir the rice until it turns golden.
• Add the tomato sauce, bouillon cubes and hot water. Increase the heat to medium-high.
• Cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes, until the rice is cooked and has absorbed the liquid. Check occasionally to make sure the rice is not drying out too quickly.
• Mix in the shredded chicken, peas, and carrots.
• Remove the rice from the heat and fluff with fork.
• Enjoy!