Rice with Chicken | Arroz con Pollo

This stewed chicken and rice dish comes together with tomatoes and traditional seasonings. This one-pan meal is an all-time favorite.

• Prep: 20 min
• Cook: 1 hr
• Total: 1 hr 20 min
• Servings: 4
• Cuisine: Latin
• Difficulty: Medium
• Cost: $3.23/serving

Dietary

• Dairy-Free
• Nut-Free
• Soy-Free
• Egg-Free
• High-Protein

Tags

• one-pot
• savory
• comfort food
• classic
• healthy

Ingredients

• 4 chicken thighs (6-ounce, bone-in, skin removed)
• 0.5 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 yellow onion (peeled, chopped)
• 1 bell pepper (cored, seeded, chopped)
• 3 clove garlic (peeled, minced)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 cup long-grain white rice (uncooked)
• 14.5 ounce diced tomatoes (low-sodium, including liquid)
• 2 cup water
• 1 chicken bouillon (low sodium)

Instructions

1. To trim, lay chicken thighs on the cutting board, skin side up. Push the chicken down so the excess fat is on the cutting board (the excess is the part that isn’t right on top of the chicken). Using kitchen scissors or a sharp knife, cut off excess fat and discard. Pat chicken dry with paper towels, and discard towels.
2. Place the skillet over medium high heat and when it is hot, add the chicken thighs, skin side down and cook until browned, then flip, about 5 minutes on each side.
3. Turn the heat off, carefully remove the chicken from the skillet and transfer to the plate.
4. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat.
5. Reheat the skillet over low heat and add the yellow onion, bell pepper, garlic, ground cumin, and dried oregano and cook until the onion is softened, about 10 minutes.
6. Add the uncooked long-grain white rice and diced tomatoes and stir well.
7. Add the water and chicken bouillon cube and bring to a boil over high heat.
8. Return chicken to pan, skin side down, turn the heat down to low and cover.
9. Cook chicken for 20 minutes and then carefully flip so that the skin side is up.
10. Cover and cook for an additional 20 minutes.
11. Serve right away.

Nutrition (per serving)

• Calories: 415
• Protein: 30.5 g
• Carbohydrates: 51.1 g
• Fat: 9.2 g
• Fiber: 3.9 g
• Sodium: 431 mg
• Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
• Sugar: 5.4 g
• Cholesterol: 133 mg