Budget friendly- check! One pot meal- check! Amazing flavors- check! This Arroz Con Pollo {aka chicken and rice} is absolutely awesome and I am so glad we had enough leftover for lunch the next day because it was one of those meals you just want to keep eating despite being full. Chicken thighs, onion, garlic, crushed tomatoes, red bell pepper, manzanilla olives and sofrito slow simmered until the chicken is just falling apart tender and the sauce that develops is just perfect!!!
Heres how the flavor is just layered on in this Arroz Con Pollo… The skin on chicken thighs are browned in the pan then set to the side for a moment. The onion, garlic and bell pepper is then sautéed in there just soaking up the already great flavors! After the veggies are softened you add in the crushed tomatoes, sofrito {can be found in the International aisle of the grocery store}, olives and some water. Slow simmered for 2 hours. At that point I added in brown rice to cook right in the sauce. At the very end, once the rice is cooked through, I added some frozen carrots and peas for some brightness. This is a great family meal and I do hope you give it a try!
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Leslie
Oh my goodness! I want to drool and I haven’t had lunch yet. I’m starving! I hope your having a great day!
Angela LeMoine
Thank you Leslie!!! It is such a fantastic dish!!! I cannot wait to make it again! There weren’t nearly enough leftover!
Thao@ingoodflavor
I saw this on #FoodieFridays and wanted to stop by to say it looks delicious and sounds so flavorful! I love slow simmer dishes.
Angela LeMoine
Thank you so much for stopping by, it’s much appreciated!!!! Heading on over to your page now
Heather @ My Overflowing Cup
This looks easy, delicious, and healthy – my kind of meal! Thanks so much. I’m so glad I saw this on Foodie Fridays!
Angela LeMoine
Heather, thanks so much for stopping by! This was honestly one of the best chicken dishes I’ve made in a while! It was so so good!
Tricia the Good Mama
Yum! This looks amazing! I’m getting hungry just looking at the pictures. I’m so glad to have found you through #FoodieFridays. Pinning for sure!
Angela LeMoine
I so appreciate you stopping by!!! I hope you give this recipe a try… its absolutely delicious and one the whole family will love!!! Looking forward to stopping by to check out your site now 🙂 Have a great weekend!
Pure Grace Farms
This dish looks so good. I want to run right out and buy all the fixings. Yum! Thanks for sharing at Foodie Fridays. Hope to see you again this week.
Blessings,
Shari
Angela LeMoine
Thank you so much Shari! This is a really delicious dish! Have a great day!
Jodee Weiland
This recipe looks delicious! I love trying new recipes with chicken, and this one looks awesome…thanks for sharing!
Angela LeMoine
Jodee, thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you do give this a try & enjoy it as much as my family did! The flavors are amazing!!
Cbart
This looks great. About how long does it take for the rice to cook this way? Thanks for sharing.
Angela LeMoine
Thanks! I can’t believe I forgot to mention. It will vary depending on the type of rice. You could use a 10 minute rice. If you use a regular rice it will take about 15 minutes.