How to Cook Delicious Arroz con Pollo / Rice with Chicken

Arroz con Pollo / Rice with Chicken. Mama's Puerto Rican Chicken and Rice also known as Arroz con Pollo. This one pan dinner is made with homemade adobo seasoned chicken, sofrito and savory rice. You'll make this recipe again and again!

Our chicken and rice is extra special with the addition of Sazon GOYA® with Azafran, which adds color. Turn to packaged saffron rice blend for intriguing flavor for this classic Mexican chicken dish, made even easier with frozen mixed vegetables. Authentic Arroz Con Pollo, or Latin chicken and rice, is the ultimate one-pot meal. You can cook Arroz con Pollo / Rice with Chicken using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Arroz con Pollo / Rice with Chicken

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

It's a classic Colombian dish that I grew up on that I now love to cook for my family. There are many variations on the classic arroz con pollo. It is a traditional Latin American and Spanish chicken and rice recipe. When was the Stewed Rice (Arroz Guisado) served in Puerto Rico?

Arroz con Pollo / Rice with Chicken step by step

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 :-).

Enjoy preparing this delicious traditional stewed rice that is so popular in the Latin culture - Rice with Chicken (Arroz con Pollo) - using a pressure cooker - Instant Pot. Colombian-Style Arroz con Pollo was one of my favorite recipes growing up. My mom would make it at least once a week for lunch. My mom would make it at least once a week for lunch. Rice with chicken is one of the most popular dishes in Colombia and South America, but every country has.