Savor the vibrant flavors of Puerto Rican culture with our tantalizing Puerto Rican Style Chicken and Rice recipe. This classic dish, known as "Arroz con Pollo", is a delightful symphony of tender chicken, savory rice, and an array of aromatic spices. Discover the culinary magic of this beloved dish as we guide you through its preparation, along with a selection of other enticing Puerto Rican recipes that will transport your taste buds to the heart of the Caribbean. Join us on this culinary adventure and embrace the vibrant spirit of Puerto Rican cuisine.
Additional Recipes Included:
- Arroz con Gandules: Immerse yourself in the flavors of Puerto Rican tradition with this delectable rice dish infused with pigeon peas, sofrito, and succulent pork.
- Sancocho: Embark on a culinary journey to the countryside with this hearty and flavorful stew, where tender meats, vibrant vegetables, and a medley of herbs and spices create a broth that will warm your soul.
- Pernil Asado: Experience the magic of slow-roasted pork shoulder, marinated in a blend of garlic, oregano, and citrus, delivering fall-off-the-bone tenderness and an explosion of flavors in every bite.
- Alcapurrias: Delight in these savory fritters made from mashed green bananas, filled with a picadillo of seasoned ground beef and vegetables, a delightful combination of textures and flavors.
- Pasteles: Indulge in the richness of this traditional dish, where a savory filling of pork, chicken, or seafood is enveloped in a tender dough and wrapped in banana leaves, creating a culinary masterpiece.
Enhance your culinary skills and explore the diverse flavors of Puerto Rican cuisine with our carefully curated collection of recipes. From the comfort of your kitchen, embark on a journey that will leave your taste buds craving more.
ARROZ CON POLLO (PUERTO RICAN RICE WITH CHICKEN)
A flavorful one pot meal inspired by the Puerto Rican cuisine. This flavorful Spanish rice dish is protein packed with chicken.
Provided by Neyssa
Categories dinner
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a large bowl, season your chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder and oregano. Let sit for ten minutes.
- Into a large heavy bottom caldero or dutch oven pan, heat your oil over medium high heat. Then add in your chicken. Brown both sides of chicken, about 3-4 minutes per side. Next, add in everything except for the rice and broth. Mix it all together, and allow to cook for about three minutes.
- After three minutes, stir in the rice, allow the rice to absorb all of the sauce for about 1-2 minutes before adding in the broth. Stir rice and broth together, allow it to come to a light boil, for about 5-7 minutes.
- Once you're able to see the grains of rice just at the surface, you will lower your heat to medium low, COVER your pot, and let it cook for 20-30 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, check on your rice, if there is still any liquid or your rice isn't as soft as desired, let it cook an additional 5-10 minutes. Once liquid is absorbed and rice is soft, remove from heat, let it sit for 5 minutes before giving it a GENTLE fluff with a fork, then serve immediately.
PUERTO RICAN CHICKEN AND RICE
Puerto Rican Chicken and Rice is a Latin classic and packed with flavor, not heat. Browned chicken simmers in rice, flavorful sofrito, olives and capers. **Note that this recipe as stated makes enough for 10 people (make in roasting pan) or cut in half for 5 people (make in skillet). Instructions for both included (See Notes).
Provided by Kevin Is Cooking
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- If making 10 person serving preheat oven to 350°F. If making stove top (for 5 person serving), disregard oven instructions.
- Rinse the chicken pieces under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Rub both sides with generous amount of the Adobo seasoning. Rinse the rice under cold water and drain. Set aside.
- Over medium high heat add the oil to a roasting pan, skillet or Dutch oven and quickly brown chicken pieces for about 3 minutes each side. Remove from the pan, season with pepper and set aside.
- Add the sofrito, Sazon and cumin to the pan for a quick sauté, scraping up the bits from browning the chicken and then add all other ingredients and bring to a boil. Cook for a minute, stirring to blend all.
- At this point top with chicken pieces, gently pressing down into rice mixture. Turn heat to low, cover with foil, then simmer for 20 minutes. (See Note 3)
- Remove foil then simmer for a further 15 minutes.
- When done, let stand for 5 minutes. Remove chicken and fluff up rice and then place chicken back on top. Serve from pan and top with chopped parsley (optional).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1102 kcal, Carbohydrate 65 g, Protein 65.2 g, Fat 62.9 g, SaturatedFat 15.2 g, TransFat 0.2 g, Cholesterol 306.1 mg, Fiber 3.6 g, Sugar 3.7 g, UnsaturatedFat 37.9 g, ServingSize 1 serving
PUERTO RICAN CHICKEN AND RICE
Our take on Puerto Rican-style arroz con pollo starts with the aromatic blend of onion, garlic, cilantro, and Cubanelle peppers known as recaito.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of a food processor, combine peppers, onion, garlic, cilantro, and 1 tablespoon oil. Season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Puree until smooth.
- In a small bowl, combine coriander, chili powder, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Pat chicken dry and season all over with spice mixture. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large, straight-sided ovenproof skillet or braiser pan over medium-high. Add chicken in a single layer, skin-sides down, and cook, flipping once, until browned on both sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add rice to skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until nutty-smelling and opaque, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in cilantro mixture and cook until mostly absorbed, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in broth, 1 cup water, bay leaf, and peas. Return chicken and any accumulated juices to skillet in a single layer, skin-sides up. Bring to a boil. Scatter capers and olives over top, then cover and transfer to oven. Cook until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of chicken (near but not touching bones) reads 165 degrees, 30 to 35 minutes. Serve, garnished with more cilantro.
PUERTO RICAN RICE AND BEANS (ARROZ CON GANDULES)
Afraid of rice so you use Minute® rice? Try this Puerto Rican style rice passed on from my family and you will never go back! No more boxed rice!
Provided by The Messy Cook
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat olive oil over medium heat in a medium-sized caldero or nonstick pan. Stir in sofrito, garlic, sazon, and adobo; cook for 4 minutes, making sure not to burn garlic. Stir in rice until coated well; pour in chicken broth and water and stir once more.
- Bring mixture to a boil and cook over medium-high heat until all liquid has been absorbed and rice looks like it has little holes throughout, 20 to 25 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Stir in peas and cilantro gently from bottom to top, once or twice only. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Turn off heat and let rice sit, uncovered, for 10 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 256.1 calories, Carbohydrate 47.1 g, Cholesterol 1.5 mg, Fat 3.8 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 7.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 1287.7 mg, Sugar 0.6 g
PUERTO RICAN STYLE CHICKEN AND RICE
A quick, easy and delicious one-pot meal from Joel Rodriguez, executive chef at San Juan's Ajili Mojili.
Provided by Chef Kate
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 30m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place bell pepper, garlic, onion, tomato, 1/2 cup cilantro and cubanelle pepper in a blender or food processor; blend until mixed (you have now made sofrito).
- Add salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
- Heat oil in a large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Brown chicken on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add the rice and saute 1 minute.
- Add the beer, sofrito (vegetable mixture) and 1/2 cup water.
- Bring to a simmer, lower the heat and cook 15 minutes. Do not let the liquid come to a boil.
- Add the peas and pimentos and cook 5 more minutes.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Sprinkle with remaining cilantro and serve.
PUERTO RICAN RICE AND CHICKEN
Provided by Robert Farrar Capon
Categories dinner, one pot, main course
Time 55m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Put all the ingredients except the rice into a 6-quart pot and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
- Add the rice, return the pot to the boil and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes more, or until the rice is tender. Serve with a green salad.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 644, UnsaturatedFat 23 grams, Carbohydrate 35 grams, Fat 37 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 41 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 593 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
EASY PUERTO RICAN ARROZ CON POLLO (RICE AND CHICKEN)
A simple and easy version of Puerto Rican Arroz Con Pollo (Rice and Chicken), based on a Bobby Flay recipe used on his show "Throw Down"
Provided by BryanNH
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Dice the peppers and onions into 1/8" by 1/8" pieces, or a little larger if you wish.
- Coarsely chop the cilantro.
- Set aside.
- The Adobo seasoning this recipe mentions is not the one RecipeZaar thinks it is. It is the one you will find in the Mexican food area with the tacos and other Mexiocan inspired foods. For all reference of it in this recipe, season to taste as it is salty.
- Season the chicken with Adobo seasoning and oregano.
- Brown the chicken in the pan you will cook the dish in (large pot, tall enough to hold everything together when finished cooking).
- Remove the chicken and add in your sofrito (the diced peppers, onions, and cilantro), some adobo seasoning to taste, and sautee until the onions become slightly translucent.
- Stir the rice into the mixture.
- Add the chicken stock.
- Add the browned chicken.
- Bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer, put lid on the pan, and cook for 40 minutes. High altitude may need to add an additional 5 - 8 minutes cooking time.
- DO NOT open the lid to check on it. Just be sure that you have it at a simmer when you put the lid on.
- When the time is up, open to reveal the most incredible Puerto Rican Arroz Con Pollo!
- You may also add 1lb of smoked sausage to give this an additional layer of flavor. Substitute 1c chicken stock for water if you do to cut down on the saltiness.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 499.2, Fat 16.8, SaturatedFat 4.7, Cholesterol 83.8, Sodium 308.2, Carbohydrate 59.5, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 4.3, Protein 25.1
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients for the best flavor. Look for fresh, organic chicken and vegetables, and use a flavorful rice. - Don't overcrowd the pan when cooking the chicken. This will prevent it from cooking evenly. - Brown the chicken well before adding the other ingredients. This will help to develop flavor and prevent the chicken from drying out. - Use a variety of vegetables in your dish. This will add color, flavor, and nutrients. - Don't be afraid to experiment with different herbs and spices. This is a great way to create a unique and flavorful dish. - Serve the chicken and rice with a variety of sides, such as beans, salad, or plantains.Conclusion:
Puerto Rican-style chicken and rice is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. With its flavorful chicken, tender rice, and colorful vegetables, this dish is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give Puerto Rican-style chicken and rice a try!
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