Arroz con Pollo

I am half Puerto Rican and half Colombian, I have mixed both of my cultures to make an exquisite dish called Rice and Chicken. It is wonderful if you cook a Puerto Rican kidney been stew over it as well for change.

Prep Time: 20 min Cook Time: 30 min Total Time: 50 min

https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/chicken/arroz-con-pollo-3.html

Ingredients

2 Tbsp olive oil

1/2 md onion, vidalia, peeled

1/2 md green pepper

3/4 bunch cilantro, fresh

2 tsp sofrito

1/2 tsp minced garlic

1/2 can tomatoe sauce

1 Tbsp adobo powder

2 pkg sazon seasoning packs

1 can corn

2 c rice

4 c water

1 tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper

2 lg chicken breast halves, skinless and boneless

Instructions

Step 1

Pour over 2 table spoons of olive oil into a medium pot over medium high heat, put 1/2 diced onion, 1/2 diced green peeper, 1 tbsp. of adobo, 2 packages of sazon seasoning packs, 1/2 tsp. on minced garlic, 1/2 small can of tomatoe sauce and seer until you can smell the vegetables cooking.

Step 2

Cut chicken breast into small cubes and add to vegetables to seer.

Step 3

Once vegetables and chicken are well seared, you add 2 cups of rice and 4 cups of water, add 1 tsp. salt or to taste 1 tsp. black pepper to taste.

Step 4

Stirring it very well, bring to a boil for 2 to 3 minutes then cover for 27 minutes, open stir and cover let sit for about 5 minutes, then serve.