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Arroz con Pollo

Authentic Arroz Con Pollo, or Latin chicken and rice, is the ultimate one-pot meal. It’s a classic Latin dish I grew up on and love!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 8
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 120

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs or bone-in or drumsticks, skin removed
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons sazon seasoning homemade or store bought such as Badia Sazon Tropical or Goya
  • 0.5 teaspoon Adobo seasoning such as Goya
  • 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 0.5 medium onion
  • 0.25 cup fresh cilantro
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 5 scallions
  • 2 tablespoons bell pepper finely diced
  • 1 medium vine tomato diced
  • 2.5 cups long grain white rice such as Carolina
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 chicken bouillon cube Maggi or Knorr
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt or more to taste

Method
 

Preparation Steps
  1. Season chicken with vinegar, 0.5 teaspoon sazon seasoning, adobo and garlic powder and let it sit 10 minutes.
  2. Heat a large deep heavy skillet on medium, add 2 teaspoons oil when hot.
  3. Add chicken and brown 5 minutes on each side. Remove and set aside.
  4. Place onion, cilantro, garlic, scallions and pepper in mini food processor. Add remaining teaspoon of olive oil to the skillet and sauté onion mixture on medium-low until soft, about 3 minutes.
  5. Add tomato, cook another minute. Add rice, mix well and cook another minute.
  6. Add water, bouillon (be sure it dissolves well) and remaining sazon, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
  7. Taste for salt, should taste salty enough to suit your taste, add more as needed.
  8. Add chicken and nestle into rice, bring to a boil. Simmer on medium-low until most of the water evaporates and you see the liquid bubbling at the top of the rice line, then reduce heat to low heat and cover. Make sure the lid has a good seal, no steam should escape (You could place a piece of tin foil or paper towel in between the lid and the pot if steam escapes).
  9. Cook 20 minutes without opening the lid. Shut heat off and let it sit with the lid on an additional 10 minutes (don't peak!!!) Fluff with a fork and eat!

Notes

Serve hot, garnished with fresh cilantro. This one-pot meal is perfect for family dinners and reheats well as leftovers.