Arroz Con Pollo - Ladies' Home Journal

Categories: Chicken | Low-fat/low | Mexican | Rice

Serves: 4 Servings

Ingredients:

2 lb Chicken breast halves
Without skin -- 4 halves
Salt
1/2 ts Fresh ground pepper --
Divided
1/2 ts Paprika -- divided
2 ts Olive oil
1 lg Green pepper -- chopped
3/4 c Chopped onions
1 1/2 ts Garlic -- minced
1 c Long-grain rice
14 1/2 oz Chicken broth, defatted-1 cn
1/3 c Dry white wine
1/8 ts Saffron -- optional
16 oz Stewed tomatoes -- or 14.5
oz Can`
1 tb Chopped parsley -- fresh

Instructions:
1. Cut each breast in 2 pieces. Combine 1/4 teaspoon each salt, pepper,
and paprika; rub over chicken.

2. Heat oil over high heat. Add chicken; cook until golden on all sides,
10 minutes. Remove chicken.

3. Add green pepper, onions, and garlic to skillet. Cook, stirring until
vegetables are tender. Add rice; cook, stirring until rice is opaque, 1 to
2 minutes.

4. Stir in broth, white wine, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon each paprika
nd pepper, and the saffron powder. Bring to boil over high heat. Reduce
heat to low; cover and simmer,15 minutes.

5. Stir in chicken and stewed tomatoes with their liquid; return to boil,
breaking up tomatoes with spoon. Cover and simmer 20 minutes more, stirring
once, until chicken and riceare tender and liquid is absorbed. Stir in
parsley. Spoon onto warm platter.

Recipe By : Ladies' Home Journal - Jan. 1995

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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