Arroz Con Pollo - Ladies' Home Journal

Title:
Arroz Con Pollo - Ladies' Home Journal

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Chicken,
Low-Fat,
Mexican,
Rice




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






 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


 


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