ONE-DISH CHICKEN AND RICE (ASOPAO DE POLLO)

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This Puerto Rican one-dish chicken and rice stew is rich in flavor.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 extra-virgin olive oil
2 1/4 boneless
4 Anaheim or poblano chile peppers
1 small onion
1 dried oregano
1 sweet paprika
1 salt
1 tomato sauce
1 tomato
1 pimientos
8 pimiento-stuffed green olives
2 capers
8 water
2.5 brown rice
2/3 packed chopped fresh cilantro

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken, chiles, onion, oregano, paprika and salt and cook, stirring, until the onions have softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Add tomato sauce, tomato, pimientos, olives, capers and water and bring to a boil. Stir in rice; return to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until the sauce is thick, the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through, 35 to 45 minutes. Stir in cilantro and serve.
  • Note: Anaheim chiles (a.k.a. New Mexico chiles) are 7 to 10 inches long, ripen from green to red and are mildly spicy. Poblano peppers (sometimes called pasilla peppers) are dark green in color, about 6 inches long and can be fiery or relatively mild; there's no way to tell until you taste them. The two can be used interchangeably and are found at most large supermarkets.

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