ONE-POT SPANISH CHICKEN AND YELLOW RICE

One-Pot Spanish Chicken and Yellow Rice image

An easy one-pot meal that tastes gourmet for nights you just don't feel like cooking!

Provided by Kel Kel

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes

Time 38m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 onion, chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into large chunks
2 ⅓ cups water
½ (16 ounce) package yellow rice (such as Vigo®)
⅔ cup frozen peas

Steps:

Combine onion, olive oil, and garlic in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add chicken breasts; cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side. Pour in water; bring to a boil.
Pour yellow rice into the boiling water. Cover and simmer over medium heat until chicken and rice are tender, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle frozen peas on top; cook until thawed, about 2 minutes. Mix up rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 426.6 calories, Carbohydrate 49.4 g, Cholesterol 58.5 mg, Fat 12.6 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 28.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 810.5 mg, Sugar 3.5 g