Best Slow Cooker Arroz Con Pollo Chicken With Rice Recipes

CROCK POT ARROZ CON POLLO (SPANISH CHICKEN WITH RICE)

Steps:

• In a non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken, in batches, and brown lightly on all sides.
• Transfer to slow cooker stoneware.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Add onions and cook, stirring, until softened.
• Add garlic, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add rice and stir until grains are well coated with mixture.
• Stir in saffron, tomatoes and chicken stock.
• Transfer to slow cooker stoneware and stir to combine with chicken.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours, until juice run clear when chicken is pierced with a fork.
• Stir in green pepper and peas, cover and cook on HIGH for 20 minutes, until vegetables are heated through.
• Garnish with olives, if using, and pass hot pepper sauce, if using.
• TIP: If you are in a hurry, skip browning the chicken.
• Just make sure that all the skin is removed; otherwise the dish will be too fatty.
• *Saffron is a pungent, bittersweet spice garnered from a particular kind of crocus.
• Buy saffron in threads, not powder, preferably from a reputable purveyor.
• Turmeric can be used to convey the saffron color in a dish, but it will not replicate the unique and haunting flavour of the original.
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SLOW COOKER ARROZ CON POLLO (CHICKEN WITH RICE)

Steps:

• Rinse chicken and pat dry.
• Combine oregano, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
• Sprinkle half of spice mixture over chicken and rub in with fingers; set remaining aside.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking.
• Add chicken and cook, turning, until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes.
• Transfer to a 6-quart slow cooker.
• Place canned tomatoes, onion, garlic, chipotle and remaining spice mixture in a blender.
• Cover and blend until almost smooth; pour over chicken. Add broth.
• Cover and cook, 4 to 5 hours on low or 2 to 2-1/2 hours on high.
• After cooking for the time above, gently stir in rice, cover and cook on high, stirring once, 30 minutes.
• Turn cooker off, stir in peas, cover and let stand 15 minutes.
• Cut cherry tomatoes in half and toss with cilantro; serve over chicken and rice, with lime wedges on the side.

ARROZ CON POLLO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a bowl, combine wine and saffron.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper. In a large Dutch oven or braiser, heat oil over medium-high. Add chicken, skin side down; cook until browned, 6 to 7 minutes. Flip and cook 2 minutes more; transfer to a plate.
• Drain all but 2 tablespoons fat. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring often, until translucent, 4 minutes. Add tomato and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in wine-saffron mixture, bay leaves, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook until wine is nearly evaporated, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Stir in rice, broth, and olives. Nestle chicken into rice, skin side up. Bring to a simmer, cover, and transfer to oven. Cook until liquid is absorbed and chicken is cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

SLOW COOKER ARROZ CON POLLO

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in the cooking vessel. Stir well. Cover and cook: Low-8 hrs (or) High-5 hours.

CROCK POT ARROZ CON POLLO

Steps:

• 1. Put all ingredients EXCEPT the rice in the crock pot on high for 4 hours or low for 6 to 8. Stir it all up and ignore it.
• 2. One hour before you want to eat, add the entire 8 oz of rice and set the temp to low.
• 3. Cook covered for one hour.
• 4. Serve and enjoy!