Best Spanish Chicken And Rice Recipes

SPANISH RICE AND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Place chicken in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Combine garlic salt, celery salt and paprika; sprinkle over chicken. Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes. , Remove chicken from dish. Combine rice, onion, green pepper and parsley; spoon into pan. In a saucepan, bring broth, tomatoes, chili powder and salt to a boil. Pour over rice mixture; mix well. Place chicken pieces on top. Cover and bake until chicken registers at least 165° and rice is tender, 40-45 minutes.

ONE-POT SPANISH CHICKEN AND YELLOW RICE

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.

SPANISH CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Combine flour, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and pepper in a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken and shake until well coated. In a skillet, brown chicken in butter over medium heat. Remove chicken; set aside and keep warm. , In the pan drippings, saute onion, green pepper and garlic until tender. Add pimientos and rice. Reduce heat; cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in broth, turmeric, chili powder and remaining salt; bring to a boil. , Pour into an ungreased 2-qt. baking dish; top with chicken. Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until chicken juices run clear and rice is tender.

SPANISH-STYLE CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika, garlic powder, and pepper; sprinkle evenly over both sides of chicken.
• Heat oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to pan, skin-side down. Cook until skin is lightly browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Turn chicken over; cook 3 minutes. Remove chicken from pan (it will not be completely done at this point).
• Add green onions and bell pepper to drippings in pan; saute 2 minutes. Add kale and chicken stock; cover and cook 2 minutes or until kale is lightly wilted. Stir rice, vinegar, and remaining 1 teaspoon smoked paprika into kale mixture. Nestle chicken on top of rice mixture. Bake at 400 degrees F until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of a thigh registers 165 degrees F, about 22 minutes.

INSTANT POT® SPANISH CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Rub each chicken thigh down with salt.
• Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function; heat olive oil. Add chicken thighs and cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Remove and set aside.
• Place bell pepper, onion, and garlic in the pressure cooker. Saute until starting to soften, about 1 minute. Add salt, cumin, ground red pepper, oregano, white pepper, and red pepper flakes; mix well. Cook until onion is translucent and softened, 3 to 5 minutes, making sure not to burn it.
• Mix in tomatoes and chicken broth. Bring to a boil; scrape bottom to remove any browned bits.
• Pour in rice. Return chicken thighs to the pot, on top of rice. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 12 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 15 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Mix in peas. Replace and lock lid to heat peas, about 5 minutes.

CROCK POT MEXICAN CHICKEN AND SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Place chicken in to crock pot. Mix water, taco seasoning, and salsa (I use half the jar) together. Pour onto chicken. Set crock pot to low and let it cook for 3 to 4 hours.
• After chicken is done remove and put rice in leftover liquid. While rice is cooking shredded or slice chicken.
• Once rice is done (about 10 to 20, depending on how cooked you like your rice) mix chicken in or serve as taco or make enchiladas with the chicken.

SPANISH RICE WITH CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 9x13x2-inch pan.
• In frying pan, add oil and heat 2 minutes on medium-high temperature.
• Add chicken pieces, a few at a time, and brown each piece.
• Remove from frying pan and drain on two layers of paper towels.
• To the frying pan, add onion, garlic, peppers and sausage in skillet.
• Cook over medium-high heat until vegetables are lightly browned.
• To remove grease, pour ingredients into a colander and run under hot water for 1 minute; drain well.
• Add to casserole dish.
• Spread mushrooms evenly over vegetable and sausage layer.
• Add water, rice, chicken bouillon, basil, curry powder, paprika, rice and green peas.
• Gently stir ingredients to mix well.
• Place chicken pieces on top of casserole.
• Cover casserole.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300°F, uncover casserole, and continue baking another 20 to 30 minutes until rice is tender.
• Remove from oven and serve.

SLOW-COOKER CHIPOTLE CHICKEN AND PINTOS WITH SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Place chicken, pinto beans, green chiles, chipotle chiles and gravy mix (dry) in order listed in 3- to 3 1/2-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
• About 30 minutes before serving, make Spanish rice mix as directed on package, using water and oil.
• Meanwhile, gently stir tomato into chicken mixture.
• To serve, spoon about 1 1/4 cups chicken mixture over 1/2 cup rice. Sprinkle with cilantro.

CHEESY SPANISH RICE WITH CHICKEN AND BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• In a 12" skillet, heat oil over med. high heat. Add chicken, onion, jalapeño and garlic. Cook,stirring to break up meat until it is no longer pink and vegetables are softened.
• Stir in rice, tomatoes with juice, paste, 1 Cup broth, chilies, cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and cook till rice is tender, about 30 minutes.
• Stir in beans and corn and continue cooking, covered, until beans and corn are heated.
• Just before serving, stir in cheese. If needed, stir in some more of the chicken broth.

LOW-FAT SPANISH CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• In a 2-quart casserole, combine the rice, onion, and oil.
• Add the tomatoes, one cup of the broth, the paprika, oregano, ground pepper, roasted peppers, and chicken, and stir.
• Cover the casserole and bake 30 minutes.
• Stir in the peas and add an additional 1/4 cup broth, if needed, to keep the rice from sticking.
• Bake until the chicken is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaf and serve.

CHICKEN AND RICE SPANISH STYLE OR PAELLA

Steps:

• Season boneless thighs with salt and pepper. Heat two tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet and cook thighs until browned and set aside.
• Add the other two tablespoons olive oil in the same skillet over medium heat and cook chopped green peppers, green onions and garlic. Stir frequently for about 5 minutes or until green pepper is tender.
• Add the rice and green peas and mix well all the ingredients. Add chicken broth, chopped tomatoes, oregano, salt and pepper to taste and bring to boil and then reduce the heat to simmer for about 15-20 minutes until the rice is tender. Add some more chicken broth or water if it is necessary to make it saucy and not too dry. finally, add the sliced green olives, finely chopped parsley and serve warm.
• NOTE: I also make Spanish Paella with this recipe, but since saffron threds are very expensive, I buy yellow rice with saffron included and add Spanish chorizo sliced, cooked shrimp, and also scallops, clams or mussles can be added if you like, for a complete dish or casserole.

ONE POT SPANISH CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot or pan over a medium heat and then add the chicken pieces and brown for 2 to 3 minutes, before adding the chorizo sausage and sautéing for a further 2 minutes.
• Add the onions, garlic and red pepper, and sauté for a few minutes until the chorizo sausage releases red oil and the vegetables have softened slightly.
• Add the rice and mix thoroughly and cook for 1 to 2 minutes to coat it all in oil.
• Add the stock and smoked paprika, and place a lid on the pot/pan. Simmer over a very low heat, with the lid on, for 45 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked and tender and the rice is soft and has absorbed all the liquid.
• Adjust the seasoning and gently fluff up the rice and mix all the vegetables and chicken through, before adding the olives and the chopped thyme.
• Serve immediately, setting the pot/pan on the table, with crusty bread and salad if liked.

SO EASY ARROZ CON POLLO (SPANISH CHICKEN AND RICE)

Steps:

• In large skillet sauté chicken onion and garlic in oil 5 to 7 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink.
• Add water and tomato; bring to a boil.
• Add the rice and seasoning package; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add peas and olives and cook 5 to 10 minutes longer or until liquid is absorbed.

SPANISH CHICKEN WITH RICE AND BEANS(6 WW POINTS)

Steps:

• Spray large nonstick saucepan with Pam, place over med-high heat 30 seconds.
• Add bell pepper, onions and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until soft, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Add chicken and cook until browned, 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
• Stir in broth and tomato paste. Add rice, beans, tomatoes and black pepper.
• Cover and cook 20 minutes until most of the water has been absorbed.
• Uncover and cook 5 minutes more, stirring occasionally. Serve immediately.
• Makes 4 (1 1/2 c) servings, 6 points per serving.

SPANISH CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large pot.
• Season the chicken pieces with salt & pepper and brown in batches.
• Remove from pot.
• Add the remaining oil to the pot & gently saute the onion & capsicum until the onion is transparent.
• Stir in the paprika and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add the tomatoes and simmer gently until it has thickened.
• Stir in the water, then add the rice and the tumeric.
• Return the chicken to the pot and stir to combine.
• Bring to the boil, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 1 hour or until chicken is tender and almost falling off the bone.

SPANISH-STYLE RICE WITH CHICKEN AND SEAFOOD (RIZ à LA VALENCIENNE)

Steps:

• Squeeze juice from 1 lemon half into a bowl of cold water. Cut off and discard stems of 1 whole artichoke and cut off top 1 1/2 inches of leaves. Bend back outer leaves until they snap off close to base and discard several more layers of leaves in same manner until exposed leaves are pale green at top and yellow at base. Trim dark green fibrous parts from base and sides with a sharp paring knife, then quarter artichoke lengthwise. Rub cut surfaces with other lemon half, and drop artichoke into water. Trim remaining artichokes in same manner.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and simmer fresh artichokes until just tender, 10 to 12 minutes. (Do not cook thawed artichokes.) Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. When cool enough to handle, scoop out choke with a spoon.
• Cook beans in same pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain in a colander, then rinse under cold running water to stop cooking. Pat dry.
• Cook clams and mussels in wine in a large heavy pot over moderately high heat, covered, stirring occasionally, 4 to 10 minutes, checking shellfish frequently after 4 minutes and transferring to a bowl as they open (mussels will open before clams). Discard any unopened mussels after 8 minutes and any unopened clams after 10 minutes. Keep warm, covered. Pour shellfish cooking liquid through a fine sieve lined with a paper towel into a large glass measure and add enough water to make 2 cups.
• Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in paella pan over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown chicken well all over, about 15 minutes. Transfer with slotted spoon to a plate.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cook onion in 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in pan over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 6 minutes. Add garlic and paprika and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add rice and cook, stirring, 1 minute, then stir in tomatoes.
• Add seafood cooking liquid, chicken broth, and chicken with juices and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil, gently stirring and frequently rotating pan, until rice has absorbed most of liquid and spoon leaves a path exposing bottom of pan when pulled through rice, about 15 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat and tuck clams and mussels into rice. Bake riz in middle of oven, uncovered, until a crust forms around edge of pan, liquid is absorbed, and chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• While riz is baking, heat remaining tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then saut bell peppers until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Add green beans and artichokes (cooked fresh or thawed) and sauté just until heated through. Season with salt and pepper.
• Tuck vegetables into riz and let stand 10 minutes before serving.

SPANISH CHICKEN CUTLETS AND OLIVE RICE WITH ARTICHOKES AND PIQUILLO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring stock to a boil, stir in rice and 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Cook 18 minutes. Heads up: after 12 to 13 minutes you will add in other ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat about 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil over low heat in a large skillet.
• From the rounder, thicker side of the breast, cut into and across but not through the breast meat and butterfly the breast open. Season the chicken with salt and pepper on both sides. Pour flour, smoked paprika and salt and pepper onto a dish; beat eggs in a second dish with a splash of water. Grind nuts, bread crumbs and parsley in food processor to combine. The nuts should have the same consistency as the bread crumbs. Start the processor in pulses then turn on to combine. Pour nut mixture onto plate. Coat the chicken in flour, egg then nuts. Wash your hands.
• Raise heat under the skillet to medium-medium high. When oil ripples, add the chicken and brown on both sides, and finish in the oven until deeply golden and cooked through.
• 5 minutes before the rice is done, add the artichokes, peppers, and olives and stir to combine. Cook 5 minutes more, turn off heat, fluff with a fork and stir in thyme leaves.
• Remove chicken to a platter and add sherry to the pan then stir in butter. Spoon pan sauce over chicken and serve with rice alongside.

SLOW-COOKER CHIPOTLE CHICKEN AND PINTOS WITH SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Place chicken, pinto beans, green chiles, chipotle chiles and gravy mix (dry) in order listed in 3- to 3 1/2-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
• About 30 minutes before serving, make Spanish rice mix as directed on package, using water and oil.
• Meanwhile, gently stir tomato into chicken mixture.
• To serve, spoon about 1 1/4 cups chicken mixture over 1/2 cup rice. Sprinkle with cilantro.

SPANISH RICE WITH CHICKEN, OLIVES AND CHICKPEA TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• 1) In large Dutch oven or 12-inch straight sided skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat until shimmering. Brown sausage pieces on both sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer to plate. 2) Season chicken with salt and pepper and place skin side down in pot. Cook until both sides are well browned, 6 to 8 minutes total. Transfer to plate. 3) Add 2 tablespoons oil, onion, bell pepper, teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper to pot. Cook until vegetables have softened and are beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in garlic, 2 teaspoons oregano, and cilantro stems. Cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. 4) Stir in one tablespoon oil, rice, adobo (if using), and saffron threads. Cook, stirring, for one minute. Stir in olives, 1/2 cup cilantro leaves, sausage, and chicken broth. Tuck chicken pieces into rice and bring to simmer. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until rice is tender and chicken is cooked through, about 25 minutes. 5) In small saucepan, heat puréed tomatoes, garbanzo beans, remaining tablespoon oil, remaining teaspoon oregano, pinch sugar, and pinch salt over medium heat to simmer. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup cilantro leaves, season to taste, and serve on the side to spoon over rice.

SPANISH CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Season with 1/2 t. salt and 1/4 t. pepper and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side.
• Add the onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the wine, tomatoes and their liquid, rice, 1/2 t. salt, and 1/4 t. pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
• Stir the peas into the rice and chicken and cook, covered, until heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Spoon the chicken and rice onto individual plates and sprinkle with the parsley. Garnish with the olives.