Arroz con Pollo (Peruvian Style)

Rating: 3.71 stars
7 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 1
  • 4 star values: 5
  • 3 star values: 0
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 1

This is an original Peruvian recipe for cilantro rice with veggies and chicken. I really like to eat this with avocado seasoned with lime and salt, or with onions seasoned with lime, salt, and pepper. Delicious!

By carla from peru

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Recipe Summary

prep:
15 mins
cook:
30 mins
total:
45 mins
Servings:
5
Yield:
5 servings
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

5
Original recipe yields 5 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Heat vegetable oil in a heavy pot with a lid over medium heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper; cook in hot oil until just browned, about 2 minutes per side. Remove chicken to a platter, reserving drippings in the pot.

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  • Saute onion and garlic in the retained drippings until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir cilantro into the onion mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir mixture for 2 minutes more.

  • Return chicken to the pot; add rice, water, beer, carrot, and peas. Place lid on the pot, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the rice absorbs the liquid completely and is tender, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
712 calories; protein 29.5g; carbohydrates 105.4g; fat 15.2g; cholesterol 64.7mg; sodium 80.7mg. Full Nutrition
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Nina Vega
Rating: 4 stars
12/29/2015
It was yummy but just too much rice for the amount of other ingredients I suggest adding only 2 cups unless you add more of the other and also adding an extra cup of broth or beer Read More
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7 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 1
  • 4 star values: 5
  • 3 star values: 0
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 1
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Nina Vega
Rating: 4 stars
12/29/2015
It was yummy but just too much rice for the amount of other ingredients I suggest adding only 2 cups unless you add more of the other and also adding an extra cup of broth or beer Read More
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Leanne
Rating: 4 stars
06/18/2019
The recipe was easy to follow and it turned out great, but I’ve made this maybe 6 times now using this recipe and it always takes much longer than the 20 minutes to cook the rice at the end. I have an electric stove, so maybe my low setting is too low. I don’t know. Read More
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jesmonstar
Rating: 4 stars
12/15/2014
My DH grilled the chicken separately so I used chicken stock instead of drippings. I added jalapeños to the mix for a little extra heat. Read More
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Rich
Rating: 5 stars
05/03/2018
Looked great so it inspired me to do something fun. I made it with egg noodles instead of rice added some spice via jalapeno slices touch of chili powder as well as cumin. A few tbs of water in the sauce with teaspoon of cornstarch to give the noodles a thicker coating of juice. Add peas last to the sauce and then add it all to the finished noodles. Read More
BRACKY189
Rating: 4 stars
02/24/2017
This worked well. I followed Nina Vega's advice and used only 2 cups of rice and added an extra cup of liquid (I used chicken stock). I topped the dish with Peruvian aji sauce (Inka Mama's Aji from this site) and it really complimented the dish well. Good taste and easy to make. Thanks for sharing! Read More
buzz
Rating: 4 stars
07/24/2018
What a wonderful recipe combining two staples for a wonderful budget meal. I did not use the beer used chicken brouth for the rice plus a little water. The reason I did not give this a 5 star is that it did not mention removing the skin if you are using a whole chicken a must. This will be made many times. Read More
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