Arroz con Pollo
Golden chicken and tender saffron rice cook together with sweet peppers and peas for a cozy, garlicky one-pot supper.
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Ingredients
- 1 bone-in, skin-on chicken thigh
- 1 cup gluten-free chicken stock
- ½ cup short-grain rice, certified gluten-free
- ½ red bell pepper, diced
- ¼ cup frozen peas
- ¼ yellow onion, diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 0.05 g saffron threads, about a small pinch
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Method
- Salt the chicken and bloom saffron in warm stock.
- Brown chicken skin-side down in oil until deeply golden.8 min timer
- Turn chicken; soften onion, pepper, and garlic in the pan.4 min timer
- Stir in rice, paprika, peas, and saffron stock; nestle chicken.
- Cover and simmer gently until rice is tender and chicken reaches 165°F.20 min timer
- Rest covered briefly, then scatter parsley over the rice.5 min timer
Why it works
- Celiac disease: Certified gluten-free rice and gluten-free chicken stock keep the saffron chicken and rice free of hidden gluten.
- Gluten-free: Certified gluten-free rice and clearly labeled gluten-free chicken stock make this a naturally cozy one-pot meal.
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