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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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Arroz con Pollo
40 mintotal
1servings
12ingredients

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

  1. Salt the chicken and bloom saffron in warm stock.
  2. Brown chicken skin-side down in oil until deeply golden.8 min timer
  3. Turn chicken; soften onion, pepper, and garlic in the pan.4 min timer
  4. Stir in rice, paprika, peas, and saffron stock; nestle chicken.
  5. Cover and simmer gently until rice is tender and chicken reaches 165°F.20 min timer
  6. 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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