Adobo Seasoned Chicken and Rice

Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay, 2008

Show: Throwdown with Bobby FlayEpisode: Arroz Con Pollo

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (29)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(29)

Cook Time:
40 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: 5 min
Cook: 40 min
Total:: 1 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons granulated garlic
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons granulated onion
1 teaspoon paprika
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons ground turmeric
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano leaves
4 chicken thighs, with skin, cut in 1/2
4 chicken breasts, with skin, cut in 1/2 lengthwise
5 tablespoons olive oil
1 large Spanish onion, finely diced
1 medium green bell pepper, finely diced
1 medium red bell pepper, finely diced
About 1/3 cup tomato powder or 1 to 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and finely diced
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 cups long-grain rice
4 3/4 cups homemade chicken stock
1 bay leaf
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup frozen peas (not thawed)
3/4 cup pimento stuffed green olives
3/4 cup pitted picholine olives
Freshly chopped cilantro leaves
Freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley
Finely chopped fresh oregano leaves
Squeeze lime juice

Directions

Mix together the salt, granulated garlic, cumin, granulated onion, paprika, black pepper, turmeric and oregano in a small bowl. Season both sides of the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and then season with the adobo seasoning mixture.

Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat. Place the chicken in the oil skin side down, in batches, if necessary, and saute until golden brown. Turn the chicken over and cook until the second side is golden brown. Transfer the chicken to into a separate pot with all cooking juices, cover and allow to cook through over medium heat. Keep warm.

Place the browning pan with the remaining 2 tablespoons oil back over high heat. Add the onions, green and red peppers and cook until soft. Add the tomato powder, garlic and cook for 1 minute.

Add the rice to the pan, stir to coat the rice in the mixture and cook for 1 minute. Add the chicken stock, bay leaf, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Stir well, cover, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes add the peas to the pot, cover and continue cooking until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through, about 8 minutes.

Remove the pot from the heat and let sit 5 minutes covered. Remove the lid, fluff the rice and gently fold in the olives, cilantro, parsley, oregano and squeeze of lime juice. Add the chicken and stir to combine.

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recipe Adobo Seasoned Chicken and Rice
Sara Salt Lake City, UT 08-29-2009
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Nom Nom Nom!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was my first time making arroz con pollo and I am glad I did. My husband loves his mother's recipe, and I have always... been afraid to attempt making this dish for fear it wouldn't compare. He loved it! My modifications: I marinated the chicken for about three hours in the adobo spice rub, used pimento-stuffed green olives (I wasn't able to find the olives the recipe called for) which worked terrific, added the chicken to the rice when adding the chicken stock, used home made chicken stock. Next time I will try adding beer as suggested here http://www.fondaboricua.com/NN_pfrecipe.php. This is definitely one for my permanent collection. Thank you Bobby!Read more
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Heidi Riverside, CA 04-28-2009
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Excellent
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Thanks for an excellent Arroz Con Pollo recipe. I love all the vegetables in the rice. The seasoning for the chicken is... exceptional. I cut the recipe in half and only used chicken legs. Didn't add olives. Delicious. Read more
recipe Adobo Seasoned Chicken and Rice
Bianca miami, FL 04-21-2009
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OMG loved this!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

this recipe came out absolutely delicious! i was only able to find one type of olives but that doesnt really matter. Next... time i might rough chop the olives instead of throwing them whole as the ones i got were so salty. But in regards to the rice i felt it was delish! i couldnt believe i made it. anyway the next day it was gone! so good give this a try.. Read more
recipe Adobo Seasoned Chicken and Rice
Pete Jerseyville, IL 03-28-2009
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Brought back memories
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I thought it was very good. I wasn?t able to find picholine olives (I live in a relatively small town) so I left them out,... along with the pimento stuffed olives. I kind of wish I left out the bell peppers too. I don?t think they brought much to the party and may have even taken away from the adobo seasoning, which by the way I think was spot on. I grew up in Tampa FL and would get Arroz con Pollo at places like Pipos on Hillsborough Ave and the little hole in wall across the street from the Town and Country post office. Granted that?s Cuban and he was going for Puerto Rican but still, Adobo is Adobo. I did run into a couple of problems. For instance, My Dutch oven is too small to fit both the chicken and the rice so I baked the chicken after frying. Also, I turned down the heat too much after bring the rice to an initial boil so my rice was under done. I ended up putting the Dutch oven in the regular oven for another 10 minutes on 350 to finish up the rice. I did notice they call for adding salt and pepper to the rice at the same point you add the stock, and bay leaf so maybe a little salt and pepper should be held back from the Adobo mix? it was kind of unclear. Next time I think I?ll dumb it down a bit? just bake the chicken from the start. Cook the rice by itself leaving out the peppers and olives but adding a table spoon or so of Adobo seasoning. In any case this one made its way into my personal recipe box and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did? or more. Read more
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alicia seal beach, CA 03-24-2009
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AMAZING RECIPE!!!!!! WE LOVE IT!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is the best arroz con pollo recipe! My family loved it! It's very easy to make and it feeds plenty. It's so good left... over too!Read more
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b columbia, MD 03-22-2009
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bad recipe -- too salty
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

As others have noted, way too salty. might be a typo to be 2 teaspoons not 2 tablespoons as listed. Also cooking time is... wrong and does not work with brown rice, only quick cooking rice. Chicken did have nice flavorRead more