Latin American Recipe ⇉ Spanish Rice Chicken II

Chicken pieces of your choice simmered with rice, tomatoes, onion, bell pepper and spices. This is a delicious and filling dish that you won't be able to get enough of!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 cup uncooked white rice
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, with liquid
• 1 ¾ cups chicken broth
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Cooking Directions

1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium high heat until hot, not smoking. Add chicken pieces and saute until browned, about 5 minutes each side. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
2. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in skillet, then add onion and bell pepper and saute, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent (about 5 minutes).
3. Add rice and saute about 2 minutes, stirring, to coat the rice with the oil. Then add the reserved chicken, tomatoes with liquid, chicken broth, bay leaf, paprika and ground black pepper. Bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaf and serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories876.5
• carbohydrateContent45.7 g
• cholesterolContent212.8 mg
• fatContent50.2 g
• fiberContent3.1 g
• proteinContent57.6 g
• saturatedFatContent13.3 g
• sodiumContent348.7 mg
• sugarContent4.5 g