Cuban Arroz Con Pollo Recipe
The Best Cuban Arroz Con Pollo Recipe we've ever made! Learn How To Make Easy Arroz Con Pollo Cubano (Cuban Chicken and Rice.) A rustic one-pot dish with comforting appeal.
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Instructions
Set out a large bowl. Add the flour and 1 1/2 tablespoons Sazon Completa to the bowl. Mix well. Then toss the chicken pieces in the flour mixture to fully coat.
Set a large 7-8 quart sauté pan (or dutch oven) over medium heat. Add the oil. Once hot, place the chicken pieces to the pan. Brown the chicken on all sides, rotating every 2-3 minutes. (About 10 minutes total.) Then remove the chicken and set aside.
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Sazon Completa: If you can’t find this spice blend in the international aisle of your local grocery store, look for “Cuban Seasoning” in the spice aisle. Add salt if needed.
You can also make Sazon Completa from pantry staples.
Sazon Completa Recipe (Makes 3 tablespoons)
2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried cilantro
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp ground annatto (or tumeric)
Additional Cooking
Mushy Rice – Sometimes the rice on the top of the pot remains slightly firm, while the rice underneath softens. When you check the rice after 20 minutes, make sure to dig down a little. Turn off the heat when the rice on the bottom in perfectly cooked. If you let the rice cook too long, and it will turn mushy. When you fluff the rice, the crunchier bits will mix in and soften.
Cooking Large Chicken Pieces – If you are worried about larger chicken pieces (like breasts) cooking all the way through, make sure to brown the chicken the full 10 minutes, before adding the other ingredients. Then once the rice has simmered for 20 minutes, turn off the heat and let the pan sit covered for another 10 minutes before opening.
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I love this recipe and make it often, but I wondered if I could bake it in the oven and if so for how long?
This recipe is one of my favorite recipes of all time-I made it for my Cuban boyfriend during our first month of dating and even after 4 years, he still tries to get me to make it once a week! It's absolutely fabulous and so easy, thank you Sommer!
I’ve made this at least 4 times in the past month or so. Fantastic recipe and outstanding flavor. Added some Tajin and changed up the color with a little extra paprika/turmeric. Thanks for sharing. Will make again.
This is definitely a 5 star recipe-easy, few ingredients & doesn’t take hours to make! I made it exactly as listed except that I accidentally used all 3 tablespoons of Sazon Completa in the flour mixture on the chicken. I realized in time to add 1.5 tablespoons into the rice. Regardless, the chicken didn’t come out over seasoned. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Fantastic recipe 👍 Thank you so much. Followed it to a T and it turned out super delicious. Will definitely make it again!
So I made this recipe and its a keeper. The best Arroz Con Pollo to date. I followed the recipe to a tee but I add peas to my rice afterwards on my own plate because my wife does like them. It was fantastic. 👏
This can be made with Pork too My wife Is Cuban and we make it all the time .,I am Sicilian and I can:t get enough of the Cuban food it"s the greatest.
Absolutely delicious! I used basmati rice instead of long grain white rice. Recipe is super easy to make and the flavors are wonderful. Definitely will be making this chicken dish often!
Just made this recipe with chicken breasts and Wow! It is a keeper and definitely going into our dinner rotation. Thank you!
P.S. We love the seasoning so much that this last time I put in an extra tablespoon ( 4 Tbl.) It was perfect for us and not too hot. Yum!
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