Arroz Con Pollo Y Frijoles Lightened Recipes

ARROZ CON POLLO Y FRIJOLES

Steps:

• Season chicken with garlic salt and pepper.
• Spray large skillet with cooking spray.
• Place chicken, skin side down, in skillet.
• Brown on med-hi heat about 7 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• Remove chicken from skillet.
• Pour rice into skillet.
• Brown rice in chicken fat over med. heat about 2 min., stirring constantly.
• Add tomatoes and chicken broth; blend well.
• Place chicken on top of rice. Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat; ocver and simmer 20 minute or until rice is tender and chicken is no longer pink.
• Remove chicken from skillet; keep warm.
• Drop beans by tablespoon into rice; sprinkle with cheese.
• Heat an additional 5 minutes, or until beans are hot and cheese is melted.
• Serve with chicken.

ARROZ CON POLLO, LIGHTENED UP

Steps:

• Season chicken with vinegar, 1/2 tsp sazon, adobo and garlic powder and let it sit 10 minutes.
• Heat a large deep heavy skillet on medium, add 2 tsp oil when hot.
• Add chicken and brown 5 minutes on each side. Remove and set aside.
• Place onion, cilantro, garlic, scallions and pepper in mini food processor. Add remaining teaspoon of olive oil to the skillet and sauté onion mixture on medium-low until soft, about 3 minutes.
• Add tomato, cook another minute. Add rice, mix well and cook another minute.
• Add water, bouillon (be sure it dissolves well) and remaining sazon, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
• Taste for salt, should taste salty enough to suit your taste, add more as needed.
• Add chicken and nestle into rice, bring to a boil. Simmer on medium-low until most of the water evaporates and you see the liquid bubbling at the top of the rice line, then reduce heat to low heat and cover. Make sure the lid has a good seal, no steam should escape (You could place a piece of tin foil or paper towel in between the lid and the pot if steam escapes).
• Cook 20 minutes without opening the lid. Shut heat off and let it sit with the lid on an additional 10 minutes (don't peak!!!) Fluff with a fork and eat!

ARROZ CON POLLO Y FRIJOLES NEGROS (RICE W/CHICKEN BLACK BEANS)

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with adobo seasoning. Cook chicken 5 minutes per side or until lightly browned. Remove from skillet.
• Add rice and half of onions to skillet. Brown in pan drippings over medium heat about 8 minutes, stirring constantly. Add tomato sauce, beans, water and bouillon. Stir until well blended.
• Place chicken on top of rice. Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. Sprinkle with remaining onions.