Adobo Seasoned Chicken and Rice
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Adobo Seasoned Chicken and Rice a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 1299 calories, 64g of protein, and 52g of fat each. This recipe covers 48% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have bay leaf, bell pepper, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the rice you could follow this main course with the Rice Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.
Instructions
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.