Spanish Chicken and Rice

Spanish Chicken and Rice
You can never have too many European recipes, so give Spanish Chicken and Rice It works well as a main course. If you have onion, bell pepper, peas, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the dry white wine you could follow this main course with the White Wine Frozen Yogurt as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 40 minutes.

Instructions

1
Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook until golden brown, 2 minutes per side.
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Add the onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes.
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Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
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Add the wine, tomatoes and their liquid, rice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.Stir the peas into the rice and chicken and cook, covered, until heated through, about 2 minutes.Spoon the chicken and rice onto individual plates and sprinkle with the parsley.
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Serve with the olives, if desired.Upgrade: Turn this dish into a party-friendly paella by adding 1/4 teaspoon saffron with the rice. Five minutes before the rice is done, stir in 3/4 pound peeled and deveined shrimp.
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DifficultyMedium
Ready In40 m.
Servings4
Health Score42
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