Protein Swap | Puerto Rican Chicken & Rice
with Stuffed Olives
Cooking time
30 minutes
Servings
2/4
Calories
750 /serving
All over Latin America, people enjoy plates of arroz con pollo—which claims the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico as its homeland. You can recognize the golden hue of spiced long-grain rice, deliciously dotted with bite-sized chicken, cherry tomatoes, green peas and stuffed olives.
We will send you:
- 340g Diced chicken breasts
- 50g Diced onions
- 15ml Minced garlic
- 140g Cherry tomatoes
- 60g Stuffed Spanish olives
- 150g Green peas
- 1g Ground turmeric
- 160g Basmati rice
- 30ml Vegetable demi-glace
- 4g Smoky Mexican Moments spices (smoked paprika, cumin powder, garlic flakes, coriander powder, paprika, oregano, black peppercorns, allspice, cloves, cinnamon)
Contains: Milk
You will need:
Large high-sided pan
Oil
Salt & pepper (S&P)
2 or 4 tbsp Butter
Total Fat
25 g
Saturated Fat
10 g
Sodium
770 mg
Total Carb
81 g
Sugars
7 g
Protein
51 g
Fibre
9 g
Preparation
Start the chicken
- Pat the chicken dry; season with ½ the spices and S&P.
- In a large, high-sided pan, heat a generous drizzle of oil on medium-high.
- Add the chicken and cook, turning occasionally, 2 to 3 min., until partially cooked and beginning to brown.
Finish the chicken
- To the pan, add the tomatoes, onions, garlic, olives, turmeric and remaining spices.
- Cook, stirring often, 2 to 3 min., until fragrant, the tomatoes begin to burst and the chicken* is cooked through; season with S&P.
Cook the rice
- To the pan, add the demi-glace, rice, 1 ½ cups water (double for 4 portions) and a pinch of salt; bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat, cover and simmer, 14 to 16 min., until the rice is tender and the water has been absorbed.
- Remove from the heat and add the peas and 2 tbsp butter (double for 4 portions). Let sit, covered, for 5 min. Fluff the rice; season with S&P.
Plate your dish
- Divide the chicken and rice between your plates. Bon appétit!
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*Health Canada recommends cooking poultry to a minimum internal temperature of 74°C.
