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Panamanian Arroz Con Pollo

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PREP TIME
15 min
COOKING TIME
115 min
TOTAL TIME
130 min
SERVINGS
8 servings
Dinner Latin American
Panamanian Arroz Con Pollo
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 (4 to 6 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
  • 1 cup rice
  • 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 cups chicken stock, or as needed to cover
  • 1 cup green peas
  • 1/2 cup sliced black olives
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup chopped pimento peppers
Instructions
1
Preheat your oven to a temperature of 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius).
2
Take the vegetable oil in a Dutch oven and heat it over medium heat. Cook and stir the chicken pieces until they are nicely browned, taking anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes.
3
Using a slotted spoon, carefully transfer the chicken pieces to a plate and set them aside.
4
In the same Dutch oven, cook and stir the onion, green bell pepper, minced garlic, and whole garlic cloves until the onion is tender and soft. This should take around 5 minutes.
5
Return the chicken to the Dutch oven with the onion mixture. Add tomatoes, rice, salt, oregano, black pepper, and bay leaf to the pot.
6
Pour in enough chicken stock to cover all the ingredients completely.
7
Bake the chicken-rice mixture in the preheated oven until the rice is tender and the chicken is no longer pink in the center. The juices should run clear, indicating that it's cooked through. This should take around 1 hour and 30 minutes.
8
Check the internal temperature of the chicken using an instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone. It should read 165 degrees Fahrenheit (74 degrees Celsius).
9
Once the chicken is cooked, stir in the peas, olives, raisins, and pimento peppers into the chicken-rice mixture.
10
Bake for an additional 15 minutes, or until the mixture is warmed through and heated to your liking.