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One Pot Spanish Chicken And Rice - Delicious and simple chicken dinner recipe flavored with saffron, veggies and stock that your family will love. I love it

One Pot Spanish Chicken And Rice

One-Pot Spanish Chicken And Rice - Delicious and simple chicken dinner recipe flavored with saffron, veggies, and stock that your family will love. I love it
Course Entree
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 Servings
Author Tiffany Bendayan

Ingredients

  • 1 pieces Whole Chicken cut up into 8 (you can mix and match the ones you like)
  • 1 Cup of Long Grain Rice
  • 1 Red Pepper sliced into trips
  • 1 Large Onion chopped
  • 1 Clove Garlic chopped
  • 1/2 Cup of Pitted Olives chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil
  • 1/4 Teaspoon of saffron crushed
  • 1 Cup of Water
  • 1 Cup of Chicken Stock
  • Salt + Pepper to taste
  • Chopped Parsley to garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium high heat
  2. Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper
  3. Place chicken in the pan and brown on both sides. About 5 minutes per side
  4. Remove chicken from pan and place aside
  5. Discard the excess oil in the pan leaving just 1 tablespoon of fat
  6. Toss the onion, pepper and garlic in the same pan. Add salt and cook for 2-3 minutes or until they soften
  7. Add the olives and cook 1 more minute
  8. Add the rice and mix with a wooden spoon so the rice gets coated with the veggies
  9. Pour in the water and chicken stock. Add the saffron and stir. Cook until liquid starts boiling
  10. Add the chicken back in the pan on top of the rice
  11. Cover pan with a lid and reduce the heat to low
  12. Cook for 25 minutes more or until chicken is cooked through and rice is fluffy
  13. Sprinkle parsley and enjoy!