Arroz Con Pollo (chicken With Rice)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless chicken breasts
• 1 cup long grain rice (not instant)
• 1 (5 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, use garlic press*
• diced green bell pepper
• diced yellow onion
• cumin
• salt
• pepper (to taste)
• 2 tablespoons shortening or 2 tablespoons lard
• 2 cups hot water

Recipe

• 1 season chicken breast with salt and pepper.
• 2 brown chicken in skillet, 2-3 minutes on each side (with a little bit of oil in skillet so that it wont stick).
• 3 when it's chicken is browned, remove from skillet; set aside. cut into pieces when cool enough.
• 4 in the same skillet, put shortening or lard, let it melt. when melted, add green peppers and onion (use as little or as much as you like). saute about 2 minutes.
• 5 add rice. fry rice until golden brown.
• 6 add salt, pepper, cumin and minced garlic (or garlic powder, not garlic salt), be careful not to burn garlic.
• 7 add chicken, toss to coat with seasonings.
• 8 add hot water, slowly -- then add chicken bouillon and then tomato sauce. (don't have to use all of can, i usually use about 3/4 of the can).
• 9 bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cover. do not uncover at all until all of the water is evaporated. this is the secret!
• 10 when the water is just about evaporated, turn heat off and keep on stove until completely evaporated.
• 11 remove from skillet into a serving dish and keep covered until ready to serve.
• 12 serve with beans and homemade tortillas!
• 13 *on the seasonings, i don't normally measure, i just dash here and there to my taste. if not using garlic cloves, use garlic powder not garlic salt. you have to keep doing it until you get it perfect. i have been making this for about 25+ years and sometimes it comes out perfect, sometimes is still needs something! keep practicing, you'll get it!