Crock Pot Arroz Con Pollo (spanish Chicken With Rice)

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads (soaked in 2 tbsp. boiling water) or 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 lbs chicken pieces, skin on breasts, skinless legs and thighs
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups converted long grain rice
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, including juice, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock (or 1 cup chicken stock plus 1/2 cup dry wine)
• 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1 cup green peas, thawed if frozen
• sliced pimento stuffed olive (optional)
• hot pepper sauce (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• 2 add chicken, in batches, and brown lightly on all sides.
• 3 transfer to slow cooker stoneware.
• 4 reduce heat to medium.
• 5 add onions and cook, stirring, until softened.
• 6 add garlic, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• 7 add rice and stir until grains are well coated with mixture.
• 8 stir in saffron, tomatoes and chicken stock.
• 9 transfer to slow cooker stoneware and stir to combine with chicken.
• 10 cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours, until juice run clear when chicken is pierced with a fork.
• 11 stir in green pepper and peas, cover and cook on high for 20 minutes, until vegetables are heated through.
• 12 garnish with olives, if using, and pass hot pepper sauce, if using.
• 13 tip: if you are in a hurry, skip browning the chicken.
• 14 just make sure that all the skin is removed; otherwise the dish will be too fatty.
• 15 *saffron is a pungent, bittersweet spice garnered from a particular kind of crocus.
• 16 buy saffron in threads, not powder, preferably from a reputable purveyor.
• 17 turmeric can be used to convey the saffron color in a dish, but it will not replicate the unique and haunting flavour of the original.
• 18 delicious & dependable slow cooker recipes.