Spanish Chicken and Rice Recipe | Easy One-Pot Arroz con Pollo

Learn how to make Spanish Chicken and Rice (Arroz con Pollo) at home with this easy one-pot recipe! 🍗✨ Packed with tender chicken, flavorful spices, tomatoes, and rice, this dish is the perfect comfort food for any family dinner.

This Spanish Chicken with Rice recipe is simple, budget-friendly, and loaded with authentic flavor. Whether you call it Arroz con Pollo or just chicken and rice, this dish will quickly become a favorite in your home.

Ingredients:
- 1 whole chicken (seasoned with thyme, onion powder, paprika, garlic, parsley)
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth + 2 cups water
- 1 stalk celery (with leaves)
- 1 large garlic clove (or 2 medium)
- Peppercorns (whole, to taste)
- 1/4 tsp thyme
- Carrots (orange, white, purple if available)
- 1 small red onion (diced)
- Baby Bella mushrooms (cleaned & sliced)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- Splash of red cooking wine (about 1/4 cup)
- 1/4 tsp sugar (to cut tomato acidity, optional)
- Kosher salt & black pepper (to taste)
- Fresh parsley (chopped, for garnish)
- Cooked white rice (or brown rice) for serving

Instructions:
1. Boil chicken with celery, garlic, peppercorns, thyme, and chicken broth for 1 hour until tender.
2. Remove chicken, shred meat, and set aside. Reserve broth.
3. In a pan, sauté garlic, carrots, and onions in olive oil. Add mushrooms and seasonings.
4. Stir in tomato paste, fire-roasted tomatoes, and a splash of red cooking wine. Simmer.
5. Add shredded chicken and a portion of reserved broth. Let simmer until thickened.
6. Adjust seasoning with salt, pepper, and sugar (if needed).
7. Serve hot over a bed of fluffy rice. Garnish with fresh parsley.

0:00 – Introduction & Story Behind the Dish
1:19 – Preparing the Chicken & Seasonings
2:00 – Adding Garlic, Celery, and Spices
2:30 – Building the Broth with Chicken Stock
5:18 – Simmering Chicken (1 Hour)
6:01 – Prepping Vegetables (Carrots & Mushrooms)
8:31 – Garlic Prep & Chopping
9:07 – Shredding Cooked Chicken
10:00 – Cooking Vegetables with Olive Oil & Garlic
11:27 – Adding Onions & More Garlic
12:07 – Tomato Paste & Fire-Roasted Tomatoes
13:06 – Red Cooking Wine & Seasoning
13:57 – Adding Chicken Back In
14:30 – Adding Reserved Chicken Broth
15:09 – Shredded Chicken & Simmering
15:20 – Cooking Rice (Base for Dish)
15:40 – Chopping Fresh Parsley
16:15 – Final Assembly: Chicken Over Rice
17:15 – Finished Spanish Chicken with Rice

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#spanishchicken #chickenandrice #arrozconpollo #comfortfood #onepotmealsLearn how to make Spanish Chicken and Rice (Arroz con Pollo) at home with this easy one-pot recipe! 🍗✨ Packed with tender chicken, flavorful spices, tomatoes, and rice, this dish is the perfect comfort food for any family dinner.

This Spanish Chicken with Rice recipe is simple, budget-friendly, and loaded with authentic flavor. Whether you call it Arroz con Pollo or just chicken and rice, this dish will quickly become a favorite in your home.

Ingredients:
- 1 whole chicken (seasoned with thyme, onion powder, paprika, garlic, parsley)
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth + 2 cups water
- 1 stalk celery (with leaves)
- 1 large garlic clove (or 2 medium)
- Peppercorns (whole, to taste)
- 1/4 tsp thyme
- Carrots (orange, white, purple if available)
- 1 small red onion (diced)
- Baby Bella mushrooms (cleaned & sliced)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- Splash of red cooking wine (about 1/4 cup)
- 1/4 tsp sugar (to cut tomato acidity, optional)
- Kosher salt & black pepper (to taste)
- Fresh parsley (chopped, for garnish)
- Cooked white rice (or brown rice) for serving

Instructions:
1. Boil chicken with celery, garlic, peppercorns, thyme, and chicken broth for 1 hour until tender.
2. Remove chicken, shred meat, and set aside. Reserve broth.
3. In a pan, sauté garlic, carrots, and onions in olive oil. Add mushrooms and seasonings.
4. Stir in tomato paste, fire-roasted tomatoes, and a splash of red cooking wine. Simmer.
5. Add shredded chicken and a portion of reserved broth. Let simmer until thickened.
6. Adjust seasoning with salt, pepper, and sugar (if needed).
7. Serve hot over a bed of fluffy rice. Garnish with fresh parsley.

0:00 – Introduction & Story Behind the Dish
1:19 – Preparing the Chicken & Seasonings
2:00 – Adding Garlic, Celery, and Spices
2:30 – Building the Broth with Chicken Stock
5:18 – Simmering Chicken (1 Hour)
6:01 – Prepping Vegetables (Carrots & Mushrooms)
8:31 – Garlic Prep & Chopping
9:07 – Shredding Cooked