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Recipe Tags: 60 Minutes Or Less Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Main Dish Poultry Spanish Easy European Chicken Dietary One Dish Meal Low Sodium Low In Something Meat Chicken Breasts 3 Steps Or Less

Abuela's Chicken

My friend from spain had me over for dinner, and her abuela (gramma) made this for us. And this is what we had. Wow! it was sooo good, so i begged for the recipe.

Steps

Marinate the chicken for approximately 10 minutes in a bowl containing the green peppers , oregano , garlic , black pepper , olives , celery , parsley , coriander , and thyme.
In an iron pot , heat 3 tablespoons of oil , reserving 2 tablespoons for later use.
Add sugar to heated oil and quickly stir.
When sugar turns dark brown , add the chicken , being careful with splattering oil.
Stir , cover and let simmer at medium heat for 10 minutes , adding tablespoonfuls of water regularly to prevent it from burning.
Add the vegetables.
Add tomato paste and stir to combine.
Add remaining water and bring to a boil.
Add salt to taste.
Add the rice and stir often to avoid excessive sticking.
Once all the water has evaporated , cover with a tight-fitting lid and simmer over very low heat.
Wait 15 minutes , uncover and stir , before adding remaining oil.
Cover and wait another 5 minutes.
Taste rice for doneness.
It should be firm but tender inside.
If necessary , cover and leave an.

Ingredients

chicken breasts, oil, sugar, tomato paste, green pepper, oregano, garlic, black pepper, olive, celery, parsley, coriander, thyme leaves, salt, rice, water