Spanish Chicken and Rice

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Cook: 1 hour
Yield 6 servings
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This one-pot Spanish chicken and rice casserole is easy to make, versatile and filled to the brim with flavor. Follow the recipe as is, or make it your own, for a nutritious, tasty dish that makes lovely leftovers too.

Ingredients

  • 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 pounds), cut up
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 teaspoon celery salt
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 cup uncooked rice
  • 3/4 cup chopped onion
  • 3/4 cup chopped green pepper
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
  • 1-1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°. Place chicken in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Combine garlic salt, celery salt and paprika; sprinkle over chicken. Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
  2. Remove chicken from dish. Combine rice, onion, green pepper and parsley; spoon into pan. In a saucepan, bring broth, tomatoes, chili powder and salt to a boil. Pour over rice mixture; mix well. Place chicken pieces on top. Cover and bake until chicken registers at least 165° and rice is tender, 40-45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 345 calories, 12 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 73 mg cholesterol, 1,448 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 27 g protein.

My mother has always been an avid cook, and my sister, two brothers and I were raised on this casserole. When I polled our family to see which recipe I should share, this fresh-tasting dish came out on the top. I know you'll enjoy it as much as we do. —Cindy Clark, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
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