Arroz Con Pollo

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 12 ounces link lamb sausage
• 2 lbs chicken breasts, cut into serving size pieces
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 2 cups rice
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 14 ounces tomatoes, diced
• 10 ounces peas (frozen)

Recipe

• 1 brown sausages in a dutch oven. drain all but, 1/4 cup drippings from the pan. slice the sausages into rounds and then set aside.
• 2 coat chicken with mixture of flour, salt & pepper; brown in reserved drippings.
• 3 add onion, celery, broth & water to chicken.
• 4 cover and simmer till chicken is nearly tender, about 30 minutes.
• 5 add rice, tomatoes, & sausage.
• 6 simmer, covered, until rice is tender, about 20 minutes more.*.
• 7 add frozen peas; heat through (10 to 20 minutes). serve.
• 8 *the original recipe calls for this to be cooked in a dutch oven but, i often will bake it at 350 for an hour or put it in the crockpot on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours (follow the recipe until after the chicken is browned, then put everything together. add peas the last 20 minutes). it always turn out great!