Chicken and Rice

Look at that color!

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Alveda "GG" (Braga) Crovello

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Go out and buy the biggest bottle of Frank’s you can – you’re going to need it!

Ingredients

Ingredient Quantity
Boneless Chicken Thighs1 8
Jasmine Rice 2 1/2 Cups, Dry
Red Bell Pepper2 1
Onion 1 Medium-Large
Garlic Cloves 3-4, or 2-3 Tablespoons Jarred Minced
Tomato Paste 1 6 oz (170 g) can
Olive Oil To Taste
Salt To Taste
Black Pepper To Taste
Red Crushed Pepper To Taste

Instructions

  1. Chop red pepper, onion, and garlic.
  2. In large pot3, sauté chicken, red pepper, onion, and garlic in olive oil until vegetables are soft, and the outside of the chicken looks cooked (15-20 minutes).
  3. Add water until chicken is covered.4
  4. Add salt, pepper, red crushed pepper, and tomato paste.
  5. Bring to a boil, then simmer until chicken is fully cooked.5
  6. Strain into second large pot. Put chicken and “stuff” back into original pot.
  7. Measure out 5 1/2 cups of liquid from the second pot, and add back to chicken.6
  8. Bring to a boil.
  9. Add 2 1/2 Cups of Jasmine rice. Turn temp down to low and cover.
  10. Stir often so it doesn’t stick to the pan.
  11. Cook until rice is soft, and liquid is gone (20-25 minutes)7

Serve with Frank’s Red Hot!

  1. GG used bone-in. 

  2. GG used green. 

  3. A dutch oven is perfect for this recipe. 

  4. This is about 1/2 inch over the chicken. 

  5. About an hour longer is fine. 

  6. SAVE THE EXTRA LIQUID. 

  7. May need to add liquid until rice is done.