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Chicken and Yellow Rice

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Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • whole chicken cut up
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup onion chopped
  • 1/2 cup green bell peppers diced
  • 1/2 cup red bell peppers diced
  • 1/2 cup tomatoes
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp egg shade or saffron or spanish seasoning
  • 2 cups rice
  • 1 tsp oregano

Method
 

  1. Saute chicken in olive oil for 5 minutes.
  2. Add onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, garlic, oregano, bay leaves, and water.
  3. Bring to boil.
  4. Add salt, rice, and egg shade.
  5. Stir while boiling for 1 minute.
  6. Remove from heat and place in covered dish (or pot) for 25 minutes at 400°.

Notes

Discovered in "Seabreeze" cookbook. Thank you Lucy Ricotta :)

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