How to make chicken and pasta in one pot - Puerto Rican style
This is an easy, tasty, satisfying meal. It is similar to arroz con pollo but with noodles instead of rice. Everything is cooked in only one pot.
What You'll Need
- chciken
- rice
- one pot meal
Steps
- 1
Step 1
Ingredients: 1 medium onion chopped 2 cloves garlic crushed 2 tablespoons oil 1 red pepper cut into cubes ½ cup tomato paste 2 cups water 1 bay leaf ½ teaspoon turmeric 1 ½ teaspoons salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper ¼ cup wine 2 medium Potatoes cut into medium sized pieces 2 large carrots cut into large very thick slices 1 cup uncooked pasta 4-6 chicken pieces - 2
Step 2
In a large pot fry the onion in oil until translucent. Add the garlic and red pepper and fry 1 minute more - 3
Step 3
Add the tomato paste, water, bay leaf, turmeric, salt, pepper and wine Mix and bring to a boil - 4
Step 4
Add the chicken, potatoes and carrots Bring to a boil Lower to a medium flame and cover the pot Cook 20 min or until you can stick a fork into the potatoes and carrots and the chicken is cooked - 5
Step 5
Add the pasta and cook on a low flame 10 minutes. - 6
Step 6
Quickly check to see if the pasta is almost done. Turn off the flame, close the lid and wait another 10 min before opening the lid and serving. ¡Buen provecho!