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One Pan Spanish Chicken and Rice

April 4, 2018 By Spices in My DNA 4 Comments

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This Spanish Chicken and Rice is made completely in one pan and it’s incredibly flavorful and delicious! It’s filled with bell peppers, roasted red peppers, onion, garlic, saffron, peas, and fresh parsley. It’s a huge crowd pleaser and it’s such a simple comfort food meal!

Overhead shot of a plate of Spanish chicken and rice with a fork resting on the plate and another plate of chicken and rice peeking out of the top left corner
Quite possibly one of my favorite dishes in the world: Spanish chicken and rice, arroz con pollo, paella, or anything remotely similar to any of those things. First of all, rice is freaking delicious and I love it oh-so-very-much. And always have. Two, I LOVE the taste of saffron. And chicken thighs are so delish because of the dark meat! So much flavor.

Overhead shot of seared chicken thighs in a cast iron skillet

And the best part of this, is that it’s made completely in one pan! So that means less dishes for us! And god knows I do enough of those…

So I seasoned these thighs with paprika, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder. Super simple but amazing! I then seared the heck out of them because crispy chicken > not crispy chicken.

Overhead shot of a cast iron skillet filled with Spanish chicken and rice with peas

Next, you just throw everything in the pan – green bell peppers, onion, garlic, roasted red peppers, tomato paste, saffron, and chicken broth!

Then you cook it on the stovetop for a bit, and then finish it off in the oven!

Overhead close up shot of a plate of Spanish chicken and rice

I add the peas at the very last minute so they steam and stay super bright green!

Also, I freaking love peas but I feel like they get a bad rap sometimes. Anyone else a pea lover?

Overhead shot of a plate of Spanish chicken and rice with a fork resting on the plate and another plate of chicken and rice peeking out of the top left corner

I could NOT STOP eating this as I was shooting it. In fact, we’re lucky I had enough left to shoot. I really had to try hard to stop eating this. Story of my life though.

I find something about the taste of saffron, aromatics, and rice SO incredible. It just goes to show you that you don’t need a ton of ingredients to create super flavorful meals! Most all of the spices in this recipe are pantry staples! Winnnning.

Close up shot of a plate of rice with a chicken thigh on top and a fork resting on the plate

My absolute favorite kind of comfort food!

Overhead shot of a plate of Spanish chicken and rice with a fork resting on the plate and another plate of chicken and rice peeking out of the top left corner
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One Pan Spanish Chicken and Rice

This Spanish Chicken and Rice is made completely in one pan and it's incredibly flavorful and delicious! It's filled with bell peppers, roasted red peppers, onion, garlic, saffron, peas, and fresh parsley. It's such a crowd pleaser and it's such a simple comfort food meal!

Course Chicken, Main
Cuisine One Pan, Spanish
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 4
Author Molly | Spices in My DNA

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken thighs (I used bone-in, skin on)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 of a large sweet onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup chopped roasted red peppers
  • 1 1/2 cups white rice
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 pinch saffron
  • 3 cups low sodium chicken broth
  • 1 cup peas
  • chopped flat leaf parsley, for serving

Instructions

  1. Combine paprika, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Stir to combine. Rub chicken thighs all over with spice mixture. Heat a large nonstick oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil. Once hot, add the chicken thighs and sear for about 4 minutes per side, or until golden and crispy. Remove chicken thighs from the pan and set on a plate.

  2. Add the bell pepper, onion, and garlic to the pan and sauté for 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the roasted red peppers, rice, tomato paste, saffron, and chicken broth and stir to combine. Once thoroughly combined, add the chicken back into the pan in a single layer, and raise heat to high. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. (Don't remove the lid!) Preheat oven to 400℉.

  3. Once chicken and rice has simmered for 20 minutes, place covered skillet in the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. After this time, if desired, preheat your broiler to high and broil for a few minutes to get the chicken skin crispy! 

  4. Once chicken and rice has finished cooking, add the peas to the pan and cover for a few minutes to let them steam and warm through. Serve chicken and rice with chopped parsley!

Overhead shot of two plates of Spanish chicken and rice with a cast iron pan of the chicken and rice peeking out of the right corner

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Filed Under: Chicken, Main Course Recipes Tagged With: arroz con pollo, chicken, easy, gluten free, one pan, paella, rice, saffron, spanish

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  1. Albert Bevia

    April 10, 2018 at 5:47 am

    This one pan chicken and rice dish looks really good and easy to make, I love anything with paprika and saffron

    Reply
    • Spices in My DNA

      April 10, 2018 at 10:30 am

      Thanks Albert!

      Reply
  2. Jessica

    September 19, 2019 at 9:48 pm

    4 stars
    I made this tonight with the following changes: skinless boneless chicken breasts; brown rice instead of white, I added some chopped pimento stuffed olives at the end with the peas and parsley. When the dish came out of the oven is was really liquidy and there was too little rice. I must have either under measured the rice or overmeasure the chicken broth. I served with a slotted spoon and it was delicious. My family all liked it. Fairly easy dish to make on a week night.

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    • Spices in My DNA

      September 20, 2019 at 9:51 am

      I’m sorry about that Jessica! It was probably the substitution of brown rice. It has a different cooking time than white rice and takes a lot longer to cook, so it probably didn’t have time to soak up all of the liquid it needed to. I’m glad you and your family enjoyed it though! Thanks so much!!

      Reply

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