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MEGACOOL HEALTHY CHICKEN AND RICE (“ARROZ CON POLLO”)

A friend asked me for this recipe so she could make it for her almost one-year-old daughter.  I make it quite often and freeze the leftovers for later.  (To warm it up I just sprinkle a little bit of water over the top and stick it in the microwave on medium power).  I like my version because I have replaced the traditional white rice with half brown rice, and I have added in a few more veggies along the way…oh, and all natural ingredients, too!  As always, I have linked to coupons or told you where to find ingredients on sale whenever possible…enjoy!

Ingredients

• 2 or 3 organic and/or all natural chicken breasts COUPON
• 1 1/2 c. of long grain white rice mixed with 1 1 /2 c. of long grain brown rice (each of these can be found for $.69 a bag at Target) 
• 1 box of organic or all natural chicken broth or stock (I buy the Kirkland organic brand in bulk from Costco because I use it quite often in my cooking)
• 1 bag of frozen mixed vegetables (Meijer 12 oz. steamer frozen vegetables on sale for $.99 a bag this week)
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 small white onion, chopped
• 1 small tomato and or zucchini, chopped
• Bijol seasoning (this can be found in the Hispanic foods aisles of most grocery stores; I like it because there is no MSG in it!)
• garlic powder (spices on sale for $1 at Jewel this week)
• sea or kosher salt COUPON
• ground cumin (spices on sale for $1 at Jewel this week)
• olive oil COUPON 

Directions

1. Fill a large pot about 3/4 of the way full with water mixed with chicken broth
2. Add about 2 tsp. Bijol seasoning, 1 tsp. garlic powder, 1 tsp. sea or kosher salt, 1 tsp. ground cumin and chicken breasts to water/broth mixture and bring to a boil.  Let boil until chicken is cooked all the way through (usually about 30 minutes or so)
3. In a separate saucepan (while chicken is boiling), with 1 tbsp. olive oil, sautee the green pepper, white onion and tomato/zuchinni for about five minutes or so on medium high.  Set aside.
4. Once chicken is done boiling, take out the chicken breasts and shred them or cut them into 1/2 in. cubes.  Set aside.
5. In a rice cooker, combine the 3 c. of mixed rice, chicken, bag of frozen mixed vegetables and about 5 1/2 c. of the broth that you used to boil the chicken. 
6. Add a dash of salt, if you prefer, and about another tbsp. of olive oil to rice/veg/chicken mixture.
7. Cook rice as you normally would in the cooker. 
8. When done, add the sauteed green pepper, onion and tomato mixture. 
9. Serve with sliced avocado and lime for squirting on top of the chicken and rice.
10. ENJOY!

LET ME KNOW IF YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE AND WHAT YOU THINK!  YUMMY!