This Arroz Con Pollo Mexican Chicken and Rice Recipe is just 298 calories and has over 34g of protein!
Arroz con pollo recipes make great weeknight meals. You cook everything in one skillet (less clean up!) and this recipe feeds 6, enough for everyone, or leftovers.
An authentic arroz con pollo recipe is typically made with one whole chicken, cut up. And that is our preferred method, however you can choose to get all chicken breasts, or thighs.
This healthy chicken and rice recipe is flavorful and easy. And best of all, low on clean up! (You even mix everything in just one bowl, less clean up!)
This Arroz Con Pollo Mexican Chicken and Rice Recipe is just 298 calories and has over 34g of protein!
Arroz Con Pollo Mexican Chicken and Rice Recipe
Chicken and rice casseroles make great quick dinners. Try this stovetop recipe for the same ease and approachability, with a one pot easy arroz con pollo recipe.
To keep calories in this pollo chicken recipe low, we use olive oil spray. This will help you limit the amount of oil you need in the recipe. By swapping vegetable oil for olive oil spray, you’re able to cut 100’s of calories and lots of fat!
This article will supply you with everything you’ll need to make a healthy arroz con pollo Mexican chicken and rice recipe, here’s what you’ll find in the sections below.
Use these sections for helpful resources like shopping lists and how to guide, or skip ahead to the recipe card.
What You’ll Find in the Article:
- Arroz Con Pollo Ingredients (shopping list!)
- How to Make Arroz Con Pollo
- Arroz Con Pollo Mexican Chicken and Rice Recipe (recipe card!)
- Nutrition and Calories in Arroz Con Pollo
The shopping list is extra helpful. Take a screenshot on your phone so you have it handy at the grocery store.
And in the recipe card, you can easily double or triple this healthy arroz con pollo recipe with the click of a button.
Up next, a shopping list for our low calorie Arroz Con Pollo Mexican Chicken and Rice Recipe…
Arroz Con Pollo Ingredients
This is the best arroz con pollo recipe for people looking to cut calories without sacrificing flavor or texture. The chicken pollo recipe is packed with flavor, no one will believe it’s a healthy dish!
You can get any cut of chicken you like. Traditionally, arroz con pollo recipes use a whole chicken, cut up. And that is such a delicious and fun way to make this dish. But if you find chicken breasts on sale, or chicken legs, by all means… use the cut of chicken you want!
This arroz con pollo easy recipe is made even easier with this shopping list! Take a screenshot on your phone so you have it handy the next time you go to the store.
Shopping List for Arroz Con Pollo:
- Olive oil spray
- Aalt
- Garlic powder
- Cumin
- Pepper
- Cayenne
- Chicken
- Onion
- Bell peppers
- Garlic
- Low-salt chicken broth
- Tomato sauce
- Long-grain white rice
- Cilantro
Special Tip: You can find the measurements in the recipe card below. There you can choose how many servings of this recipe for arroz con pollo you want to make, and it will do all the math for you!
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Up next, learn how to make arroz con pollo recipes healthy…
How to Make Arroz Con Pollo
This one pot arroz con pollo recipe is easy to make, and easy to clean up! We even limited mixing to one bowl, so you’re cleanup is even faster!
In the how to make pollo con arroz section below, you will find directions to make arroz con pollo with chicken breast, legs, even a whole chicken cut up. You can also find these directions in the recipe card in the next section.
This Mexican arroz con pollo recipe is easy to make and will quickly become one of your favorite one pot dinners!
How to Make Arroz Con Pollo:
- To a medium bowl combine the salt, garlic powder, cumin, pepper and cayenne. Mix and set aside.
- Heat a large skillet with a lid over medium-high heat and spray with olive oil.
- Coat the chicken with half of the spice mixture. Add to the hot pan and brown on all sides.
- Add in the onion, bell peppers and cook for 5 minutes until lightly softened.
- To the remaining spices, add the chicken broth and tomato sauce. Mix well and set aside.
- Remove the chicken to a plate and add the garlic and the rice to the skillet and cook for 1 minute, then add in the chicken broth mixture, and peas. Mix well and place the chicken atop the rice and veggies.
- Cover and cook for 30 minutes, until all the liquid is absorbed and the chicken is cooked through.
- Top with cilantro and serve hot.
Special Tip: You can find the measurements, directions, arroz con pollo calories and more in the recipe card below…
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Arroz Con Pollo Mexican Chicken and Rice Recipe
We cut 100’s of calories in arroz con pollo traditional recipes with the help of olive oil spray. Making this healthy recipe just 298 calories!
This Arroz Con Pollo Mexican Chicken and Rice Recipe is packed full of protein and healthy ingredients to accelerate weight loss while feeding your cravings.
Check out the nutrition label in the next section, and below that, more low calorie recipes…
HEALTHY Arroz Con Pollo Chicken and Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- Olive oil spray
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne
- 8 pieces of chicken one whole cut up, or breast fillets, legs, thighs, etc.
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 bell peppers chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 ½ cups low-salt chicken broth
- 1/ 15-ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 4 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Instructions
- To a medium bowl combine the salt, garlic powder, cumin, pepper and cayenne. Mix and set aside.
- Heat a large skillet with a lid over medium-high heat and spray with olive oil.
- Coat the chicken with half of the spice mixture. Add to the hot pan and brown on all sides.
- Add in the onion, bell peppers and cook for 5 minutes until lightly softened.
- To the remaining spices, add the chicken broth and tomato sauce. Mix well and set aside.
- Remove the chicken to a plate and add the garlic and the rice to the skillet and cook for 1 minute, then add in the chicken broth mixture, and peas. Mix well and place the chicken atop the rice and veggies.
- Cover and cook for 30 minutes, until all the liquid is absorbed and the chicken is cooked through.
- Top with cilantro and serve hot.
Notes
Nutrition
Up next, nutrition and calories in arroz con pollo…
Nutrition and Calories in Arroz Con Pollo
We used arroz con pollo chicken breast to measure this nutritional information… Other cuts won’t make much difference, but chicken breast will have the most protein.
The nutrition and calories are based off 1 serving (1 1/2 cups) of the Arroz Con Pollo Mexican Chicken and Rice Recipe above.
Important Note: As a reminder, at Lose Weight By Eating it is our goal to make you healthier, all-natural versions of your favorite recipes… not all will be “diet worthy” depending on the diet you are on. But they will be healthier versions to help curb your cravings.
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