Weight Watchers Easy Arroz Con Pollo (Chicken with Rice)

Have you had Arroz con Pollo? Traditional Arroz con Pollo (chicken and rice) is popular throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. It’s delicious.

This easy arroz con pollo is a quick and easy one-pot variation using leftover cooked chicken that can be made in about 30 minutes. It’s from  Weight Watchers’ Simply the Best : 250 Prizewinning Family Recipes, a cookbook I’ve been turning to regularly since the late ’90s. (It shows the old points. You can easily calculate the new PointsPlus Values since all the recipes include complete nutritional information.)

Skinny on Weight Watchers Easy Arroz Con Pollo

We had this Easy Arroz on Pollo for supper on Sunday using leftover rotisserie chicken from Costco. It was simple to make and very yummy.

I didn’t have the can of tomatoes with green chiles called for, so I substituted salsa instead. It turned out flavorful but not spicy and the servings were generous.

Served with Caesar salad, this easy arroz con pollo made a satisfying meal. And there was plenty left for a quick and easy lunch Monday.

According to my calculations each serving has *9 Weight Watchers Points Plus. Enjoy!

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Weight Watchers Easy Arroz Con Pollo

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

This Weight Watchers Easy Arroz Con Pollo is a bright and spicy chicken and rice dish your whole family will love. Mine did.

Servings: 4

Author: Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 cup long grain rice
• 1 onion chopped
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 can 10 ounces tomatoes with green chiles (or substitute 1-1/4 cups salsa like I did)
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 cups chopped cooked skinless chicken
• 1 cup frozen green peas thawed
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet set over medium heat. Add the rice, onion and garlic, and cook, stirring as needed, until the onion is softened and the rice is lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
2. Add the chicken broth, tomatoes, oregano, and cumin and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, stirring a couple of times, until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
3. Add the chopped cooked chicken and peas and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes.
4. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper and fluff the mixture with a fork before serving.

Recipe Notes

Nutritional Estimates Per Servin: 348 calories, 6 g fat, 48 g carbs, 4 g fiber, 25 g protein and 9 Weight Watchers PPV

This makes 4 hearty portions of easy arroz con pollo. Since I didn't have a can of tomatoes and chiles, I substituted 1-1/4 cups fresh salsa I had in the fridge instead with good results.

*PointsPlus® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc.

If you liked this arroz con pollo recipe you might also like:

Mom’s Spanish Chicken and Rice (SkinnyTaste)
Crockpot Arroz con Pollo (Laaloosh)
Cooking Light Arroz con Pollo (MyRecipes)

If you liked this easy arroz con pollo, check out my latest ebook filled with lots of easy, healthy Weight Watchers Friendly Recipes using leftover rotisserie chicken available on Amazon:

Favorite Easy Healthy Recipes for Using Rotisserie Chicken

*PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT Weight Watchers Zero Points fruits and vegetables using the WW Recipe Builder.