Chicken and rice
Preparation
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, chop the chicken into small pieces add it and cook until browned, stirring often.
Chop the vegetables into medium pieces.
Remove pan from heat and add the vegetables to the same skillet, add saffron, pepper, parsley and salt to taste. Let it simmer over a medium heat until the vegetables are cooked. Then add the chicken and let it cook for some minutes.
Then mix in the Homemade Style Tomato Sauce, let it cook to low heat for few minutes to enhance its flavor and aroma.
Pour water into a large saucepan with a tight-fitting lid. Bring to a boil. Mix 1 teaspoon salt into the water. Pour in rice add it to the boiling water. Stir once, or just enough to separate the rice.
Check if the rice is cooked at the end by trying a grain. Keep cooking for another couple of mins. if it isn’t quite ready, then turn the heat off. Strain the rice and serve it with the chicken stew.
It is a very tasty dish in which the whole essence of the chicken coat the rice
Serves 4 ½ chopped chicken