Arroz Aguado Nicaraguan Chicken and Rice Stew Recipe

Arroz Aguado (Nicaraguan Chicken and Rice Stew) Recipe

Arroz Aguado (Nicaraguan Chicken and Rice Stew) Recipe


1 hour 15 minutes

Details
  • Servings:   8
  • Calories:   580
  • Diet:   High-Fiber
  • Meal:   lunch, dinner
  • Dish:   main course
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Cuisine
  • mediterranean
Ingredients
  • For the stew:
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 3 celery stalks, thinly sliced crosswise (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 3 medium carrots, cut into 1/2 inch-thick slices (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 2 whole canned plum tomatoes, sliced into 1/2 inch-thick slices, plus 2 tablespoons liquid
  • 4 cloves garlic, smashed
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 bone-in, skin-on split chicken breasts, cut in half crosswise (about 1 pound total)
  • 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 12 ounces total)
  • 1 quart chicken broth
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 cup long-grain white rice
  • 10 to 12 stems fresh cilantro with leaves
  • 2 sprigs fresh mint
  • 3 medium red potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 1 medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1/2 inch-thick pieces crosswise (about 1 cup)
  • For the Assembly
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped
  • 2 limes, cut into wedges
  • 1 ripe avocado, cut into1/4 inch cubes
  • Pickled jalapeño chiles, to taste
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