# Instant Pot Arroz con Pollo (Chicken and Rice)

This Instant Pot arroz con pollo has a freshness that is always missing from store-bought yellow rice. The flavor is bright yet warm and comforting at the same time.

- Servings: 16 servings
- Total time: 80 min
- Cuisine: Filipino
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 6 lb whole chicken
- 6 cups water
- 4 tsp Adobo seasoning
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 yellow onion, peeled, quartered
- 2 tomatoes, cored
- 1 red bell pepper, ribs and seeds removed, chopped
- 1 small bunch cilantro, thoroughly washed
- 1 Tbsp garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp capers
- 1 Sazón Goya packet
- 0.25 cup green olives, sliced
- 3 cups long grain white rice

## Instructions

1. Place the whole chicken in the Instant Pot, breast side up. Add water, Adobo, and black pepper. Cook at high pressure for 30 minutes. Allow pressure to release naturally (about 30 minutes).
2. While chicken cooks, make the sofrito by pulsing onions, tomatoes, red bell pepper, cilantro, garlic, and capers in a food processor until combined.
3. Transfer the chicken to a separate bowl and strain the broth. Return the broth to the Instant Pot.
4. Add sofrito, Sazón Goya, olives, and rice to the broth. Mix well. Cook at low pressure for 4 minutes. Allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, then quick-release the remaining pressure.
5. While the rice cooks, separate the chicken meat from the bones into bite-sized pieces. Discard the skin and bones.
6. Add chicken pieces to the pot, mix well, and serve.

## Equipment

- Instant Pot
- food processor
- fine mesh strainer

## Tips

- Make your own sofrito for the freshest flavor. It takes about five minutes.
- Using a whole chicken is the cheapest and most flavorful way to make this recipe; there is no waste.
- If omitting Sazón Goya, the recipe will still be flavorful but less intense

## Source

- Original video: https://thefoodieeats.com/instant-pot-arroz-con-pollo/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d8e9d1ba-780d-47bd-8986-8fd474eae76b
- Extracted: 2025-01-18

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