"One Pan Spanish Chicken and Rice, or Arroz Con Pollo as we call it...all cooked in one pan...including the Crispy Chicken!Weight Watchers: 13pp per serve (one thigh with about ?-1/2 cup of cooked rice)..."
INGREDIENTS
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5 chicken thighs, bone in and optional skin on
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Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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1 teaspoon garlic powder
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 large onion, chopped
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6oz | 160g (6 pieces) shortcut bacon trimmed of all fat, chopped (or smoked ham)
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3 garlic cloves, minced
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2 teaspoons sweet paprika
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1/2 teaspoon crushed saffron threads (or 3/4 teaspoon imitation saffron powder is fine to use)
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2 vine ripened tomatoes, diced (or 1 small can diced tomatoes including juice)
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1 cup jarred fire roasted peppers in garlic (Piquillo), cut into strips
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1 1/2 cups water mixed with 2 teaspoons vegetable stock powder (or use chicken broth)
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1/2 cup dry white wine *See Notes
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1 1/2 cups long-grain white rice
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3/4 cup frozen peas (not thawed)
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Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, for garnish