Chicken and Pigeon Peas Skillet Dinner

Chicken and Pigeon Peas Skillet Dinner is a gluten free main course. One serving contains 569 calories, 33g of protein, and 15g of fat. This recipe serves 6. For $2.24 per serving, this recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes. It is brought to you by Kraft Recipes. 29 people found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. If you have skinless boneless chicken breast, canned pigeon peas, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Overall, this recipe earns a good spoonacular score of 75%. Similar recipes include Chicken and Pigeon Peas Skillet Dinner, Dinner Tonight: Rice with Pigeon Peas (Arroz con Gandules), and Crispy Chicken with Annatto Sauce, Rice & Pigeon Peas.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

4 slices finely chopped OSCAR MAYER Bacon

1 can (15 oz.) pigeon peas (gandules), drained

3 cups chicken broth

3 Tbsp. sofrito sauce

1/2 cup chopped onion

1-1/2 cups KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese

1-1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 2-inch pieces

1 can (8 oz.) Spanish style tomato sauce

2 cups long-grain white rice, uncooked

Equipment:

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Cook bacon, onion and sofrito sauce base in large skillet on medium-high heat 5 min. or until bacon is almost crisp. Add chicken to skillet; brown on all sides. Stir tomato sauce and broth into skillet; bring to boil. Add rice and pigeon peas. Bring to boil; cover. Reduce heat to low; simmer 20 min. or until chicken is cooked through and rice is tender. Sprinkle with cheese before serving.

 

Step by step:


1. Cook bacon, onion and sofrito sauce base in large skillet on medium-high heat 5 min. or until bacon is almost crisp.

2. Add chicken to skillet; brown on all sides.

3. Stir tomato sauce and broth into skillet; bring to boil.

4. Add rice and pigeon peas. Bring to boil; cover.

5. Reduce heat to low; simmer 20 min. or until chicken is cooked through and rice is tender. Sprinkle with cheese before serving.


Nutrition Information:

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568k Calories
33g Protein
15g Total Fat
73g Carbs
19% Health Score
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Calories
568k
28%

Fat
15g
23%

  Saturated Fat
6g
41%

Carbohydrates
73g
24%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
77mg
26%

Sodium
1024mg
45%

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Protein
33g
66%

Selenium
41µg
59%

Manganese
1mg
58%

Vitamin B3
11mg
55%

Phosphorus
462mg
46%

Vitamin B6
0.82mg
41%

Potassium
928mg
27%

Fiber
6g
26%

Folate
96µg
24%

Vitamin B5
2mg
22%

Copper
0.45mg
22%

Magnesium
84mg
21%

Calcium
205mg
21%

Zinc
2mg
18%

Vitamin B1
0.26mg
17%

Vitamin B2
0.28mg
16%

Vitamin C
12mg
16%

Iron
2mg
14%

Vitamin A
404IU
8%

Vitamin B12
0.43µg
7%

Vitamin E
0.94mg
6%

Vitamin K
2µg
2%

Vitamin D
0.25µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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