This One Pot Chipotle Chicken and Rice is as warm and comforting as the chicken and rice you remember eating as a child. But, the spicy chipotles and the cilantro give the dish so much more flavor than old-fashioned chicken and rice.

One of the things I love about this recipe is that it takes just as good reheated the next day as it does the night you make it. So it’s a great choice for when you need a dish that can be cooked one day and eaten a day or two later. To reheat it, just pop individual plates in the microwave for two minutes.

If you don’t like spicy food, just omit the chipotle peppers. The dish will still taste fantastic. Also, feel free to use medium grain or long grain white rice in place of the Arborio rice. And, you can use green bell peppers in place of the cubanelle peppers.

One Pot Chipotle Chicken and Rice

Spicy chipotle chicken, peppers, peas, olives, and rice all cook in one pot in this modern version of arroz con pollo.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Tex-Mex

Servings 4

Calories 270 kcal

Equipment

• Enamaled Cast Iron Dutch Oven or other pot
• Food processor

Ingredients

  

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• 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs (well-dried)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp each garlic powder and onion powder
• ¼ tsp. each kosher salt and black pepper
• 1 cup cilantro
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 4 plum tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tbsp. canned chipotle peppers with sauce
• 2 cubanelle peppers, stemmed and seeded and chopped
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup arborio rice
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1/2 cup sliced green olives
• 1/2 cup roasted red pepper, chopped

Instructions

 

• In a Dutch oven, heat the olive oil, and brown the chicken thighs that have been seasoned with kosher salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. You may have to brown the chicken in several batches so that the pan does not get overcrowded.
• While the chicken is browning, use a food processor to puree the cilantro, garlic, onion, tomatoes, and chipotles. Add to the Dutch oven with the browned chicken.
• Also add to the Dutch oven, the cubanelles, the chicken broth, and the oregano. Simmer covered for 30 minutes.
• Using two forks shred the chicken. Add rice and bring to a boil, then cover the pot and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Stir in peas, roasted peppers, and olives and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 270kcal

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This Barbecue Chicken Pizza is a spicy saucy delight. Every bite is full of southwestern flavor and cheesy goodness. At my house we love pizza, but we like to change up the flavors, and this distinctly not Italian pizza really wakes up our taste buds.

Barbecue Chicken Pizza Ingredients:

• The Pizza Dough- I make the dough in my bread machine, but you can replace it with dough purchased from the supermarket. I’ve added cornmeal to this dough, for added crunch.
• The Barbecue Sauce- Again, I make my own, so I can control the sweetness, and I always have the ingredients in the house anyway. But, you can certainly use store bought barbecue sauce. You will probably have leftover sauce which you can store in your freezer.
• The Cheeses- I use mozzarella and pepper jack and shred them myself. After I make the pizza, I store the remainder of the cheese in the freezer, so I will have it for future recipes.
• The Vegetables- I like to use orange and green peppers, and red onions because they look nice on the pizza, but you can use whatever peppers you have in the house.
• The Chicken-You can of course use rotisserie chicken, or leftover cooked chicken.

Tips for making Barbecue Chicken Pizza:

1. The bread machine makes dough so easy to make. When you are ready to roll it out you can use a rolling pin or press it into a circle with your fingers.
2. Make sure you start with a cold oven when preheating your pizza stone, otherwise the stone could crack. If you don’t have a pizza stone you can bake the pizza on a baking sheet.
3. If you don’t have a pizza peel you can remove the pizza stone and place the dough directly on it.

Barbecue Chicken Pizza

A delicious Southwestern-style pizza, with barbecued chicken, sweet peppers, cilantro, and pepper jack and mozzarella cheese.

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Prep Time 3 hours hrs

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 3 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Equipment

• Bread Machine
• Pizza Stone
• Pizza Peel
• Parchment Paper

Ingredients

  

For the Pizza Dough:

• 1 cup water
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 3 cups flour (360g)
• 1/4 cup cornmeal (30g)
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp. yeast

For the barbecue sauce:

• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 cup onion minced
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tbsp. chili powder
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 2 tbsp. honey
• 2 tbsp. rice wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tbsp soy sauce

For the other pizza toppings:

• 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 pinch kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 lb whole milk mozzarella shredded
• 1 cup pepper jack cheese
• 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
• 1/2 cup red onion sliced
• 1 cup green and orange peppers sliced

Instructions

 

For the pizza dough:

• Put all the ingredients in your bread machine, in the order your bread machine suggests. Select the dough cycle.
• Roll the dough out on a parchment paper covered pizza peel. Brush with olive oil and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise 30 minutes.

To assemble the pizza:

• Heat the pizza stone for 30 minutes in a 425 degree oven.
• In a 3 quart saucepan, melt the butter and cook the onion and garlic until it softens. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Cut the chicken breast in half horizontally. Put it between two sheets of plastic wrap and flatten it with a meat tenderizer. Sprinkle both sides with the spices, and grill on a grill pan until cooked through. Cut into bite sized pieces.
• Bake the risen pizza dough at 425 degrees for 20
• Remove the pizza using the pizza peel. Spread the pizza with barbecue sauce, sprinkle it with the cheeses, and then the chicken and vegetables. Bake for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro.

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