Arroz con Pollo

The "No Box/No Restaurant" Challenge is still in effect.  Except I'm sucking at it.  It's harder than I thought.  Especially since, when I threw my back out, my mom brought me a box of Cheez-Its to cheer me up.

Blessed woman.

I am proud to say that I haven't yet eaten those Cheez-Its as a meal, though.

While trying to not eat out unless necessary for social/business purposes, I've been taking advantage of the stockpile of leftovers in my freezer.  Among them was a portion of  Arroz con Pollo leftover from a dinner party.  I was delighted to find I had enough for two meals, and since I live alone, I don't have to share.

Living alone is flipping AWESOME!

Until you find yourself congratulating yourself for a meal well cooked.  Out loud.  To yourself.  As in, "Awesome job, Shan!"  But I digress.

Arroz con Pollo is, simply, chicken and rice.  Most Hispanic cultures have a version of this.  I make a Puerto Rican version that is really delightful.  I actually learned how to make this in the first place, not from my island-born Grandmama, but from an episode of "Throwdown with Bobby Flay" a handful of years back.  This is a fantastic one-pot meal that feeds a large crowd and freezes beautifully.

See the recipe after the jump...