Shortcut Arroz Imperial Recipe

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: mozzarella

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more affordable and still provides protein.

Drizzle a little bit of extra virgin olive oil in the Ninja Foodi pressure cooker.

Add boneless skinless chicken thighs and season with complete seasonings.

Slightly cover the chicken with water.

Put the pressure cooker lid on and cook on high pressure for 20 minutes until chicken is fully cooked.

Release the pressure and remove the chicken thighs to a separate plate, reserving the cooking liquid.

In the same pot, drizzle more extra virgin olive oil for the sofrito.

Add 1 quarter of a green bell pepper and half of an onion, then add a splash of voso and some tomato sauce.

Season the sofrito with garlic powder (4-5 cloves fresh garlic can be used), dried oregano, and cumin.

Add a yellow sazon packet and a chicken bouillon packet, mixing everything well.

Add 3 cups of washed rice and the reserved cooking liquid (about 3 and 1/4 cups) to the pot, ensuring the rice is fully covered.

Add the cooked chicken back into the pot, tucking it into the rice, and add a bay leaf in the center.

Cook the rice on high pressure for 6 minutes, then let it rest for 10 minutes before releasing the pressure.

Optionally, add canned peas to the rice mixture.

Mix in mayonnaise to the rice mixture as desired.

Transfer the mixture into a baking dish and compress it down.

Top with a whole packet of mozzarella cheese.

Bake in the oven at 350°F for about 15 minutes, then broil for 4-5 minutes until the cheese is golden brown.

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