PREPARE AHEAD
1 cup rice
1 chicken bouillion cube
1/8 tsp saffron threads
1 4x4 pc dried tomato sauce*
1 package freeze dried chicken
1 cup freeze dried peas
3 cup water
EQUIPMENT
1 pot
1 cup
Directions
PACKING THE FOOD: Put into 3 small bags, then package with the trail
directions: 1. Rice and (unwrapped) bouillion cube; 2. saffron; 3.
dried sauce, chicken and peas. TRAIL DIRECTIONS: 1. In a cookpot, add
2 cups water to rice, cover, bring to a boil and simmer 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, crumble the saffron threads into 1 T. water in a cup and
let them soak. 2. About halfway through the rice cooking time, add 1
1/2 c more water, the saffron water, the dried sauce, chicken and
peas. Cover, bring back to a boil and simmer until rice is cooked,
about 7 more minutes. Add more water if necessary. Time: 20 to 25
minutes. * This is 1/4 of the Basic tomato sauce recipe.
Servings: 4 servings
Arroz Con Pollo (Chicken With Rice) Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
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