Traditional Costa Rican Rice with Chicken Recipe: Arroz con Pollo

Rice with chicken is one of the most classic and traditional Costa Rican dishes. You can find this dish at any traditional Costa Rican restaurant (called sodas in Costa Rica) and it is normally accompanied with fries and salad.

If you feel like cooking up a bit of Costa Rica for dinner, here is our Costa Rican rice with chicken recipe. This dish is not too difficult but it does require a few key Costa Rican ingredients which you may be able to find at your local Hispanic or international food market or you can buy online.

I got learn how to make this arroz con pollo from our Costa Rican neighbor who kindly gave me her Costa Rican rice with chicken recipe. This is Yeison’s favorite dish so I put a lot of love into it!

Ingredients

1. 2 cups of cooked rice
2. 1 medium red onion (or white), chopped
3. 2-3 stalks of celery, diced
4. 1 sweet pepper, diced
5. 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced or chopped
6. 2 carrots, peeled and shredded
7. Chicken…