Easiest Way to Make Speedy Chicken stew Puerto Rican Pollo Guisado (Crockpot version)

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook chicken stew puerto rican pollo guisado (crockpot version) using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken stew Puerto Rican Pollo Guisado (Crockpot version):

1. Make ready 3 tbs cooking oil
2. Prepare 4-5 pounds bone in chicken thighs or legs
3. Prepare 3/4 cups Sofrito or 6 ounce bottle
4. Prepare 3 bay leaves
5. Prepare Goya adobo all-purpose seasoning
6. Get 2 packets Sazon cilantro and tomato seasoning
7. Prepare 1 1/2 TBS powdered chicken bouillon
8. Make ready 3 heaping tsp tomato paste
9. Take 2 tsp dried oregano
10. Get 5 cups water
11. Get 4-5 stalks carrots peeled and chunked
12. Make ready 1 extra cup cold water
13. Prepare 3 tbs cornstarch
14. Prepare 20 stuffed pimento olives
15. Make ready 4-5 yukon gold potatoes chunked

This one pot dish is simple to prepare, makes clean up a breeze and everyone loves it! This Pollo Guisado recipe, or Puerto Rican stewed chicken, is flavorful, colorful and healthy, as it's accompanied by tons of veggies. Puerto Rican chicken stew is so easy to make and taste just like home. Before we begin to talk about this recipe, know that you don't need to have an Instant Pot to make this Pollo Guisado, you can use any other instant pressure cooker you have.

Instructions to make Chicken stew Puerto Rican Pollo Guisado (Crockpot version):

1. Wash and pat dry chicken. Season all sides with Goya all-purpose seasoning. Turn large skillet on medium high heat and sear both sides to form a golden crust on the skin. But don’t cook through. (Note do not disturb while searing. It will autmotically lift off the surface of the pan in a few minutes when golden crust forms.) Place seared chicken in crockpot. Note: I usually have to sear 2 batches because this recipe is doubled.
2. To the drippings, add oil. Fry sofrito for 1 to 2 minutes. Add tomato paste to the sautee pan. Mix and heat through. Slowly pour water while whisking mixture. Then add the chicken bouillon, sazon packets, oregano, and bay leaves. Bring to boil, scraping the drippings off the bottom of the pan with whisk.
3. Pour mixture to crockpot. Sprinkle pimento olives on top. Cook on high for 3 hours. Turn crockpot to low. Add potatoes and carrots. Cook veggies until tender for about one more hour.
4. In the end, whisk 1 cup cold water and cornstarch. Add to crockpot then stir to incorporate. Will slightly thicken it. Serve over rice.

Puerto Rican chicken stew is so easy to make and taste just like home. Before we begin to talk about this recipe, know that you don't need to have an Instant Pot to make this Pollo Guisado, you can use any other instant pressure cooker you have. Pollo guisado is a delicious chicken dish with meat that falls off the bone. It's a popular dish in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. A Puerto Rico native and former food service professional, Hector Rodriguez develops recipes inspired by the Caribbean and Latin America.

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