Name: Spanish Chicken and Rice From Birds Eye®
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized cubes; 1 (8 ounce) bag Birds Eye® Recipe Ready Sofrito; 1 (10 ounce) bag Birds Eye® Steamfresh® Long Grain White Rice with Mixed Vegetables, cooked according to package directions; 1/2 cup chicken broth; 1 packet sazon seasoning blend; 1/2 teaspoon salt

Why it works: Chicken and rice are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,769 recipes. Both carry (e,e)-2,4-decadienal, which smells fatty, deep fried. The science ↓

Spanish Chicken and Rice From Birds Eye®

4 servings

Prep10 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized cubes
1 (8 ounce) bag Birds Eye® Recipe Ready Sofrito
1 (10 ounce) bag Birds Eye® Steamfresh® Long Grain White Rice with Mixed Vegetables, cooked according to package directions
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 packet sazon seasoning blend
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

610Calories

35 gProtein

31 gFat

45 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Vegetable	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Chicken + ricetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,769 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

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