Portuguese Chicken and Rice by The Portuguese American Mom 

Recipe:

Portuguese Chicken and Rice by The Portuguese American Mom 

1 large onion, diced

3 garlic cloves, minced

2 Tbs olive oil

1 Tbs Pimenta Moida 

2lbs Chicken breast, cubed

1/2 chourico, peeled and sliced

2tsp coarse Kosher Salt

1/2 tsp Portuguese allspice

2 cups medium/long grain white rice

4 large potatoes, peeled and diced

1/2 cup tomato sauce

8 cups water

Instructions:

Sautee onions in olive oil in heavy bottomed large pot over medium high heat. Add in garlic, stir. Add in chourico, stir. Add in pimenta moida and Portuguese allspice. Add in chicken, stir. Add in rice and potatoes and cover in water and tomato sauce. Simmer over medium/low heat until rice is completely cooked through (to the point of a bit mushy -this is not the time for aldente) and potatoes are cooked through. Stir and taste for salt.