Tomatillo Cilantro Rice with Chicken and Vegetable Confetti

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I am going to admit I am not a chef.  But I like learning how to cook new dishes.  And I like mastering those dishes.  One thing I cannot master is rice.  Stop laughing.  Every 3 times I make it, it does not come out.  So I have been trying different recipes.  Maybe it is not me, it is the recipe?

Tomatillo Cilantro Rice with Chicken and Vegetable Confetti

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons 
  olive oil
• 1 pound 
  boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
•  
  Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 1 
  medium yellow onion, diced 
• 2 cloves 
  garlic, minced
• 1 cup 
  fresh or canned corn kernels
• 1 cup 
  long grain rice
• 1 teaspoon 
  ground cumin 
• 2 
  bay leaves
• 1 (12-ounce) jar 
  HERDEZ® Tomatillo Verde Mexican Cooking Sauce
• 1 cup 
  chicken broth
• 1/2 cup 
  frozen baby peas
• 2 teaspoons 
  freshly chopped cilantro

Directions:

Heat olive oil in 4-quart saucepot over medium-high heat.

Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to pot.

Sauté 3 minutes or until brown all over, stirring often.

Remove chicken from pot and set aside.

Add onions and sauté 2 minutes.

Add garlic and sauté 1 minute longer. 

Add corn kernels, rice, cumin and bay leaves.

Cook 3 minutes or until rice begins to lightly toast and smell fragrant, stirring often.

Return chicken to pot and add HERDEZ® Tomatillo Verde Mexican Cooking Sauce and chicken broth.

Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat and cover pot.

Simmer 20 minutes.

Remove rice from heat and fluff it with a fork.

Mix in peas and cilantro.

Cover pot and let rice rest 5 minutes before serving.

I left off the peas because of my family's preference.  I made this dish!  And it tasted great!

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