How to Use arroz con pollo in a Sentence

arroz con pollo

noun
  • Others take a less direct path, as in the case of Daniela Galarza and this Puerto Rican-style arroz con pollo.
    Washington Post, 4 May 2022
  • Customers step to the counter, point to the glass case and order guava pastelitos, arroz con pollo and Cuban coffee coladas.
    Carlos Frias, miamiherald, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Dishes like mofongo, Spam with eggs and arroz con pollo make the most of very little and are beloved by many on the island.
    Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 2 Nov. 2020
  • There simply won’t be an arroz con pollo or fritatta that night if the chicken, rice and eggs are gone.
    Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 21 Mar. 2020
  • There are so many ways to make arroz con pollo, dependent on place, time and the family making it.
    Washington Post, 2 May 2022
  • An accomplished cook, Mrs. Phillips was known for her banana pancakes and chicken and rice (arroz con pollo), a dish that paid homage to her Latin roots.
    Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The dinner menu dabbles in Latin and Cuban flavors, with specialties like arroz con pollo, chimichurri steak and lamb with mamey mole.
    Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Oct. 2021
  • At lunch, there are pastelitos (meat pies) and chicharrones, sandwiches and sliders, arroz con pollo, shrimp ceviche and mushroom toasts.
    Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Then there’s arroz con pollo: rice and chicken, the island’s ultimate comfort food.
    New York Times, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Tilly’s arroz con pollo, a walk by one of the hotel’s Peninsula pages or special puppy robes available for purchase.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Since the arroz con pollo from the pivotal Moonlight diner scene isn't an ideal Oscars party food, go for cilantro-heavy guacamole that represents at least the garnish of the dish.
    Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 25 Feb. 2017
  • Other solid choices included aromatic arroz con pollo, fried bites of pork with an all-around crunchy glaze and coconut flan from the tidy little dessert bar.
    Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 1 July 2021
  • Melian is doing that for a whole new generation, with her takes on pupusas, alfajores de maicena and arroz con pollo.
    Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The arroz con pollo, a big bowl of yellow saffron rice and chicken enhanced with chorizo and topped with slices of avocado, is simple and comforting.
    Heather Platt, Los Angeles Magazine, 1 Sep. 2017
  • My tía creates her own version that includes arroz con pollo (chicken and rice) with a side of black or refried beans along with avocado salad and an egg for good fortune.
    Sonia Ramirez, Houston Chronicle, 13 Oct. 2020
  • Puerto Ricans and Cubans are widely accepted to have the market cornered on arroz con pollo, and few Mexican restaurants outside of the even offer it.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The chicken in the arroz con pollo ($18) arrived both pan roasted and shredded but heavily salted, spoiling the overall experience.
    Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 27 June 2018
  • For diners craving traditional Cuban cuisine, the menu carries classics such as ropa vieja and malanga fritters (a Cuban street snack), black bean soup and vaca fritas, arroz con pollo and lechon asado.
    Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Comfort food itself can be a moving target, though, since one person’s mac ’n’ cheese is another’s shakshuka or another’s arroz con pollo.
    John Willoughby, WSJ, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Her recipes reflect her mixed heritage: arroz con pollo (Panamanian chicken and rice) and Bajan cou cou (cornmeal and okra), considered the national dish of Barbados.
    Sarah Henry, Washington Post, 27 June 2019
  • The reaction is more subdued in rural mountain communities like Naguabo, where Mr. Andrés and his crew have been delivering supplies so cooks at a small Pentecostal church can make 5,000 servings of arroz con pollo and carne guisada every day.
    Kim Severson, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2017

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