Pollo A Las Rajas
  1. Season chicken with salt and pepper

  2. Place chicken in a roasting pan or baking dish and bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes, or until cooked

  3. Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a saucepan, and lightly sauté poblano pepper until skin starts to separate

  4. Peel skin from poblano pepper and remove all seeds

  5. Slice onion, bell pepper, and poblano pepper into strips

  6. Heat remaining 3 tablespoons of oil in a large, heavy skillet

  7. Add crushed garlic clove and let cook for about a minute

  8. Add chorizo sausage to garlic oil

  9. Let chorizo cook through before adding the onion, red pepper, and poblano strips

  10. Cook over medium-high heat until onions and peppers are soft

  11. Add sour cream, half-and-half, black pepper, and salt to the skillet

  12. Stir together and let simmer for 3 minutes

  13. Take the cooked chicken out of the oven and cut into strips

  14. Serve by placing a portion of the chorizo/pepper mixture on the plate and stacking a chicken breast half on top

  15. Sprinkle the top of each chicken breast with Monterey Jack cheese

  16. To make the newer version, follow the directions on the box of yellow rice and cook in the microwave

  17. Follow all the same steps as above, but leave out the chorizo from the sauce

  18. To serve, place yellow rice on the plate and layer the creamy pepper and onion mixture over it

  19. Top with sliced chicken breast and sprinkle Queso Fresco, green onions, or fresh chives over the top

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥩Carnivore...

Category🍽️Main Dish

Cuisine🇲🇽Mexican

Occasions🎉Celebration👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family Dinner

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 45m

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