The Arroz con Pollo Made by 6 Generations of the Sanchez Nazario Family
- May 2025
- By Maya Ri Sanchez
- Recipe from Puerto Rico
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Arroz con pollo is the recipe that keeps on giving in Maya Ri Sanchez’s Puerto Rican family.
”My family’s arroz con pollo recipe has been passed down six generations,” says Maya, a biotech manager and mom of two, when she sent Familia Kitchen this recipe as part of our Your Family’s Favorite Arroz on Pollo Recipe Contest.
”From the hills of Sábana Grande, Puerto Rico, in the late 1800s to the suburbs of Germantown, Maryland,” where she lives now — this is the delicioso recipe her family cooks for family gatherings and celebrations.
It all started with Maya’s great-great grandmother Maria Isabel. Her beloved receta for rice and chicken then was passed down ”to my great grandmother Isabel (who I got to know, love and spend time with throughout my teens) to my Grandmother Virginia (miss her so much) to my mother Carmen (whom my daughter lovingly named Abby), to me: Maya, and now to my daughter Nysia, 15,” Maya explains.
”It’s with lots of love and pride that we share our family recipe with you. My ancestors and Mom never truly measured ingredients in their cooking, so there are our best approximations. It was done by taste, smell, available ingredients — and love. So as you give our arroz con pollo a try in your kitchen, make sure to add a heaping cup of love to the ingredients!”
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Excellent Recipe!!!!
Looks delicious!!!