Chicken Asopa Recipes

CHICKEN SOPA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Put the chicken into a mixing bowl. Add the chicken soup, mushroom soup, green chiles and broth. Mix well.
• In a 9x13 inch baking dish place a layer of corn tortillas to cover the bottom, then a layer of the chicken mixture, then a layer of cheese. Continue to layer, like you would lasagna, until all of the chicken mixture is gone. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and brown. Let cool and serve.

FILIPINO CHICKEN SOPAS

Steps:

• Combine water and onion in a pot and bring to a boil. Add chicken, garlic powder, and onion powder. Bring back to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer broth until chicken thighs are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove chicken and add carrots to the broth. Stir in 2 tablespoons fish sauce, chicken bouillon, and black pepper.
• Shred chicken meat and discard bones; return meat to the broth and simmer until carrots are tender, about 10 minutes. Add macaroni; cook until tender, about 20 minutes, adding more water if needed. Stir in evaporated milk and butter; simmer until butter is melted. Add more fish sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour soup into serving bowls.

ASOPAO DE POLLO

Steps:

• Season chicken thighs with black pepper and adobo seasoning.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir green pepper, red pepper, onion, garlic, and tomato paste in the hot oil, until the vegetables have softened slightly, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove vegetables from the pot and set aside.
• Pan fry chicken in the pot until browned, 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Return cooked vegetables to the pot along with rice, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, bay leaf, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until rice is tender and chicken is no longer pink inside, about 20 minutes.
• Stir in peas and olives and cook for another 5 minutes. Remove from heat and discard bay leaf. Stir in cilantro and serve.

ASOPAO DE POLLO (TRADITIONAL CHICKEN ASOPAO)

Steps:

• *Note:alcaparrado is a mixture of whole green olives, pimentos, and capers; look for it in the Latin section of the supermarket or in Latino markets such as Goya.
• Combine the first 5 ingredients in a small bowl.
• Sprinkle chicken with the oregano mixture.
• Heat Annatto Oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the chicken; cook 8 minutes, turning once.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Add Sofrito and tomato; cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add rice, wine, ham, and alcaparrado; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Add the water and chicken broth; bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Stir in the peas, and cook for 5 minutes or until the rice is tender.
• Garnish and serve.

ASOPAO DE POLLO (PUERTO RICAN CHICKEN STEW)

Steps:

• Blend 1 cup chicken stock with lime juice, bell pepper, sweet pepper, jalapeno, garlic, cilantro, and oregano to make the sofrito.
• Combine olive oil and annatto seeds in a large skillet over medium heat. Heat until seeds start to open up and oil turns a yellow-orange color, 3 to 4 minutes. Add enough chicken to cover the pan in a single layer without overcrowding. Cook, turning halfway, until juices run clear, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Combine remaining chicken stock, 1/2 of the sofrito, and bay leaves in a large pot. Bring to a boil. Stir in rice, tomato, green peas, onion, green olives, capers, adobo seasoning, salt, and pepper.
• Add the cooked chicken to the broth. Saute remaining chicken in the annatto oil before adding to the pot. Reduce heat to low and simmer until rice is tender, about 20 minutes more.

LEMON CHICKEN ORZO SOUP

Steps:

• In 5-quart Dutch oven, add 7 cups of the chicken broth, the salt and pepper; heat to boiling. Add orzo to broth; reduce heat to medium, and simmer uncovered 7 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until orzo is tender.
• In 2-cup glass measuring cup, add remaining 1 cup broth, the lemon juice and flour, beating with whisk to combine. Slowly stir mixture into soup; return to simmering. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until soup thickens slightly.
• Stir in chicken; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through. Remove from heat; stir in butter. Divide among bowls to serve; garnish with dill leaves.

CHICKEN ASOPA

Steps:

• Toss chicken with oregano, pepper, paprika, salt, and 2 tablespoons of olive oil until evenly coated.
• Brown chicken in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil a large non-stick pot. Add Canadian bacon and garlic and sauté until fragrant. Add the onion and bell pepper and sauté until onion and pepper are tender.
• Add tomato, browned chicken, and sausage. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add olives, capers, rice, and water. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add frozen peas and simmer for 5 more minutes. Taste for seasoning and serve.