How to Use arroz con pollo in a Sentence

arroz con pollo

noun
  • Delirious with hunger, her children begged for arroz con pollo.
    — Kimiko De Freytas-Tamura José A. Alvarado Jr., New York Times, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Crowd favorites include arroz con pollo, cheese dip and tacos served with cilantro, onions and a side of salsa.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • This version of arroz con pollo is a comforting one-pot meal that’s full of flavor.
    — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Expect classic dishes like fajitas, carne asada, arroz con pollo and more than a dozen specialty tacos.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • The world is ending but the arroz con pollo at the Colibrí pop-up in Hollywood is keeping life worth living.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • Throughout the week, our group continued to cook Puerto Rican classics, like arroz con pollo.
    — Kathleen Squires, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ann Marie Caballero introduced them to arroz con pollo, a Mexican chicken and rice dish her grandmother taught her how to make.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Delta’s upgraded Sky Club offers Miami staple guava pastelitos and arroz con pollo.
    — Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Delta’s upgraded Sky Club offers Miami staples guava pastelitos and arroz con pollo.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • For a more refined take, James Beard Award winner Michelle Bernstein’s arroz con pollo at Café La Trova is zhuzhed up just enough without breaking tradition.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2020
  • The restaurant, which seats 158 and features an indoor dining room and outdoor patio, will serve lunch and dinner, with highlights like Bernstein’s famous croquetas and empanadas as well as local fish, lechon asado and arroz con pollo a la plancha, a recipe from her mother.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025

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