I used half thighs and half breasts and half of the olives. I did add about 6 small chorizo links(cantimpalitos), cut into thirds, which I browned first and removed, then sauteed the chicken in the fat with 2 TBS olive oil for nice depth of flavor. Added them back towards the end so they still had a lot of flavor. Adde

Not bad. I didnt want to hunt for some unusual variety of rice so I used Basmati and simply changed the volume of liquid and added the rice 15 min before the chicken was done. I also added fewer green olives. Closer to a half cup. I found the recipe is lacking in some zing. The strongest flavour is that of the olives. I cant imagine how it must taste if I had put in the full cup. I do like green olives though, so it is not a total loss.

After watching Martha Stewart's Cooking School this morning, I decided we had to try this recipe. We loved it. I used a large pinch of Saffron and the only changes I made were, I added Eggplant, as Martha mentioned, about 1/2 tsp [filtered]in seeds and a bit of poultry seasoning. Delicious. I will definitely make this again and would also serve it to company. Thank you, Martha.

I have been making arroz con pollo for 40 years. I use the whole cut up chicken, legs, thighs, breasts, wings. Everyone has said they didn't use the saffron and substituted other things. I love saffron - and there is NO substitute for saffron. It is a subtle taste, not spicey, but wonderful!! Use at least 1/2 tsp of saffron or better yet, 1 tsp. of saffron. It will be totally different.

This recipe is good--I have made it a number of times. I typically sub chicken breast (on the bone with skin) instead of the chicken thighs, which I think come out greasy. I also add a large teaspoon of tomato paste (and the fresh tomato) and some tumeric for color (instead of saffrom) and some smoked paprika for some depth. I also used more olives (but use low sodium stock and be careful with the salt)--because I think they make the dish, and some cilantro. Great dish.

Very good recipe! A little on the salty side though. I removed the chicken skin prior to browning to elimate some of the fat and substituted a little paprika for the saffron...still came out great.

This was pretty tasty. Unfortunately, I didn't love the chicken thighs; too fatty. If I made this again, I would probably substitute for chicken breasts. Also, I didn't have any saffron, so I substituted for a pinch of curry powder & a pinch of mustard powder. Obviously very different from Saffron, and I was nervous about it, but the rice was perfectly seasoned and very, very tasty!

I thought this recipe could use a little more spice. Perhaps some chile of some sort. Also try maybe half-ing the green olives so you can enjoy more of it in less bites! I didn't have fresh tomatoes so I used canned with the liquid! After I added the tomatoes I decided to evaporate most of the water in the tomato liquid which concentrated it's flavor. Then I proceeded onto the next step.

Delicious!! Easy comfort food. Used 1 can well drained diced fire roasted tomatoes in place of fresh tomato. I used 2 1/2 cups Jasmine rice and 1 quart organic chicken broth from Costco and only 2 tsp salt. Keeper recipe.