Chicken Stew with Cinnamon

Ingredients

• 3 lbs chicken pieces
• adobo seasoning to taste
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 8 ounces diced ham
• ½ cup sofrito
• 1½ cup diced tomato
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Rub the chicken with the adobo seasoning.
2. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour.
3. Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the ham and sofrito over a medium flame for about 5 minutes.
4. Add the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and water and bring to a boil.
5. Then add the chicken pieces, cinnamon, salt and pepper, and return to a boil.
6. Reduce the heat to low allowing the stew to simmer for and additional 30 minutes.