Trinidad pelau is a delicious dish made with caramelized chicken, pigeon peas, rice, and veggies that are cooked in coconut milk, broth and Caribbean seasonings. It has roots in Spanish, Creole and African cuisine.

Chicken Pelau is a Trinidadian staple featuring rice, chicken, pigeon peas, carrots, and coconut milk. A perfect one pot meal!

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Pelau, rice cooked with meat and vegetables, really exemplifies Trinidadian cuisine because it is an admixture of various cooking styles.

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[caption id="attachment_6857" align="alignnone" width="800"] Chicken Pelau (Trinidad Chicken Pelau)[/caption] One pot chicken and rice (Chicken Pelau) is one of the main dishes cooked in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. When it comes to a one pot meal that everyone loves, this is it. This dish is made for hangouts (dinner parties) with friends. It is great to take on a day at the beach and is fantastic for cooking outdoors on a woodstove or camp fire. This dish is packed with lots of…

Due to its popularity in households across the nation, some may argue that Chicken Pelau is the national dish of Trinidad & Tobago.

This one-pot chicken pelau stew is flavor-packed with coconut milk, fresh thyme, tender chicken, pigeon peas and rice. It’s the perfect stew for a quick and satisfying weeknight meal the entire family will love.