“Rice cooked in a pot, with chicken and rabbit from the Alt Urgell region”

“Rice cooked in a pot, with chicken and rabbit from the Alt Urgell region”

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A traditional dish from the Alt Urgell region in Catalonia: chicken and rabbit, pan-fried until golden, then cooked for twenty minutes with the rice in a …

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This rice from the Catalan Pyrenees is cooked in a casserole dish, known as a “cassola.” The chicken and rabbit are first browned separately, then added to the rice, which cooks in a mixture of onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes, known as “sofregit,” which is a traditional Catalan base.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting5 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbled
  • Estimated cost$3.15 $0.79 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 12, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.21
  • $0.90
  • $0.68
  • $0.87
  • $0.46
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a frying pan, heat oil and brown the chicken and rabbit, cut into small pieces, along with salt.
  2. In a separate pan, prepare a sofrito: sauté the chopped onion, bell pepper, and tomato until softened and slightly browned.
  3. Add the rice and water, then, shortly after, the browned meat, and let it cook for about 20 minutes.

The bill

“Rice cooked in a pot, with chicken and rabbit from the Alt Urgell region”

  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 1 bell pepper$0.90
  • 2 tomatoes$0.68
  • 300 g of rice$0.87
  • olive oil$0.46
  • salt$0.03

Total$3.15

that's $0.79 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • ½ chicken, cut into small pieces
  • ½ rabbit, cut into small pieces
  • 1 onion
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 300 g of rice
  • Approximately 1 liter of water
  • olive oil
  • salt

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