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72 minutes•Medium•Serves 4

Reina Pepiada Arepas

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Reina Pepiada Arepas

By @chef1

Classic Venezuelan arepas filled with a creamy and flavorful chicken and avocado salad. Perfect for brunch or a light meal.

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Ingredients

  • ●2 cups Pre-cooked arepa flour (P.A.N.)
  • ●2 1/2 cups Water
  • ●1 teaspoon Salt
  • ●2 cups shredded Cooked chicken breast
  • ●2 ripe Avocados
  • ●1/2 cup Mayonnaise
  • ●1/4 cup chopped Cilantro
  • ●1 tablespoon Lime juice
  • ●1.0g Salt
  • ●0.6g Black pepper
  • ●13.5g Olive oil for griddle

Instructions

  1. 1
    In a bowl, mix the arepa flour, water, and salt until a soft dough forms. Let it rest for 5 minutes.
  2. 2
    Divide the dough into 8 equal portions and shape them into patties about 1/2 inch thick.
  3. 3
    Use all measured 13.5g oil across two batches of four arepas in a large griddle. Cook each batch 5-7 minutes per side until cooked through.
  4. 4
    While the arepas are cooking, prepare the Reina Pepiada filling. In a bowl, mash the avocados and mix with the shredded chicken, mayonnaise, cilantro, and lime juice.
  5. 5
    Season the filling with salt and pepper to taste.
  6. 6
    Once the arepas are cooked, let them cool slightly. Slice them open horizontally and fill with the Reina Pepiada mixture.
  7. 7
    Serve immediately and enjoy!

Recipe details

Cuisine
Venezuelan
Category
Main course
Preparation
40 minutes
Cooking
27 minutes

Estimated total: 72 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.

How these estimates were calculated
  • Prepare measured ingredients: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
  • mix: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
  • shape: 15 min planning allowance (shape)
  • pan preheat: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
  • mix: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • brief cool: 5 min planning allowance (brief_cool)
  • assemble: 5 min planning allowance (assemble)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Chosen 10-minute initial preparation allowance includes implicit chopping and measuring; written preparation is not counted here again.
  • Explicit reviewed multiplication: 4 sides/batch actions; source quantities and pan capacity reviewed.
  • Pre-cooked arepa flour (P.A.N.): USDA FoodData Central Branded P.A.N. label, published 2021-10-28; formulation and label rounding may vary (https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2079822/nutrients)
  • Pre-cooked arepa flour (P.A.N.): USDA tbsp portion weight
  • P.A.N. precooked white corn-meal label reference, 30 g per 3 tbsp; not nixtamalized masa.
  • Water: USDA liter portion weight
  • USDA plain tap drinking water; unknown amount includes only documented zeros and omits nonzero sodium.
  • Salt: USDA tsp portion weight
  • Table salt; unknown quantity means sodium is omitted, not guessed.
  • Cooked chicken breast: USDA cup, chopped or diced portion weight
  • Using stewed chicken breast as a generic cooked chicken breast, shredded.
  • Avocados: USDA avocado, NS as to Florida or California portion weight
  • Using generic raw avocado, 201g per avocado.
  • Mayonnaise: USDA cup portion weight
  • Using regular mayonnaise.
  • Cilantro: USDA cup portion weight
  • Chopped cilantro leaves.
  • Lime juice: USDA fl oz portion weight
  • Using raw lime juice.
  • Table salt; unknown quantity means sodium is omitted, not guessed.
  • USDA black pepper; documented seasoning allowance applies only to to-taste/pinch amounts.
  • Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method.
  • Olive oil for griddle: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Olive oil for griddle","amount":"13.5g"}.
  • Salt: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"Salt","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Salt","amount":"1.0g"}.
  • Black pepper: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"Black pepper","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Black pepper","amount":"0.6g"}.
  • Olive oil for griddle: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Olive oil for griddle","amount":"13.5g"}.
  • Salt: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"Salt","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Salt","amount":"1.0g"}.
  • Black pepper: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"Black pepper","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Black pepper","amount":"0.6g"}.

arepas · chicken · avocado · corn cakes

Estimated nutrition per serving

779 calories · 28 g protein · 73.2 g carbohydrate · 42.2 g fat · 12.2 g fiber · 911 mg sodium

Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central and reviewed product references; ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.

Recipe Context

This recipe was created with the following context in mind:

Thursday
brunch
winter
Requested: 60 min
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