Recipe: Tasty Chicken sandwich with avocado (Arepa/Renia Pepiada)

Chicken sandwich with avocado (Arepa/Renia Pepiada). Reina pepiada arepa, aka Venezuelan chicken and avocado sandwiches where crispy, light and fluffy cornmeal buns are stuffed with a tasty avocado chicken salad! Arepas are buns (or cakes) made from a dough consisting of pre-cooked white cornmeal and water that is formed into patties and grilled. In Venezuela, sandwiches are often made with corn rolls known as arepas (ah-reh-pahs) that are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Fill them with Reina Pepiada chicken & avocado salad. Reina Pepiada, the Venezuelan equivalent of chicken salad, is a rich and satisfying filing for these plump cornmeal patties. Other popular arepa fillings; white cheese; black beans and fried sweet plantains; ham and cheese; and butter. You can cook Chicken sandwich with avocado (Arepa/Renia Pepiada) using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken sandwich with avocado (Arepa/Renia Pepiada)

1. You need 1 cup of P.A.N cornmeal.
2. It's 1 cup of warm water.
3. Prepare 1 cup of cooked & shredded chicken.
4. It's 1 large of Ripe Avocado.
5. You need 1 dash of Salt.
6. Prepare 1 cup of Mixed vegetables.
7. It's 2 tbsp of Olive Oil.
8. You need 1/2 cup of Mayo.

Have fun mixing and matching to find your favorite variety! Venezuelan staple comfort food used for any meal of the day. The arepa is to Venezuela as rice is to China. With the immigration of Venezuelans to other.

Chicken sandwich with avocado (Arepa/Renia Pepiada) step by step

1. Mix cornmeal, warm water, and salt in a bowl until there are no lumps. And more water if needed..
2. Heat oil to medium high in a wide skillet.
3. Grab a fist full of the mixture, form a patty and place in hot oil. Repeat until there is no more (you should have 3 or 4 patties) Make sure the top and bottom are flat..
4. Fry until golden brown on each side.
5. While that cools down peel and mash avocado in a bowl, add mayo, chicken, and vegetables. Mix well.
6. Cut the patties almost all the way horizontally, leaving a small part uncut (so the filling won't fall out as easy when you eat..
7. Add even amount of filling to each & enjoy !.
8. This is south american food, which I loooove! Learned this recipe from venezuelan in-law..

This chicken and avocado arepa is everyone's favorite and it is such a quick and easy recipe! I have cracked the code of how to make it super delish and healthier than ever. In Venezuela, this dish is known as "Reina Pepiada" and has a folkloric tale behind its name involving a beauty queen. Arepa is an essential and daily food in the Venezuelan menu. They are also prepared and consumed in other nearby countries such as Colombia, although with some variations in their preparation or fillings, but the "Reina Pepiada" is an.

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