"I didn't have a Puerto Rican grandmother ... again." This recipe will yield more of the ginger-garlic puree, sofrito, and house spice than you will need for the pollo guisado.

Explore these ten Puerto Rican-inspired dishes to add excitement and spice to your meals. Arroz con gandules is Puerto ... Asopao de pollo is a comforting chicken and rice stew, similar to gumbo.

cooks Arroz Con Pollo at her commissary kitchen in Loveland on Monday. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald) Daniels has been operating her business, serving up Puerto Rican and Cuban food ...