Easy Chicken Paprikash
Easy chicken paprikash – a healthier alternative using chicken breast. Tender pieces of chicken breasts in a rich sweet paprika sauce with bell peppers and served over noodles. Perfect easy and quick weeknight dinner.
I seriously can’t believe that Thanksgiving is less than 3 weeks away, at least here in Canada. Fall is really here, it is now official and while I hate that summer is gone, I do look forward to warm and comforting dishes, stews and crockpot dinners, pumpkin spiced lattes and scones. Yes there is something beautiful about this time of year, not to mention how gorgeous everything is outside as the leaves are turning orange. I’m actually even looking forward to Christmas, baking cookies and pies and listening to my Christmas music collection while driving hubs crazy. Christmas decorations, Christmas movies, Santa Claus…oh how I miss that time of year.
But let me not digress any further and I’ll try and focus on today’s recipe. So have you heard of chicken paprikash before? It’s of Hungarian origin and it’s a very very popular dish. The dish is loaded with paprika, a spice that is very commonly used in Hungarian cuisine. I love this type of dish because of it’s simplicity and who am I kidding, but paprika really is one of my favorite spices to use whether it’s smoked or sweet paprika. I usually buy the big jars from Costco because I use a lot of it. This recipe itself has 2 whole tablespoons of paprika and if you think that’s too much, don’t.
To start out you need an onion and some chicken. I made this dish a bit healthier by using chicken breast, but usually this is made with chicken thighs or drumsticks.
Just cook the chicken and onion and until the onion is soft and the meat is no longer pink, but don’t worry if the chicken isn’t cooked through.
Add the chopped pepper, and garlic. Stir well.
Now it’s time to add all the spices, all that sweet paprika, salt and pepper and a bit of red chili flakes. You could use smoked paprika as well if you wished.
Stir everything well and cook for a couple more minutes.
It’s time to add the chicken broth and the diced tomatoes.
Bring it to a boil then take a ladle of that sauce and add it to a small bowl along with the sour cream and a bit of flour, whisk it well then add it back to the pot. This will thicken the sauce and make it creamier. Let this simmer for about 20 minutes and that’s all there is to this easy dish.
I usually serve this over noodles, but rice or potatoes would be great too. Hope you try it, it’s really simple to make and it packs tons of flavor!
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Easy Chicken Paprikash
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Total: 35 mins
Serves: 6
Easy chicken paprikash - a healthier alternative using chicken breast. Tender pieces of chicken breasts in a rich sweet paprika sauce with bell peppers and served over noodles. Perfect easy and quick weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb chicken breasts or chicken thighs, skinless and boneless cut into small cubes
- 1 onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 bell pepper chopped
- 2 tbsp sweet paprika
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 tsp red pepper chili flakes
- 1/2 cup chicken broth low sodium
- 15 oz diced tomatoes 1 can, including juice
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- In a Dutch oven or medium size pot heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken pieces and onion to the pot and cook for about 5 to 7 minutes until the chicken is no longer pink inside.
- Stir in the peppers and garlic. Add paprika, salt, pepper, red chili flakes and stir lightly. Add the chicken broth and diced tomatoes. Bring to a boil.
- In a small bowl whisk together the flour and sour cream with a ladle of broth from the pot. Pour this mixture back into the pot and stir. Turn the heat down to a medium-low and simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. The sauce will thicken from the flour.
- Garnish with parsley and serve over noodles, rice or potatoes.
Recipe Notes
Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 172kcal (9%)Carbohydrates: 10g (3%)Protein: 18g (36%)Fat: 7g (11%)Saturated Fat: 2g (13%)Cholesterol: 53mg (18%)Sodium: 207mg (9%)Potassium: 571mg (16%)Fiber: 2g (8%)Sugar: 4g (4%)Vitamin A: 1960IU (39%)Vitamin C: 35mg (42%)Calcium: 49mg (5%)Iron: 2mg (11%)
Nutrition Facts
Easy Chicken Paprikash
Amount Per Serving
Calories 172 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 53mg18%
Sodium 207mg9%
Potassium 571mg16%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 18g36%
Vitamin A 1960IU39%
Vitamin C 35mg42%
Calcium 49mg5%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Barbara M. says
One of our sons is vegetarian so for his version, I substituted an equal amount of smoked Sriracha tofu (he likes things spicy) and of course, used vegetable broth instead of chicken. Was as tasty as the chicken version…in fact next time all four of us may vegetarian.
Thanks for the recipe. It is a keeper.
Danny's girl says
Only two chicken breast for six people? I usually allow one chicken breast per person!
Fenne Kieken says
This is a pasta sauce dish so you don’t need a lot of chicken but if you want to provide additional portions you could allow one per person. Change it up and make it your own. Thats what cooking is all about.
Agi says
I’m Hungarian, I like your recipe Jo, I make it a little different, I saute onions, green peppers, usually the Italian ones and 2-3 tomatoes, for this I use good quality canned one just the tomatoes, cut them to little chunks, I put the flame on low when the onion and the green pepper and tomatoes are down , I put my home made paprika/from Hungary/ I never measure but for a whole chicken 2 Tbs,I take the pot from the flame,not to burn the paprika.
,I add the cut up chicken /salt the chicken/ to it, on very low flame I cook for few minutes,then I add some water to it, and after few minutes I add more water,water should almost cover the chicken, I add chicken bouillon cubes or Costco has a very good organic chicken paste, I think it’s called better than bouillon. Usually I don’t thicken w/flour, I use lots of onions that makes the sauce thicker, but lots of Hungarians use the flour and sour cream version, I like it that way,but may kids don’t like it/ I grow up in Hungary, my Mom used sour cream also. I serve it w/speatzles and w/cucumber salad. I hope you don’t mind I put my version on, yours looks great, I just like to mix dark meat in it also and the bones makes it even tastier, my kids just eat the white meat, they can’t look at the bones. Thanks for sharing your version, good cooking!
jo says
Hi Agi!
I don’t mind at all, in fact I’d like to thank you for sharing your recipe with me and my readers. 🙂
mila furman says
Ohhh this does look super easy!!! And while I agree fall is really beautiful I always mourn the summers departure 🙁 At least I have a ton of cute outfits for fall 🙂
jo says
See it’s not all bad summer is over, though I will miss wearing my flip flops!
Ivanka says
Can’t wait to try this. Can I replace sour cream with something else?
jo says
You can use yogurt or just simply skip it.
Nagi@RecipeTinEats says
You are one of the few blogs in this world whose chicken breast recipes I would use and trust. 🙂 Chicken breast is the most uninteresting part of the chook to me – other than it’s feet, heart, liver etc!! I would love to dial up the spice in this. Pinning! And thanks for sharing Jo! N x
jo says
Thanks Nagi!
Mike | Chili Pepper Madness says
This is great, Jo. I might need to make a spicy version for my own site. Looks quite delish! I’m a huge fan of paprika myself and usually buy it in bulk for cooking and making blends. I’m sure you enjoyed it!
jo says
Yeah a spicy version would be great, hope you make it!
Bella B says
Oh yummy! I love pasta!!
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