Chicken Paprikash Recipe
Low-fat chicken breasts stay juicy and delicious in the velvety, zesty sauce for this healthy Hungarian chicken dish.
Picture Credit: John Kernick
Recipe By: Grace Parisi
Pairing Notes: Tangy meat dishes like this succulent chicken often benefit from red wines with firm acidity, like Chianti from Italy.
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Ingredients
| Canola oil | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Onion | 1 Large, thinly sliced | |
| Red bell peppers | 2 To taste, thinly sliced | |
| Garlic | 3 Clove (5gm), thinly sliced | |
| 1/4 cup sweet Hungarian paprika, plus more for sprinkling | ||
| Caraway seeds | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| All purpose flour | 3 Tablespoon | |
| 6 cups chicken stock or low-sodium broth | ||
| Bay leaves | 2 | |
| Thyme sprigs | 2 | |
| Ground pepper | 1 To taste | |
| 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces | ||
| 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream | ||
| Salt | To Taste | |
Directions
1. In a large enameled cast-iron casserole or Dutch oven, heat the oil until shimmering. Add the onion, bell peppers and garlic and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until just beginning to brown, about 8 minutes. Add the paprika, caraway and flour and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the stock, bay leaves and thyme sprigs, season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until the peppers are very tender and the sauce is thickened, about 1 hour.
2. Add the chicken to the sauce and cook over high heat until just white throughout, about 6 minutes. Discard the bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Spoon the chicken into bowls, and top with sour cream. Sprinkle with paprika and serve.
NOTES
One Serving 257 cal, 10 gm fat, 1.5 gm sat fat, 11 gm carb, 2.3 gm fiber
2. Add the chicken to the sauce and cook over high heat until just white throughout, about 6 minutes. Discard the bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Spoon the chicken into bowls, and top with sour cream. Sprinkle with paprika and serve.
NOTES
One Serving 257 cal, 10 gm fat, 1.5 gm sat fat, 11 gm carb, 2.3 gm fiber
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