Monday, September 8, 2008

EASY & DELICIOUS CHICKEN PAPRIKA RECIPE

EASY & DELICIOUS CHICKEN PAPRIKA RECIPE
SERVES 4

Prep: 15 minutes; Cook: 50 minutes

Delicious with artichoke hearts, peas or a green salad. Serve with pasta, potatoes or spaetzle, or rice. You can prepare dish ahead of time adding sour cream mixture before serving.

* 1 3lb chicken, cut up in 6 or 8 pieces
* 1 large onion, finely chopped
* 4 TBS Vegetable oil
* 2 cups chicken broth
* 2 cups low fat sour cream (you can use yogurt,although it will have less flavor)
* 3 or more TBSP sweet Hungarian paprika
* 2 tsp flour
* 2 tsp salt
* pepper

Rinse off chicken , remove and discard skin and excess fat. Heat 2 TBSP oil in a large, heavy, covered stew pot or casserole on medium heat. Add onions, sauté till light golden in color, set aside. Add remaining oil, heat, lightly brown chicken pieces, still over medium heat Add onions to chicken in casserole, draining off excess fat. Add paprika, salt and a couple twists of the pepper mill. Stir well. Add broth.

Bring to a simmer, cook covered for 30 minutes, uncover and simmer for a 15 minutes more stirring occasionally. Using a fork, mix the flour into the sour cream. Remove chicken from casserole. Spoon off fat from cooking liquid if desired. Whisk sour cream mixture into cooking liquid. Add chicken pieces and simmer till heated through.

Serve with pasta (noodles, penne, etc.), or mashed potatoes or spaetzle, or rice.

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