Best 5 My Mothers Chicken Paprikash Recipes

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If you're looking for a comforting and flavorful dish that will remind you of home, look no further than my mother's chicken paprikash. This classic Hungarian dish is made with tender chicken, a creamy paprika sauce, and a variety of vegetables. It's the perfect meal to warm you up on a cold winter day or to enjoy as a special occasion dinner.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CHICKEN PAPRIKASH



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Provided by Molly Yeh

Categories     main-dish

Time 35m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 large onions, thinly sliced
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons Hungarian sweet paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
Pinch of sugar
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs, trimmed and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
Crusty bread, for serving, optional

Steps:

  • Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large saucepan. Add the onions, season with salt and pepper and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden and tender, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic, paprika and cayenne and cook, stirring, until dark red in color, 2 minutes. Add the flour and the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Stir in the broth and sugar and cook until the sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes. Add the chicken to the sauce and bring to a simmer. Cook over medium-low heat until the chicken is tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream and vinegar. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Serve with crusty bread if desired!

MY MOTHER'S CHICKEN PAPRIKASH



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My mother used to make this every year on my birthday. Now I have grown up and added my own personal touches to make this a really hearty comforting dish. Serve it over egg noodles.

Provided by Amanda Hutton

Categories     Hungarian Recipes

Time 1h37m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
4 bone-in chicken legs with skin
4 bone-in chicken thighs with skin
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
4 slices bacon, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
¾ cup diced green bell pepper
2 stalks celery, diced
1 pinch sea salt
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons Hungarian paprika
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
5 cups chicken stock
1 ¼ cups sour cream
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Sprinkle 1 teaspoon salt, garlic powder, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper over chicken legs and thighs.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Place chicken legs in the Dutch oven, skin-side-down. Sear until golden brown on both sides, about 10 minutes total. Transfer legs to a plate. Discard used oil.
  • Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into the hot Dutch oven. Add thighs, skin-side-down. Sear until golden brown on both sides, about 10 minutes total. Transfer thighs to a plate. Discard used oil.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low and add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to the hot Dutch oven. Add bacon; cook until crispy, about 8 minutes. Drain bacon over paper towels on a plate.
  • Increase heat to medium and add onion, green bell pepper, celery, and a pinch of salt to the hot Dutch oven. Cook until onion has released its moisture, about 5 minutes. Add minced garlic, paprika, and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring often, to combine flavors, about 4 minutes more.
  • Return chicken legs and thighs to the Dutch oven. Pour in chicken stock to only partially cover chicken so that skin remains crispy. Scrape up the bottom of the pot. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat. Simmer until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and juices run clear, about 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove from heat and transfer chicken to a plate.
  • Whisk sour cream and flour together in a bowl. Add 1 cup of hot chicken stock from the Dutch oven to the sour cream mixture to temper it. Whisk the mixture into the Dutch oven quickly so that the sauce does not clump. Add 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
  • Return Dutch oven to medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Boil gently, uncovered, until sauce is thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Return chicken parts and bacon to the Dutch oven; stir gently to combine.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 458.1 calories, Carbohydrate 12.9 g, Cholesterol 117.1 mg, Fat 30.7 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 32.1 g, SaturatedFat 10.5 g, Sodium 1245.3 mg, Sugar 1.9 g

CHICKEN PAPRIKASH



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Make and share this Chicken Paprikash recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Brent Bowser

Categories     Chicken

Time 1h30m

Yield 4 bowls, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 whole chicken (cut into pieces)
1 medium onion (sliced)
2 tablespoons paprika
4 tablespoons butter
1 can chicken broth
4 tablespoons sour cream
1/2 cup flour (optional)

Steps:

  • Melt Butter in a large pot or dutch oven.
  • Stir in Paprika to butter.
  • Sautee the onions in the paprika butter solution, then temporarily remove them.
  • It may be necessary to add an additional Tablespoon of butter to the solution.
  • Brown the chicken in the butter.
  • Add the chicken broth, re-add the onions and simmer for one hour, covered.
  • After the solution is fully cooked, add in the sour cream.
  • You may also add in the flour to thicken the gravy.
  • This dish is often served with the German pasta,'Spaetzels' or with the Hungarian'Halousky'.
  • This meal is exceptionally filling with the Spaetzels.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 663.8, Fat 49.8, SaturatedFat 18.9, Cholesterol 209.3, Sodium 729, Carbohydrate 5.3, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 2.4, Protein 46.9

CHICKEN PAPRIKASH



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This is a family favorite! My husband's mother used to make this recipe for him as a child, and she passed it down to me and now I make it for my children. I admit to lightening up the recipe a bit, but I did not sacrifice any flavor. This is creamy, comforting, filling, homey and downright delicious. Once you are full you will be going back for more bites just because you want more taste. I hope you enjoy this as much as we have over the years.

Provided by LizP5885

Categories     Stew

Time 1h45m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Pam cooking spray
1 chopped onion
2 tablespoons paprika
1 teaspoon salt
3 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups light sour cream
2 1/8 cups flour
1 cup water
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Spray large sautee pan with PAM and brown the chicken thighs in batches. Add onion, salt and paprika and cook until onion is softened. Add chicken back to pan and add the 2 cups water. Cover and cook 1 hour until chicken is tender.
  • Add Dumplings (instructions below) and sour cream and cook uncovered until thick.
  • Dumpling Instructions:.
  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
  • Mix flour, water, egg and salt and stir until smooth.
  • Drop spoonfulls of dough (I use a small cookie scoop -- maybe 2 tsp) into the boiling water. Cover and cook for 15 minutes. Drain and add to chicken mixture.
  • A hint so dough will not stick to the spoon is to dip it into the boiling water first. As you continue to dip the spoon as you let the dough go, it will just fall off the spoon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 402.6, Fat 12.4, SaturatedFat 4.8, Cholesterol 183.2, Sodium 771, Carbohydrate 30.8, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 1, Protein 39.6

MY MOTHER'S CHICKEN PAPRIKASH



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My mother used to make this every year on my birthday. Now I have grown up and added my own personal touches to make this a really hearty comforting dish. Serve it over egg noodles.

Provided by Amanda Hutton

Categories     Hungarian Recipes

Time 1h37m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
4 bone-in chicken legs with skin
4 bone-in chicken thighs with skin
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
4 slices bacon, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
¾ cup diced green bell pepper
2 stalks celery, diced
1 pinch sea salt
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons Hungarian paprika
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
5 cups chicken stock
1 ¼ cups sour cream
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Sprinkle 1 teaspoon salt, garlic powder, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper over chicken legs and thighs.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Place chicken legs in the Dutch oven, skin-side-down. Sear until golden brown on both sides, about 10 minutes total. Transfer legs to a plate. Discard used oil.
  • Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into the hot Dutch oven. Add thighs, skin-side-down. Sear until golden brown on both sides, about 10 minutes total. Transfer thighs to a plate. Discard used oil.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low and add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to the hot Dutch oven. Add bacon; cook until crispy, about 8 minutes. Drain bacon over paper towels on a plate.
  • Increase heat to medium and add onion, green bell pepper, celery, and a pinch of salt to the hot Dutch oven. Cook until onion has released its moisture, about 5 minutes. Add minced garlic, paprika, and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring often, to combine flavors, about 4 minutes more.
  • Return chicken legs and thighs to the Dutch oven. Pour in chicken stock to only partially cover chicken so that skin remains crispy. Scrape up the bottom of the pot. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat. Simmer until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and juices run clear, about 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove from heat and transfer chicken to a plate.
  • Whisk sour cream and flour together in a bowl. Add 1 cup of hot chicken stock from the Dutch oven to the sour cream mixture to temper it. Whisk the mixture into the Dutch oven quickly so that the sauce does not clump. Add 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
  • Return Dutch oven to medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Boil gently, uncovered, until sauce is thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Return chicken parts and bacon to the Dutch oven; stir gently to combine.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 458.1 calories, Carbohydrate 12.9 g, Cholesterol 117.1 mg, Fat 30.7 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 32.1 g, SaturatedFat 10.5 g, Sodium 1245.3 mg, Sugar 1.9 g

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the final flavor of the dish.
  • Don't be afraid to adjust the recipe to your liking. This is a great opportunity to experiment with different flavors and ingredients.
  • Cook the chicken until it is fall-off-the-bone tender. This will ensure that the meat is juicy and flavorful.
  • Use a good quality paprika. This is the key ingredient in this dish, so make sure you use a good one.
  • Serve the chicken paprikash with egg noodles, mashed potatoes, or rice. This will help to soak up the delicious sauce.

Conclusion:

Chicken paprikash is a classic Hungarian dish that is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. It is a hearty and flavorful stew that is perfect for a cold winter day. Give this recipe a try and see for yourself why it is so popular.

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