Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Chicken Paprika

My friend Monica made this dish for me one night, and I had to have the recipe. It's really easy and very yummy.

Ingredients:
  • 4 boneless chicken breasts (I've been using 1 package of chicken thighs)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 3/4 cup tomato juice
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Dash of pepper
  • Couscous, quinoa, or whatever grain you would like
Directions:
  1. Marinate the chicken breasts (or thighs) over night with salt, pepper, and paprika (Don't panic if you miss this step; the dish is still delish)
  2. In a skillet over medium heat, brown the chicken in butter for about 15 minutes
  3. Remove the chicken and drain on a paper towel
  4. Add the onions to the skillet and cook until tender
  5. Stir together the tomato juice, paprika, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and a dash of pepper into skillet
  6. Add the chicken
  7. Cover and simmer for 35 minutes or until tender
  8. In a bowl, stir the cornstarch into the yogurt until smooth, and add 1/2 cup of the hot pan juices into the yogurt mixture until mixed in (You're not really adding a ton of the pan juices with the yogurt, so if you're juices are scarce simply add a little more tomato juice to the pan before adding to the yogurt mixture)
  9. Return the entire mixture into the skillet
  10. Cook and stir until thickened
  11. Serve over your choice of grains and enjoy!!!
Side Note: I expected this dish to be hot because of the amount of paprika that is used, but the yogurt dies down any heat. This is definitely not a spicy dish.

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