Hungarian Paprika Chicken is a simple stovetop recipe that results in tasty melt-in-your-mouth chicken in a creamy paprika sauce. This high-protein and low-carb chicken recipe make a wonderful cozy one-pan dinner that everyone in your house will love!
Why You'll Love Hungarian Chicken Paprikash
So Delicious
Chicken thighs and drumsticks are slowly simmered in their own flavorful sauce made with onion, sour cream, and paprika. Drool-worthy for sure.
It's Easy
Hungarian chicken paprikash an easy dish to prepare, and it tastes amazing! Made in a skillet on your stovetop with straightforward ingredients. You got this!
What is Hungarian Paprika Chicken?
Hungarian Chicken Paprikás (also called chicken paprikash or paprika chicken) is a very traditional Hungarian recipe.
Paprika is a very common spice used in Hungarian cuisine, and this dish is one of the most famous uses of the spice.
While visiting Budapest, Hungary, my husband and I recently enjoyed taking a cooking class and learned how to make this fabulous dish! You are going to LOVE It! It's always fun to try something new.
What You'll Need
- Onion
- Olive Oil
- Kosher Salt or Sea Salt
- Pepper
- Paprika - use any type of favorite paprika.
- Chicken - use bone-in, skin on chicken thighs or drumsticks, or a combination of both.
- Sour Cream
- Flour (or an alternative thickener) - low carb followers can use ½ to 1 teaspoon of xanthan gum dissolved in ½ to 1 teaspoon olive oil.
- Water - you can also use chicken broth
How To Make It
Here's how to make a traditional Hungarian Paprika Chicken:
Season Chicken
In a large bowl toss chicken with salt, pepper, and paprika.
Sear Chicken
Add oil to skillet and heat on medium-high until hot. Sear the chicken pieces until golden brown about 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Remove, cover, and set aside. Reduce heat to medium and add onions to the pan and saute until they are translucent.
Simmer Chicken
Add chicken back to pan and pour water over the top, just until it covers halfway up the chicken.
Cover the pan and simmer for 45 min to 1 hour, or until chicken is done, reducing heat if necessary. Turning chicken over after 30 minutes.
Make Sauce
In a small bowl, mix the sour cream with flour or xanthan gum. Whisk together, then add back to the pan and whisk the sauce until it is incorporated. Continue simmering until thick. Adjust seasoning if needed.
Finish
Add chicken back to the pan to warm if needed, otherwise serve paprika sauce over the chicken.
How To Serve
- Serve with nokedli, dumplings, spaetzle, egg noodles, or mashed potatoes.
- Low carb and keto followers can serve over riced cauliflower or mashed cauliflower or a pasta substitute.
- A fresh side salad with a favorite dressing like thousand island or blue cheese dressing.
- A side of steamed or roasted vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, or zucchini.
Enjoy!
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📖 The recipe.
Hungarian Paprika Chicken
Ingredients
- 8 bone-in skin on chicken legs or thighs (or a combination)
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion (diced)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- 5 teaspoons of paprika
- 8 ounces sour cream
- 1 tablespoon flour (low carb followers use, ½ teaspoon xantham gum)
- Water
Instructions
- In a large bowl toss chicken with salt, pepper, and paprika.
- Add oil to skillet and heat on medium-high until hot. Sear the chicken pieces until golden brown. Remove, cover, and set aside.
- Reduce heat to medium and add onions to the pan and saute until they are translucent.
- Add chicken back to the pan and pour water over the top, just until it covers halfway up the chicken.
- Cover the pan and simmer 45 min to 1 hour, or until the chicken is done, reducing heat if necessary. Turning chicken over after 30 minutes.
- In a small bowl, mix the sour cream with flour or xanthan gum. In a small bowl, mix the sour cream with flour or xanthan gum. Whisk together, then add back to the pan and whisk the sauce until it is incorporated. Continue simmering until thick. Adjust seasoning if needed.
- Adjust seasoning if needed. Add chicken back to the pan to warm if needed, otherwise serve paprika sauce over the chicken.
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Kori's Tips
- SERVING SUGGESTION: Serve with nokedli (recipe below), spaetzle, egg noodles, mashed potatoes, or if following a low carb keto diet then riced or mashed cauliflower. A simple steamed vegetables makes the perfect side dish for this recipe.
- Total carbohydrates and net carbs were calculated using xanthan gum (the low carb thickener alternative to flour)
9 tbsp flour
3 eggs
1/4 cup water
1 tsp salt
Mix the ingredients until you get a hard dough. 'Tear' the nokedli/dough into boiling water. Water will stop boiling at that point, allow to cook until the water starts to boil again and then using a slotted spoon remove nokedli. Repeat process.
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Traditional Hungarian Paprika Chicken is an easy stovetop dinner idea with only 8 ingredients. Tasty melt-in-your-mouth chicken in a creamy paprika sauce. It's a perfect low carb, gluten-free, dairy-free, and keto recipe. Hungarian chicken paprikash is the perfect dinner idea when you are looking for something out of the box - yet simple. #SeekingGoodEats
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