Paprika Chicken
A comforting chicken built around bone-in chicken pieces, sour cream and heavy cream — roughly 65 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 7 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for large pot and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- Pat the chicken pieces dry and season them all over with salt.
- Heat the olive oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat and brown the chicken in batches on all sides, then transfer to a plate.
- Lower the heat to medium, add the finely chopped onions to the same pot and cook for 8 to 10 minutes until soft and golden, then stir in the minced garlic for 30 seconds.
- Pull the pot off the heat, stir in the sweet paprika so it does not scorch, then return to the heat and pour in the chicken stock, scraping up the browned bits.
- Return the chicken and any juices to the pot, cover and simmer gently for 35 to 40 minutes until the chicken is tender and cooked through to an internal temperature of 165 F (74 C).
- Whisk the sour cream, heavy cream and flour together in a bowl, then temper in a ladle of the hot cooking liquid before stirring the mixture back into the pot.
- Simmer uncovered for 3 to 4 more minutes until the sauce thickens slightly, taste and adjust the salt, then scatter with chopped parsley and serve over egg noodles or dumplings.
You'll use: Large pot · Saucepan · Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Sour Cream
- plain Greek yogurt · crème fraîche
- Heavy Cream
- evaporated milk · ½ cup milk + ¼ cup melted butter · full-fat coconut milk
Tips & common questions
How long does Paprika Chicken take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 11 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of sour cream?
Try plain Greek yogurt. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
How should I store leftovers?
Cool leftovers quickly, refrigerate in an airtight container, and eat within 3 days. Reheat until piping hot throughout.
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Paprika Chicken is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Hungarian Chicken Paprikash Csirke Paprikás.jpg by Paprikapete4467, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.