Chicken Paprika by Louisa Shepherd

Recipe

Creamy, zingy and delightfully aromatic – this is chicken dinner at its best.  

Serves: 4 people   |   Prep time: 5 minutes   |   Cooking time: 20 minutes

British   |   Main   |   Gluten Free

  

Ingredients

  • 4 x Chicken Breast Fillets
  • 1 x large Red Onion
  • 1 x Green Pepper
  • Juice of ½ Lemon
  • Half 400g tin Chopped Tomatoes
  • 150ml Single Cream
  • 12g Paprika
  • 15ml Olive Oil
  • 1 x Chicken Stock Cube
  • 100ml Boiling Water
  • Sea Salt and Black Pepper

  

Method

  1. Halve the chicken breasts lengthways.
  2. In a large frying pan, melt the oil and sauté the chicken on both sides until lightly browned.
  3. Now peel the onion, halve and thinly slice.
  4. Halve the pepper and remove any seeds and white pith, then thinly slice. Add to the pan and gently sauté until soft.
  5. Next, add the water, crumbled stock cube, tomatoes and paprika and cook, stirring for 8 minutes.
  6. Add the cream, lemon juice and salt and pepper seasoning and continue to cook for another few minutes.