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Roasted Red Pepper Chicken Paprikash

Laura Norris
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 2 red bell peppers
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 3/4 cup brown rice
  • 1 1/4 cup water
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts 4-5 ounces each
  • 1 large yellow onion
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons ground paprika
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour*
  • 1/2 cup dry red wine such as Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • Optional: Plain Greek yogurt for topping

Instructions
 

For the roasted red pepper puree

  • Heat your oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the whole red peppers on a baking sheet lined with foil and roast in the oven for 40 minutes, rotating the peppers every 10 minutes.
  • When the skins are charred, remove from the oven and let cool.
  • Peel the skins and stems off of the peppers and remove the seeds. Add the peppers to a food processor or blender and puree until smooth. Add salt to taste.

For the rice

  • While cooking the red peppers, bring the water to a boil. Once you remove the red peppers from the oven, reduce the heat to 375 degrees. Combine the water and rice in a casserole dish, cover, and bake for 40 minutes. When done, remove from heat and fluff the rice.

For the Chicken Paprikash

  • While the rice is cooking, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large saute, fry, or braising pan. Cook the chicken for 5 minutes on one side, flip, and cook for another five minutes. Remove from the pan and reduce the heat to medium.
  • Thinly slice the onion and add to the pan. Cook for 5-7 minutes until soft. Thinly slice the green bell pepper, add to the pan, and cook for 3 minutes.
  • Add the flour and paprika to the pan and stir to coat the vegetables. Let cook for one minute, then add the wine and scrap any brown bits off the bottom of the pan. Stir in the red pepper puree and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Return the chicken to the pan and submerge it in the sauce. Cover the pan, reduce the heat to medium-low, and let simmer for 15-20 minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked and tender. (If using pre-cooked chicken, you can reduce the simmer time to 10-15 minutes).
  • Serve the paprikash over the rice and top with a dollop of Greek yogurt if desired.

Notes

*For a gluten-free dish, you can substitute gluten-free all-purpose flour or cornstarch.
**If you have leftover puree, use it for pasta sauce, soups, or sauce for meat.
You can cook the rice, chicken, and red pepper puree up to three days ahead of time for quicker preparation. This dish reheats well, which means it makes for great leftovers or can be made entirely ahead of time.
You can easily scale this meal to feed more people by proportionally increasing the ingredients.
Adapted from Cook's Illustrated