Paprikash Recipes

My all-time FAVORITE comfort food is my mom's chicken paprikash. She makes the chicken by dredging it in flour and frying it, then makes these awesome dumplings (similar to gnocci) and a sour cream gravy to go over everything. I always used to pick that for my birthday dinners! Anyways, here is my "light" version of my favorite comfort meal. It tastes better than it looks, I promise :)

This Hungarian dish is easy and delicious. The original recipe said it is for "4" but I found that depending on the size of your chicken it really makes enough for "6" or 3 days of meals or leftovers!

I love the traditional, sour cream laden, chicken paprikash recipe with the wonderful heavy dumplings, but...the scale doesn't love it. So I altered the recipe to have the taste without the calories.

Brilliant red paprika, the main seasoning in Hungarian cooking, gives this light version of chicken paprikash its color. Vary the heat by using hot, sweet or a combination of paprikas. Serve over whole-wheat egg noodles with a side of steamed broccoli and a cool fruit salad for dessert.

Serve this saucy dish with egg noodles tossed with a bit of butter, caraway seeds, salt, and pepper.

This is an update on my grandmother's recipe. She used a whole cut up chicken, and cooked this for hours. The no bones version prevents nasty bits, and cuts down the fat. To decrease fat further, omit sour cream. Using low or no fat will sour the sauce, but not make it taste like it should.

adapted from a Fat-Free Vegan Recipe

Treat Yourself :)

Just like Grandma used to make! This is great served over mashed potatoes, spaetzle, or broad egg noodles.

Low fat and sodium but rich in taste!

hungarian chicken stew

from Eating Well Magazine

Hungarian Potato Stew

Peppery fish!

Easy prep. Very rich, creamy, and flavorful. Not low-cal or fat but it just doesn't translate with low-fat sour cream or chicken breasts. Save up the calories for this one.

From Cooks' Illustrated 30-Minute-Meals cookbook

This is taken from a Better Homes & Gardens New Dieter's Cook Book recipe, Meredith Books, 1st Ed. 1992, page 41, Turkey Paprikash.

Crock pot recipe

I added mushrooms to a traditional chicken paprikash recipe to give it more depth and reduced the fat content by using buttery spread and light sour cream. You can easily get more servings by cutting the chicken before cooking; just be sure you reduce the cooking time accordingly because small pieces cook faster.