SMOKED PAPRIKA CHICKEN THIGHS
Smoked paprika chicken thighs with rice make a great meal.
My family loves smoked paprika and I put it in so many recipes. We love it in deviled eggs and just sprinkled on veggies. Recently, I was looking for recipes with paprika and came across paprika chicken on the internet. There are hundreds of recipes for it and most originated in Hungary. I decided to make it using smoked paprika for my family and they couldn’t have been happier. I used chicken thighs but you can use just about any part of the chicken that you like or even a whole chicken cut up. You might also like our recipe for garlic chicken with roasted vegetables.
Smoked paprika chicken thighs ingredients needed:
Chicken thighs (I used bone-in with skin on)
Olive oil
Butter
Salt
Black pepper
Smoked paprika
Garlic powder
Cayenne
Green onions
Sweet green peppers or could use red peppers
Baby spinach
Chicken broth
Heavy cream
White rice
This is a wonderful base recipe for any kind of chicken. You can easily use breast but may have to cook it a little longer. The rice with this dish is so creamy and delicious. I find that this dish reheats well too, so leftovers are great the next day. We actually love smoked paprika and use it in a lot of dishes. The flavor is wonderful. Some people say they have a hard time finding it but we have had luck finding it at Walmart. These smoked paprika potatoes are super easy to make and a great side to just about any dish!
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Smoked Paprika Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 6 to 8 chicken thighs I used bone-in with skin on
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- pinch cayenne
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 1/2 cup chopped sweet green peppers or could use red peppers
- 2 cups chopped baby spinach
- 1 14.5 ounce can chicken broth
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 cups instant white rice
Instructions
- Heat butter and olive oil in skillet on top of the stove. In a bowl combine salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, garlic powder and cayenne. Roll each chicken thigh in the spice mixture and brown in the butter and oil on both sides until skin is cooked and blackened.
- Remove thighs from skillet and set aside. Add green onion and peppers to skillet and cook. Throw in baby spinach and pour in chicken broth and heavy cream. Bring to a low boil and turn to simmer.
- Add the rice and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Add thighs back to the skillet, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit five to 10 minutes before serving so rice will soak up liquid. Garnish with chopped green onions. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
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Must be something on your end, I just pinned it fine. There is a pin icon at the bottom of every post.
I want to try this, it look delicious!! Can I use regular white rice instead of instant?
Sure!
How long would you marinate the chicken for?
I don’t marinate my chicken for this recipe Jennifer. Just follow the recipe.
Does this recipe work without the skin?
I’ve never tried it, but see now reason why it wouldn’t work.
Sometimes there is a new recipe that screams, ‘make me’! And that does not happen much with chicken recipes for us. We are going to try this week and I just feel will are going to love it.