Paprika Chicken

Remember the Chicken with Fruit from last week? Well, here's another from the same cookbook, The Big Book of Casseroles.  I noticed this recipe while searching for the "chicken with fruit" one.

Chicken Paprika

From the book: "In this classic Hungarian dish, the flavors mingle as the chicken bakes with the onion, bell peppers and broth. Sour cream is added at the end of the cooking time, creating a pretty, creamy pink sauce. Serve with spaetzle or rice."

1/4 cup flour  

1 teaspoon salt  

1 chicken cut into serving pieces (3 to 3.5 pounds)  

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons vegetable oil  

1 cup chopped yellow onion  

1/2 cup green bell pepper chopped

1 tablespoon paprika (preferably Hungarian)  

Fresh ground pepper to taste  

1.5 cups low sodium chicken broth

1 cup light sour cream  

1. Preheat oven to 350. On a sheet of wax paper, combine flour and salt. Toss chicken pieces to coat and reserve flour.

2. In a Dutch Oven, over medium high heat, melt butter and oil. Brown chicken, five to ten minutes on each side. Remove to a plate.

3. Reduce temperature to medium. Add onions and bell pepper, and sauté until tender. And pepper, paprika and remaining flour and stir until bubbly. And stock and stir until thickened.

4. Return chicken to dutch oven and cover and bake about 50 minutes until chicken is no longer pink. Stir in sour cream and bake uncovered about ten more minutes.

Now my version:

Angel's Paprika Chicken Tenders with Broccoli

1/4 cup flour (plus one tablespoon)  

1 teaspoon fresh ground sea

 salt  

1 teaspoon fresh ground multi-colored peppercorns  

1.25 pounds chicken tenders, sliced in half  

1 tablespoon butter

1.5 tablespoons olive oil  

1 tablespoon paprika  

1 dash Hungarian hot paprika  

One large head broccoli, chopped

2 cups white wine, chicken and herb culinary broth  

Sour cream

1. Dredge chicken in flour, pepper and salt mixture. Cook in skillet until brown as described above. Misread directions.... 

2. Add a few splashes of broth to skillet and add paprika. Yes, I left the chicken in, not noticing the part about removing it. Add remaining brown, stir. Add one tablespoon flour and stir while mixture heats. When flour lumps disappear, add broccoli. Stir.

3. Transfer mix to baking dish and plan to follow original directions from here...