Chicken Paprikash With Spätzle
  1. Brown the chicken in butter and remove it from the pot.

  2. Sauté the diced onions in the same pot.

  3. Return the chicken to the pot and add the paprika, water, diced sweet peppers, salt, and pepper.

  4. Cover and bring to a boil, then simmer until the chicken is tender (3-4 hours).

  5. In a separate bowl, blend the flour, milk, and sour cream.

  6. Add the flour mixture to the pot and stir well.

  7. Heat gently until the sauce thickens.

  8. Serve over spätzle dumplings.

  9. For slow cooker instructions, place the chicken, butter, onions, paprika, water, sweet peppers, salt, and pepper in the slow cooker.

  10. Cook on low for about 5 hours. If cooking longer, add an extra cup of water.

  11. About 30 minutes before serving, turn the slow cooker to high and add the blended flour, milk, and sour cream mixture.

  12. Stir well and heat until thickened. Serve over spätzle noodles.

  13. To make spätzle, mix the beaten eggs, milk, salt, flour, and baking powder to make a soft, sticky dough.

  14. Drop ¼ spoonfuls of dough into boiling salted water.

  15. Cook until the spätzle dumplings double in size and float to the top.

  16. Remove the spätzle and toss with the melted butter.

  17. Serve alongside the chicken paprikash.

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥩Carnivore...

Category🍽️Main Dish

CuisineHungarian

Occasions🍲Comfort Food👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family Meal

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 1h30m

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