Tender slow cooked chicken in a creamy, smoky paprika sauce inspired by classic chicken paprikash. An easy, comforting dinner perfect over noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
2lbsboneless skinless chicken breasts
1green bell pepper, diced
1carrot, peeled and diced
½yellow onion, diced
14.5ouncediced tomatoes
¾cuplow sodium chicken broth, or stock
2Tablespoonstomato paste
1Tablespoonall purpose flour
2teaspoonslight brown sugar
3teaspoonspaprika
½teaspooncumin
½teaspoonsalt, or to taste
¼teaspoonblack pepper
1Tablespoonslemon juice
½cupsour cream, for serving
green onions, for garnish (optional)
cooked rice or egg noodles, for serving
Instructions
Coat the inside of your slow cooker with nonstick spray. Place chicken breasts in the bottom of your slow cooker. Top with the diced bell pepper, carrot, and onion.
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, 1 green bell pepper, 1 carrot, ½ yellow onion
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the diced tomatoes (with juice), chicken broth, tomato paste, flour, brown sugar, paprika, cumin, salt, and black pepper.
14.5 ounce diced tomatoes, ¾ cup low sodium chicken broth, 2 Tablespoons tomato paste, 1 Tablespoon all purpose flour, 2 teaspoons light brown sugar, 3 teaspoons paprika, ½ teaspoon cumin, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Pour the mixture over the top of the chicken and vegetables.
Cover and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours (recommended) or HIGH for 3-4 hours, or until chicken is cooked through (reaches an internal temperature of 165℉) and shreds easily.
Using two forks, shred the chicken directly in the slow cooker, mixing it into the sauce.
Add the lemon juice and stir gently to combine.
1 Tablespoons lemon juice
Serve over rice or egg noodles with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of chopped green onions, if desired.
½ cup sour cream, cooked rice or egg noodles, green onions
Notes
If the sauce is too thin, remove the lid for the last 20–30 minutes or stir in sour cream to thicken.Stir sour cream directly into the sauce before serving for a more traditional-style creamy paprika sauce.Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 2 months.