One of my favorite healthy dinner recipes is the Low Carb Hungarian Chicken Paprikash.
Hungary is the country I grew up in and I have to say the whole country (including the villages) are great places to visit especially if you want to have a special culinary experience. However, I also have to mention that this country is worth visiting because of its famous sightseeing potential.
This picture above was taken from the Gellert Mountains in Budapest and you can see the Danube and the Margareth Bridge in it.
As I mentioned before the Hungarian meals are well-known specialties and both Hungarian people and visitors love them.
The only issue could be that they are not quite figure friendly.
Well, I am aware of this issue because I was struggling to stay fit while I was living in Hungary during the years I was in high school.
Luckily, that is history because I have been studying the basics of healthy nutrition for over a decade.
Now that I am living in L.A. I regularly cook the low-carb Hungarian chicken paprikash which is definitely a figure-friendly version of the well-known Hungarian chicken paprikash. This version is relatively high in protein so you don’t have to worry about building lean muscles and enjoying your meal at the same time.
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So, see the recipe below for my favorite Low Carb Hungarian Chicken Paprikash:
AuthorEszterDifficultyBeginner
Chop a half onion into small pieces. Then take a big pot, add some coconut oil, and turn on the stove. Cut the whole bell pepper into thin slices and then add the onion pieces and the pepper slices into the pot.
Cut 2 cloves of garlic into tiny pieces and add them into the pot. Then add 3 tablespoons of paprika into the pot as well. Stir the whole thing with a spoon.
Cut the 2 pieces of Roma tomatoes into smaller chunks and then add them into the pot. After adding just a bit of the 3 and 1/2 cups of water to the whole thing stir it with the spoon.
After making sure that the 2 1/2 pounds of chicken thigh is clean enough add them into the pot and then add the remaining water into it too. Stir the whole thing with the chickens too.
Add the 1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt and the 1/2 teaspoon black pepper into the pot, stir all the ingredients again, and then cook the whole thing on medium to low for 40 minutes by making sure that the pot is fully covered. During the 40 minutes stir the whole thing every 10 minutes.
After 40 minutes reduce the heat to low. Take a small bowl and add the 1/2 cup of almond milk or rice milk and the 1 tablespoon of brown rice flour into it. Beat the whole thing with a fork. When it is smooth add a big soup spoon from the paprikash into the small bowl. Stir the whole thing in the bowl with the soup spoon and then add it to the chicken paprikash. This should give a lighter color to the paprikash.
Serve the paprikash with cucumber salad and with either low fat, low sodium enriched egg noodles or with Hungarian nokedli.
If you choose the Hungarian nokedli, this is how I would make the low-carb fitness version of it:
a. Bring a medium-sized pot with salted water to boil.
b. Combine 2 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2/3 cup of water, and 1 cup of brown rice flour and beat them well with a fork.
c. Using the side of a teaspoon, spoon a very small amount of dough into the boiling water.
d. Then cook the whole thing for 15 minutes
4 servings
- Amount per serving
- Calories197
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 6g8%
- Saturated Fat 1.6g8%
- Total Carbohydrate 25.11g10%
- Dietary Fiber 4.16g15%
- Total Sugars 6.75g
- Protein 12.28g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
Directions
Chop a half onion into small pieces. Then take a big pot, add some coconut oil, and turn on the stove. Cut the whole bell pepper into thin slices and then add the onion pieces and the pepper slices into the pot.
Cut 2 cloves of garlic into tiny pieces and add them into the pot. Then add 3 tablespoons of paprika into the pot as well. Stir the whole thing with a spoon.
Cut the 2 pieces of Roma tomatoes into smaller chunks and then add them into the pot. After adding just a bit of the 3 and 1/2 cups of water to the whole thing stir it with the spoon.
After making sure that the 2 1/2 pounds of chicken thigh is clean enough add them into the pot and then add the remaining water into it too. Stir the whole thing with the chickens too.
Add the 1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt and the 1/2 teaspoon black pepper into the pot, stir all the ingredients again, and then cook the whole thing on medium to low for 40 minutes by making sure that the pot is fully covered. During the 40 minutes stir the whole thing every 10 minutes.
After 40 minutes reduce the heat to low. Take a small bowl and add the 1/2 cup of almond milk or rice milk and the 1 tablespoon of brown rice flour into it. Beat the whole thing with a fork. When it is smooth add a big soup spoon from the paprikash into the small bowl. Stir the whole thing in the bowl with the soup spoon and then add it to the chicken paprikash. This should give a lighter color to the paprikash.
Serve the paprikash with cucumber salad and with either low fat, low sodium enriched egg noodles or with Hungarian nokedli.
If you choose the Hungarian nokedli, this is how I would make the low-carb fitness version of it:
a. Bring a medium-sized pot with salted water to boil.
b. Combine 2 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2/3 cup of water, and 1 cup of brown rice flour and beat them well with a fork.
c. Using the side of a teaspoon, spoon a very small amount of dough into the boiling water.
d. Then cook the whole thing for 15 minutes
Notes
So this was my recipe for the Low Carb Hungarian Chicken Paprikash that is not only delicious, but it will also keep the weight off. If you want to read my three best general strategies on how to prepare a healthy dinner in order to lose weight fast then click here.
Let me know in the comment below how you got on with this recipe!
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Stay happy and healthy,
Eszter
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