Slow Cooker Paprika Chicken
This is really good but not a dump and go recipe, you have to do some work for this one. Lots of possibilities. This is excellent, I made this yesterday, 26 Apr 2016. This will be one of my regular meals.
Ingredients
- 5-8 chicken drumsticks
- dash olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 5 strips bacon, chopped, OR just cut a pack of bacon in half and go with that
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- 2-3 teaspoons paprika
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 can whole tomatoes, chopped, reserve the juice so you can enjoy later
- 2 cups chicken stock, make from powder
- 1 cup cooked white rice
- 1/2 cup yard beans, chopped in 1 inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon sour cream, OR use plain yogurt
Instructions
- Heat a dash of olive oil in a nonstick frying pan, brown the chicken legs on all sides, brown them, not cook them, then put in your slow cooker. This photo, still browning them.
- Using same pan, add a dash of olive if needed, add the onion and bacon, cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until onion is softened. Add the bell pepper, cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
- Then add the garlic and paprika. Cook for 1 minute or until fragrant. Now add the flour, stir to coat all over, cook for 1 minute.
- Add the tomato and stock, stir until well combined. Season with pepper.
- Carefully pour this into your slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low setting for 3 1/2 hours.
- Increase setting to High and add the rice and beans, stir just enough to get them into the liquid. Cook uncovered for 15 to 30 minutes until beans are cooked and soft. Turn off slow cooker and leave uncovered for about 5 to 10 minutes to allow the sauce to thicken. Serve with pasta and a vegetable for a complete meal, ladle some sauce over the pasta.
Notes
I based the servings on one leg per person, when served with pasta and a vegetable, it is a filling meal. 5 legs for large ones cut from quarters, and 8 legs that are normally smaller.
Chicken legs run about 60 Baht/kilo, but can also be small. I will estimate 8 legs would be just less than a kilo, maybe 750 grams. If you buy quarters and cut the leg off yourself, not only do you get larger legs, you get larger thighs as well for use in another recipe. Everything else is minimal cost. At 60 Baht, for 5 servings, this about 40 cents per serving.
Adapted from an internet recipe.