CHICKEN BREASTS IN PAPRIKA SAUCE
Wow your guests by making this delicious and easy dish – Chicken Breasts in Paprika Sauce. Perfect for weeknight dinner and elegant enough for a special dinner! The chicken comes out so moist and the yummy sauce adds so much flavor!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 tbsp butter, (divided)
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 small onion, (chopped)
- 2 tsp ground paprika (sweet or spicy, whatever you fancy)
- salt, (to taste)
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup Velouté Sauce (gravy) (see recipe link for veloute sauce in the notes below)
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 lb chicken breasts (about 2 large ones or 3 smaller ones), ( skinned, boned and halved)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, (or to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Melt 1 tbsp of the butter in a small saucepan. Add a tablespoon of oil, to prevent the butter from burning/browning.
- 2
Add the onion. Season with the paprika and salt and cook until onion is soft about 5 mins.
- 3
Add the white wine. Increase the heat, reduce the wine to about half. Once reduced, lower the heat. Stir in the velouté sauce (gravy).
- 4
Cook until heated up and everything is fully incorporated. Set aside and keep warm. Season the chicken halves with salt and additional paprika.
- 5
Melt the remaining 1 tbsp of butter with the oil in a large frying pan. When hot, sauté the chicken in the pan for about 3 minutes per side, or until springy when pressed.
- 6
Transfer the breasts to a serving plate. Deglaze the pan with the heavy cream.
- 7
Pour in the velouté sauce mixed with the onions. Cook until heated through. Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve with steamed rice and green veggies.