How many calories in chicken paprikash
A plate of chicken paprikash with nokedli has 650 kcal, with 38 g of protein.
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Chicken paprikash, paprikás csirke in Hungarian, is chicken simmered with onions and sweet paprika, then finished with sour cream. The sauce turns pale orange and very smooth. It comes with nokedli, little egg dumplings.
A plate is 650 kcal, with 38 g of protein, 50 g of carbs and 33 g of fat. The chicken gives the protein, the sour cream and the skin give most of the fat.
It is lighter than pörkölt, but not by much. The nokedli are there to soak up the sauce, and they do.
Tips
- 1Take the skin off the chicken before it goes in the pot.
- 2Stir in half the sour cream and a spoon of yoghurt.
- 3Have a smaller pile of nokedli and a cucumber salad next to it.
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Questions
Is chicken paprikash high in protein?
Yes, about 38 g a plate.
What makes the sauce creamy?
Sour cream, stirred in at the end. That is also where a lot of the fat comes from.
What are nokedli?
Small soft dumplings of flour, egg and water, dropped into boiling water. Germans call the same thing spätzle.
How many calories in two plates?
About 1,300 kcal.
Is chicken paprikash spicy?
Usually not. It is made with sweet paprika, so it is warm and rich rather than hot.
