Paprika Chicken with Polenta
Creamy polenta topped with paprika-braised chicken in a tomato-coconut sauce.

Total
50 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
2
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Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 400 g chicken breast
- 100 g polenta
- 2 tsp paprika powder
- 1 pc onion
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 150 g tomato puree
- 200 ml coconut milk
- 1 pc beef bouillon cube
- 20 g butter
- 1 tbsp parsley
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
Instructions
- 1
Dice the onion and fry in rapeseed oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Add paprika powder and garlic powder and stir for 30 seconds.
- 2
Cut chicken into chunks, season with black pepper, and brown in the pot for 5 minutes.
- 3
Add tomato puree, crumbled bouillon cube, and 200 ml water. Simmer covered for 20 minutes.
- 4
Stir in coconut milk and simmer 5 more minutes uncovered until slightly thickened.
- 5
Meanwhile, cook polenta in 400 ml salted water, whisking for 5 minutes; finish with butter.
- 6
Serve the chicken over creamy polenta and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
590
30% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 45 g |
| Carbohydrate | 38 g |
| Fat | 28 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 6 g |
| Sodium | 980 mg |
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