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Author: Lisa Lin

One-Pan Braised Lemon Paprika Chicken with Sumac

This one-pan braised lemon paprika chicken is bursting with flavor and ready in 30 minutes! Perfect for weeknights. Serves 4.
Prep Time12 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Total Time30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 skin-on chicken thighs
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 garlic coves, minced
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp sumac
  • 1/4 to 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup (240ml) chicken broth
  • 8 oz (225g) carrots, peeled
  • 1 small lemon, thinly sliced
  • 4 large stalks of swiss chard, chopped
  • 3 TBS chopped parsley, more for topping
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • toasted pine nuts, optional

Instructions

  • Sprinkle kosher salt on both sides of the chicken.
  • Heat a large pan with olive oil over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add the chicken and sear each side for 2 to 3 minutes. Scoop the chicken onto a plate and set aside.
  • Add sliced onions into the hot pan and cook until translucent. Add minced garlic and a pinch of salt and cook until browned, about a minute. Add paprika, sumac, and cinnamon. Stir for 30 seconds. Pour in the broth, add another a pinch of salt, arrange place carrots and chicken into the pot. Lay lemon slices on top of the chicken. Cook covered for 8 minutes.
  • Add 1/2 cup of water, a pinch of salt, chopped swiss chard and parsley and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, or until the thighs are no longer pink. Turn off the heat.
  • Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Sprinkle some more chopped parsley and pine nuts, and serve with roasted potatoes or your favorite grains!

Notes

1. This recipe works very well with chicken breasts but you may need to cook them longer, depending on how thick the meat is.[br]2. I usually start out with bone-in chicken thighs that I snip away with kitchen shears. I freeze the bones for bone broth excitement another day. [br]3. You want to cook whole carrots in the pot, you want to work with small, thin carrots. If you are using large carrots, just slice them up before you put it in the pot.
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Category: one pot