They suggested serving this chicken dinner with noodles and a green salad — but those aren’t the only options. In 1966, the Lansing State Journal’s food editor recommended a side dish consisting of light dumplings made with flour, cottage cheese, sour cream, eggs, salt and tabasco sauce.
The inspiration: Chicken paprika recipe (1963)
A modern take: Chicken with mushrooms in a tomato & paprika sauce
ALSO TRY: Chicken à l’orange: A delicious dinner recipe from the 60s
Easy chicken paprika
From the Campbell’s soup company back in the sixties, here is a Hungarian-inspired chicken paprika recipe (Chicken Paprikash), made simpler than usual by using tomato soup for the base.
Ingredients
- 4 pounds chicken parts
- 1/3 cup seasoned flour
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 2 cans Campbell's tomato soup
- 1/2 cup water
- 8 ounces canned sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 large bay leaf
- 1 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Dust chicken with flour; brown in shortening in large skillet.
- Pour off fat.
- Stir in remaining ingredients except sour cream.
- Cover; simmer 45 minutes or until tender. Stir now and then.
- Remove bay leaf.
- Blend in sour cream. Heat.
- Serve with noodles.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 577Total Fat: 35gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 188mgSodium: 370mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 2gSugar: 7gProtein: 46g
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