Delicious Smoked Paprika Chicken Casserole – a hearty and comforting recipe with chicken, vegetables and amazing flavour. Grab a bowl and spoon, dig in and enjoy.
Smoked Paprika Chicken Stew
This Smoked Paprika Chicken Casserole is one of those dishes that goes with absolutely anything. It combines tender pieces of chicken, sweet carrots, peppers and zucchini all perfectly coated in an amazing smokey tomatoey sauce – yummy!
It’s a perfect family-friendly meal, even my fussy vegetable avoiding kids will devour this one from a bowl and it is a great one for batch cooking to freeze too.
Instant Pot Smoked Paprika Chicken Casserole
As well as cooking this in a slow cooker or on the stove top, you can cook this in literally minutes in an Instant Pot (pressure cooker)
An Instant Pot (Pressure Cooker) is a 7in1 cooker, that slow cooks, pressure cooks, sautes and has settings for soup, chilli, rice, porridge etc. It will literally cook these meatballs in minutes, so perfect for when you need a meal on the table quickly.
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Since buying my Instant Pot, I use it on a regular basis, it’s not one of those gadgets that sit in my cupboard forgotten. In fact, it never goes away.
Instant Pot is a brand of pressure cooker, but there are various other brands and options out there.
Can I use Chicken Breast in this casserole recipe?
Unless you really don’t like thigh meat, I don’t recommend using chicken breasts in this recipe. Breast meat cooks a lot quicker than thighs and has a tendency to go dry if overcooked.
The chicken thighs stay lovely and tender in this recipe and really absorb all those yummy flavours.
What Vegetables can I put in a casserole?
In this recipe, I use the usual onion and garlic, along with carrots, yellow pepper and zucchini (courgette). It was what I had on hand at the time when creating this recipe and just works really well.
Don’t be afraid to vary this up with different vegetables. Maybe you don’t like one of the vegetables I use or have something different on hand. So long as you don’t go crazy with the ratio and keep it to around the same quantities it shouldn’t affect the casserole.
Some other vegetables I think would go well in this are mushrooms, different coloured bell pepper, butternut squash, peas (I recommend adding those right at the end), even green beans. You could even stir through some chopped kale towards the end of cooking time as the heat of the casserole will be sufficient to cook it enough.
Sides for Smoked Paprika Casserole
If you are wondering what sides to serve this with, it literally goes with anything. The kids favourite is just some cooked long grain rice or these yummy crispy golden potatoes.
Some other great options are:
- Mashed Potatoes
- Cheddar and Spring Onion Mash
- Sour cream and spring onion Cauliflower Mash
- Crushed Roast Potatoes
- Garlic Parmesan Mash
- Sweet Potato Mash
- Roast Potatoes
- Pasta
- Garlic and Herb Potato Wedges
are you sensing a theme here? Yes, that is a lot of potato choice, but potatoes can be enjoyed in so many different ways.
and if you want extra vegetables on the side, this will pair perfectly with most veg. Don’t fancy additional veg, then don’t worry, this is pretty packed with healthy vegetables.
More Chicken Casserole Recipes
Love chicken casserole recipe? Check out some of these:
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- MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN CASSEROLE
- SLOW COOKER CRACK CHICKEN
- MOROCCAN CHICKEN CASSEROLE
- SLOW COOKER CHICKEN CASSEROLE
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This recipe was originally created on the 11 July 2010 and updated on 25 November 2019
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Delicious Smoked Paprika Chicken Casserole - a hearty and comforting recipe with chicken, vegetables and amazing flavour. Grab a bowl and spoon, dig in and enjoy. Stove Top Instant Pot Slow Cooker *SUITABLE FOR FREEZING As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.Smoked Paprika Chicken Casserole (Instant Pot, Slow Cooker or Stove Top)
Ingredients
Instructions
Add the chicken thighs and a pinch of salt and black pepper and fry until lightly golden. Remove and set aside. Notes
NOTE: Some newer models of the Instant Pot are sensitive with tomato products, if this is the case with yours, layer the tomato produce on the very top and combine once cooked.
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Nutrition Information
Serving Size 1 SERVING
Amount Per Serving
Calories 264Total Fat 6gSaturated Fat 1.4gCholesterol 0mgSodium 365mgCarbohydrates 25.1gFiber 5.1gSugar 7.5gProtein 28.8g
Hi I just started SW in June and love your recipes, not just me, the whole family, they don’t know it’s “diet” food!
I do green days but use my hexB’s for meat or fish.
If I use my hexB’s for the chicken would this be 3.5 syns for the whole recipe? I take it the syns are for the flour right?
Sorry if it seems a silly question but I’m new to this.
Many thanks
Jayne
yep the syns are just for the flour.
Enjoy 🙂
I’m making this tonight! Doing spring onion mash with it, can’t wait! x
Congrats on your brilliant site!Made this recipe tonight, it was so good my husband wanted to know if there was any left over so he could take some to work tomorrow!Def. recommend it! Many thanks
Hi, Just found your site, looking good!
My question – although probably silly – is what to use for stock, can i use oxo or similar or does it have to thicker? Not great on cooking unless it’s from a jar or packet so need all the help i can get!!!
Thanks, Rebecca.
yep you can just use stock cubes mixed with boiling hot water to make up the stock
Thank you so much for this lovely recipe, I made it for my husband and son and myself this evening and it was a total hit !! I look forward to trying many other recipes on this fabulous site 🙂
I made this today for lunch – it was totally lush and we have enough left for another meal. Gorgeous!
Made this for dinner with wild rice, but used smoked paprika instead…gorgeous!!! Thanks for such a brilliant site…!!
this was really tasty, one of the best slimming world recipes I’ve had in a long time!
Recipe sounds amazing. Would this work by cooking in the oven instead of the hob. Don’t own an instant pot.
yes it sure will – enjoy!!
Can you leave out the maple syrup or is it is must use item
It just balances the acidity of tomatoes in the sauce, you can certainly omit if you prefer.
Hi just wanted to check your abbreviations…. tbs – I’d take this as tablespoon…. Its just i noticed the abbreviation and then it written in full for some ingredients??
If you could clarify please, I don’t want to blow heads off with too much spice haha. Thank you 🙂
tbs is indeed a tablespoon, tsp is a teaspoon 🙂
What are the mixed herbs used in this recipe?
just basic mixed herb seasoning – like this https://groceries.asda.com/product/herbs/asda-mixed-herbs/910000407987 or sometimes called Italian Seasoning