Name: Chicken with Peppers and Pimentón
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 24 min
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 2 nice fat skinless chicken breast fillets; 1 or 2 tablespoons of olive oil; 1 large onion - sliced into thickish rings; 1 red bell pepper - sliced into thickish rings; 1 yellow bell pepper - sliced into thickish rings; 4 or 5 sun-dried tomatoes - rehydrated in warm water then drained and chopped; a pinch or two of dried chilli flakes; 2 fat garlic cloves - finely chopped; 2 teaspoons (or to your taste) of Pimenton 'de la vera' hot smoked Spanish paprika; 400g tin tomatoes - get good quality such as the brand Cirio or the juice will be like water; 200 ml chicken stock - made from a Knorr stock cube; salt and pepper to taste

Chicken with Peppers and Pimentón

Readers of this blog will know how I like to make recipes up as I go along! Using whatever might be living in the fridge at the time.

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So, armed with two chicken fillets, one red and one yellow bell pepper and a few other bits and bobs including onions, garlic and dried chilli flakes which are always in this house.

A lovely rich tomatoey dish of chicken with peppers and onions with a nice heat from the chilli flakes and smokiness of Pimentón.

The sun-dried tomatoes added a nice sweetness to this and so if you have some I wouldn't leave them out. Anyway, that's how my Chicken with Peppers and Pimentón was created!

Pimentón (Spanish Paprika) is available in three versions:

Mild Pimentón Dulce, moderately spicy

Pimentón Agridulce, medium-hot

Pimentón Picante which is very spicy and delicious

Some Spanish paprika, including Pimentón de la Vera, has a distinct smokey flavour and aroma as it is dried by smoking, typically using oak wood.

I always use the brand La Chinata, which is also used by Jamie Oliver and Rick Stein. It's hot but in a nice way and has a lovely smokey flavour.

In the UK you can buy a tin in Sainsbury's on their World Food counter for around £2.00 (at the time of updating this post in January 2021).

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4 comments

~~louise~~1 September 2011 at 06:00
It looks delicious Jan. Especially for something you just "whipped" up. You are amazingly talented!

Thanks for the tips about the Spanish Paprika too...
Maggie1 September 2011 at 12:50
Looks lovely, bright and tasty.
Natalie2 September 2011 at 00:57
Thanks for the tip on Pimenton Jan, I have never cooked with this before - might have to try it now i think!
Valerie Harrison (bellini)4 September 2011 at 08:35
I was at the store and just purchased some Pimenton, how fortunate for me!