Pair chicken paprikash and dill rice for a comforting meal

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner and chicken thighs are more affordable.

bell peppers

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Zucchini is lower in calories and cabbage is often cheaper.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Whole wheat flour offers more fiber, while cornstarch is often less expensive.

Render bacon fat and season chicken thighs with salt and pepper.

Air dry the chicken overnight to ensure crispy skin.

Sear chicken thighs skin side down until crispy.

Sweat down onions, carrots, and bell peppers in the rendered fat.

Add paprika to the vegetable mixture.

Arrange half-cooked chicken in the pot skin side up.

Transfer the pot to the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes.

Remove chicken from the pot and mix sour cream with white flour to thicken the sauce.

Bring the sauce to a boil to activate the thickening power of the flour.

Add the chicken back into the pot and top with bacon before serving.

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