Chicken Tortellini Paprikash

This Chicken Tortellini Paprikash is a quick and easy recipe that's a spin on the classic Hungarian dish! Fresh store-bought chicken-stuffed tortellini tossed in a paprikash sauce that takes no time to make and has ALL the flavor!

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: Hungarian

Keyword: chicken tortellini, Comfort Food, Hungarian paprika

Servings: servings

Calories: 311kcal

Author: MaryAnn Dwyer

Ingredients

4 Tbsp. lard or bacon fat, divided
1 cup yellow onion, finely chopped
4 Tbsp. sweet Hungarian paprika, divided
3 Tbsp. tomato paste
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tsp. kosher salt
2 cups low-sodium chicken stock, divided
1 medium green bell pepper, cut into 3-inch strips
3/4 cup sour cream
salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Melt 3 tablespoons of lard or bacon fat over medium-high heat in a large deep skillet. Add your finely chopped onion, 3 tablespoons of your paprika, your tomato paste, garlic and one teaspoon kosher salt. You'll want to cook this mixture until the fat begins to sizzle.
Add one cup of your stock and cook the mixture for about 10 minutes at medium-low heat, covered, until the onions become pulpy.
Add remaining salt, your sliced green bell pepper and your remaining stock and continue to cook for an additional 8-10 minutes.
While the sauce is cooking your will add your tortellini to some boiling water and cook according to package directions.
In a small saucepan, you will heat the remaining tablespoon of your fat and add your remaining tablespoon of your paprika until heated through. Make sure to stir often to prevent it from burning, then pour it into your sauce mixture.
The last step is to remove a few spoonfuls of your sauce into a bowl and stir in your sour cream. Then pour the sour cream mixture into your sauce and mix until well combined before adding in your cooked tortellini and stirring until well coated and heated through.

Notes

I used one 20-ounce family size bag of refrigerated Rana Chicken Mozzarella Tortelloni for this recipe.

I always use sweet Hungarian style paprika for my Hungarian recipes. (picture above)

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