Paprika chicken With ricotta polenta

AUTHOR
Sheila Zhang
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
2.7 6
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp Noble sweet paprika
  • 3-5 Tbsp Oil
  • 4 Chicken fillets (approx. 170 g each)
  • 1 collar (170 g) Spring onions
  • 250 g Ricotta
  • 800 ml Vegetable broth
  • 200 g Polenta (corn semolina)
  • 1 TABLESPOON Butter
  • baking paper

Directions

  1. 1

    For the marinade, peel the garlic and chop very finely. Mix 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1 level tablespoon paprika, garlic and 2-3 tablespoons olive oil. Wash the meat, dab dry and brush all around. Heat 1-2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan and fry the meat for 5-6 minutes on each side at medium heat.

  2. 2

    Remove the meat from the pan, put the pan with frying fat aside. Place the meat on a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/ convection oven: 150 °C/ gas: see manufacturer) for approx. 12 minutes. In the meantime, clean and wash the spring onions and cut them into fine rings.

  3. 3

    Heat the frying fat in the pan. Add 2/3 of the spring onions, fry briefly, season with salt and pepper. Deglaze with 250 ml water. Stir in 3/4 of the ricotta. Bring to the boil, season again with salt and pepper. Simmer for 2-3 minutes.

  4. 4

    Bring the stock to the boil, stir in the polenta. Bring to the boil, simmer on low heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring several times. Finally stir in butter and the rest of the ricotta.

  5. 5

    Take the meat out of the oven and cut it up thinly. Distribute the polenta on plates, place a sliced chicken fillet on each plate, sprinkle with ricotta sauce, remaining spring onions and paprika.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
540 kcal
CARBS
40 g
FATS
20 g
PROTEINS
48 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesQuick