Paprika Chicken with Sour Cream Gravy

 Chicken Thighs oven baked and prepared with Paprika, Sour Cream Gravy and garnished with Crumbled Bacon…

Paprika Chicken with Sour Cream Gravy

Ingredients

• 4 large chicken thighs

• 1/2 cup water

• 4 teaspoons paprika, more or less

• salt and pepper to taste

• dried parsley

• 1/2 cup sour cream (room temperature)

• 1 low sodium chicken gravy packet or 2 tablespoons corn starch to thicken pan drippings

• extra paprika sprinkled in pan drippings when making gravy

• 2 strips crumbled fully cooked bacon pieces

Directions

• Place chicken in an oven safe pan or dish, that has a lid.
• Add water to bottom of pan.
• Sprinkle each piece of chicken with paprika, parsley, salt and pepper.
• Place in oven and Bake @ 350° for about 1 and 1/2 hours, time can vary depending on size of pieces.
• Baked until chicken is completely cooked. (165° inner meat thermometer temperature).
• Take chicken out of dish and set on a plate.
• There should be enough liquid in pan to make gravy, add a little water if needed.
• Turn burner on medium heat, set pan on burner and whisk in gravy packet (Or cornstarch mixed with a little water) into pan drippings to make gravy.
• Mix in a little more paprika into pan drippings.
• Whisk until thickened to gravy consistency.
• Add sour cream and whisk until completely blended into gravy.
• Serve gravy over each chicken piece or on the side in a gravy dish/bowl.
• Add crumbled bacon to top, optional.