Chicken and pepper pan with butter spaetzle

Time

Preparation time: 30 min.
Cooking or baking time: 15 min.
Total preparation time: 45 min.

Chicken and pepper pan with butter spaetzle - a delicious and light meal that can be prepared quickly.

Ingredients for 3 to 4 servings

  • 300 g Spaetzle
  • a bit of salt
  • 2-3 peppers (red, yellow or mixed)
  • 1 big onion
  • 600 g chicken breast fillet
  • Salt, pepper and paprika-chilli spice
  • about 2 tablespoons of butter lard
  • about 300 ml poultry or vegetable stock
  • 200 g of sour cream
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • fresh parsley

preparation

  1. Boil spaetzle in a large pot with plenty of salted water, stirring occasionally, then drain and drain.
  2. In the meantime, wash the peppers, clean and cut into small pieces. Peel the onion and chop finely.
  3. Cut the chicken into strips, lightly salt and sprinkle with pepper. Heat clarified butter in a large non-stick pan and sauté the meat strips for about 10 minutes, turning them over, remove from the pan and keep covered.
  4. Fry the onion and pepper in the frying pan in the still hot meat pan, deglaze with the broth and let reduce by about half.
  5. Add the mixture and let it simmer for a short time, then add the meat, mix in, season with salt, pepper and paprika-chilli spice and let it warm briefly on the still hot stove.
  6. In a second pan melt the butter, add the spaetzle and swing everything well.
  7. Rinse the parsley, shake dry, finely chop and mix under the noodles.
  8. Arrange the chicken and pepper pan with the butter spaetzle and serve.

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