Classic Chicken Paprikash Recipe!! Noreen's Kitchen 

I think you are a wonderful cook and a great teacher. I am 69 years old and you have taught me so many things in this video. I am considered a pretty good cook,, but I am always looking for new ideas. Thank you so much! You have made me a better cook. God Bless.

Hi Noreen, Don't pay any attention to those negative comments. I've learned over the years that they come from childish adults. As for the chicken paprikash, I made this quite awhile back, and it *is* deeelish!! Thank you for all your wonderful recipes and cooking tips. :)

I like that.."you don't get to play in my playground."

Sad to hear ppl have been disparaging here. TYVM for blocking them, they dont deserve loving recipes. Food is a spice of life that brings cultures and differences together at homes and restaurants around the world. Those of us who've visited your home,(here through your videos) are grateful. My first Paprika-sh was actually served with bow shaped egg noodles in Praha (not even in Hungary, but delicious). It was also bright orange ( I was a kid, loved it).

You were one of the first you tubers I ever sub’d to. You are still one of my absolute fav’s for so many reasons! Thanks for inviting us into your kitchen and sharing a part of your heart ❤️ and life with us for so many years!

Noreen! this is wonderful!❤ my hubby is Hungarian and i finally found a channel that makes authentic Hungarian food! you are beautiful inside and out and don't let anyone tell you different!🌷🌷🌷

I just love your cooking! Your family & friends are very blessed to have you prepare such delicious meals. Thanks for your awesome recipes.

Noreen I'm sorry you have to be subjected to negativity! I LOVE you and Rick. You have taught me so much and both of you light up my day!! You are excellent at what you do and have helped me and countless others to actually cook well but more importantly to actually enjoy it! Please don't ever stop what you are doing and remember only a dirtbag would go after a child. Also I once heard an expression that fits here Mediocrity always attacks excellence!!!!! BTW, I made this and it was wonderfull.

@fraser8402 Now, why would I let some under intelligent life form effect my desire to share what I love doing most? The message I have received today alone, are reason enough for me to keep doing what I love to do, cooking, sharing, teaching and learning and making new friends. Thank you for support and your continued viewership. The community we have here is second to none. Noreen

I am also a plus size woman with a love of cooking and making people happy with what I serve them. I'm so glad you have a positive way of handling this rude idiots who are obviously unhappy with themselves because people who ARE HAPPY DO NOT put other people down they lift others up. Please continue to bless us with your videos, you are a classic American cook with a love of good quality ingredients and a passion for feeding your family well, thank you for sharing that with us all!

You have such a sunny disposition and a great sense of family, people can be cruel🤷🏻‍♀️. I'm a little on the chunky side myself and I'm extremely happy like yourself. Keep up the great videos you have an awesome following 👏🏻and I'm glad I found your channel. Be blessed 🙏🏻

I was telling my sister the other day about how you remind me of a friend we had, her name was Sandy, she passed away a long time now, but she was Hungarian. She loved to cook and this was a wish that I loved when she made it, you have brought this back into my life and I thank you so much. I never thought we would lose her so I never asked for recipe, so thank you for sharing your recipe. I will be making this very soon. I am gonna have to find the Hungarian paprika though. Please don't ever change your ways due to those heartless people's comments.

I love this dish!. my grandma came here from Poland in 1929, she always made this for our family the day before thanksgiving. so my mom taught me how to make this a few years ago to keep our family tradition going .

Hi Noreen, your videos are terrific! You are an excellent teacher and I am so glad I found your channel. As I’m watching each video I am also enjoying you sharing your family, pets, holiday and home. Thank you so much!

When I was little my grandma made Chicken Heart Paprikash (a variant of this dish with chicken hearts and cabbage) for the family. No one, but my grandma, grandpa and I liked it. In my entire life she made it only 3 times before she passed away. It is one of the dishes I just randomly crave, but have never EVER found a version of it as much like what she made as what you have here. I thank GOD for you. Seriously.

Hi Noreen, I'm Balint's wife Rose your family recipe seems much richer than the one I learned from my mother in law. I will surely show off my cooking talents with your version thanks a million.

Thank you so much for sharing! Almost exactly the same as I make for my Hungarian husband (learned from my mother in law), except I have never seen the chicken browned before. We just placed the chicken pieces into the browned onions and then cover the chicken with broth. I am going to have to try this your way! Looks delicious.

Thank you for your kind words! Yes, I have a video on the Hungarian Dumplings that you would eat with the paprikash. Go to my channel and search for Nokedli. I did that video about a month ago.

Dear Noreen - I just came across "Your Kitchen" and I love all the amazing recipes. I was particularly touched by the story you told about some people leave disparaging comments. I think that is despicable! My husband, who is Hungarian, and I were watching you make this incredible Chicken Paprikash and we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for inviting us into your home and for making it possible for me to cook something for my husband that reminds him of his beloved Hungarian Nagymama! Love, Anna

Woooo Hoooo! You don't know how long I've searched for this particular recipe! My sis-in-law, who passed away 4 years ago, used to make this all of the time & I haven't had it since!!! Thank you so much! Looks delicious.

My darling Noreen: As a professional chef and restauranteur (retired) I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Your recipes are delicious and easy to follow, which is what I gauge successful teaching by. For those who make disparaging remarks about you, your food, or your lovely family, let them go eat at McDonalds. It's the best that they deserve. There is an old saying in my business "Never trust a skinny cook." I have found this to be invariably true.

Well, I think you are a wonderful person, a beautiful woman with a great heart. And boy can you cook! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! My late friend, who was Magyar, cooked this dish, using homemade egg noodles, and boy did they knock my socks off!

Hello Norden. I came across this video of your Chicken Paprikosh. it looked amazing. However, you stated that some derogatory comments where made about you and your daughter. First let me just tell you to be encouraged. I love all of your videos, your meals, all of your dishes. Even when you showed your dog will. I LOVED That. I'm an animal lover. so I enjoyed seeing your dogs. I think you are a lovely person. your passion for your food really shines through. Please do not allow the enemy to discourage you in doing what you do. I've never made chicken paparikosh, never heard of it. but it loos so good until I am going to try my hand in it and let you know how it comes out. this video was made back in 2011. so I hope you are still cooking and viewing your comments. I love all that you do. so sista girl, keep doing you. And do it well. I'm Pch'z Wilson from Fort Worth, Texas giving you a big shout out of love. we so things big in Texas. You go girl. a true DIVA. So with that being siad.... Keep it cooking. take care... Pch'z.

Hi Noreen, just wanted to let you know I am Hungarian through "osmosis." My husband was 100% Hungarian, and my beautiful mother-in-law taught me to make several Hungarian dishes. (I lost my husband in April of this year due to a major stroke.) Your recipe was exactly the same as I was taught, except we didn't flour the chicken. She just browned it with the onions in some butter. I want to try your way next time. This is one of my kids very favorite dishes, next to stuffed cabbage rolls! Just happened to watch this video again. Love your channel!

Noreen! I must say thank you sooo much & send you many blessings! I have been trying to find just the right recipe for paprikash that my sweetie fondly remembers eating for many years, before I came into the picture 15 years ago. I've tried many but none were right until I ran across this video. I made it tonight (had to go find bone in chicken & Hungarian paprika) and both sweetie & his son are over the top happy, in there licking their fingers and scraping their plates. :) Thanks!!

I am so hungry for Paprikash right now, it looks great. It's sad that people have to be so negative. You are amazing, I love your videos. Thank you for sharing.

I love the fact that not only do you show us a great recipe but you give us facts( about the canola oil) to help us stay healthy! Thank you for sharing.

Dear Noreen and Rick and family! I find your videos very informative and adore the ones that have come from your history. So many of us have forgotten what we have eaten as children. This recipe in particular was one that my own grandmother made when I was young. Bless you and your family ... screw the haters! Much respect ... Cindy P

Thank you, Noreen. You're just fine, don't listen to people's negativity. I'm from Hungary and, as you said, it is basic peasant food and there are many ways to make it. I've always had it as a one pot dish with sauteed onions and paprika as the base, adding the raw chicken to stew, and some vegetables added a little later, stirring in sour cream at the end. But the result is the same. I could almost smell the familiar fragrance as I watched you cook it. :)

I’m so glad you don’t let little people get to you. Someone that says anything about another one’s appearance is a sad person. You are the better one for deleting and moving on. By the way I love your videos and have probably watched about every one! When I want to know how to make something I search your recipes. Love you and merry Christmas!

@recipelover123 You know, I think there comes a time when we all have to accept ourselves as we are. I have been this way my whole life. I come from Eastern European peasant stock. My Grandparents on my father's side are from Ungary and my Mothers from Germany & Italy. It is what it is. I have severe thyroid disorder as well as a couple other things, but my cholesterol is right on target and my blood pressure is actually low. I love life. They can just go away! You have to love yourself!

Hello Noreen I was searching for a chicken paprikash recipe for my fathers birthday and yours by far is the best one! And you are so thorough, you are a beautiful woman and let the haters keep hating!!!!💕

My mother in law is coming over and she's going to make this for us today as it is a family recipe from her side. Her grandma is Hungarian descent. I look forward to trying it

I've only recently known of your channel but I'm thoroughly enjoying your videos and recipes and I'm so sorry that some people are so immature that they are leaving you negative comments. You're a lovely person inside and out and I thank you for sharing pieces of your life and family with us. Hugs!

Having been raised with my Czech great grandmother, I absolutely LOVE this type of peasant food. You are so down to earth, matter of fact and make things quite easy for beginners. I have cooked all my life and am quite good at it...I simply watch your videos for the pure enjoyment of watching your process...so I know I speak for the majority of your subscribers when I say thank you for your time and effort...Too bad I never ran across you when I lived in NC (now back home in Texas)...I think we could have had some wonderful conversations. As far as the negative comments...I used to be 337 lbs...I worked hard to get rid of the weight as that was my choice due to health reasons (that had nothing to do with what I ate)...but my method of cooking and the foods that I prepared were not the reason for my obesity. There were quite a few factors that had little to nothing to do with what I put in my mouth. Small in stature or large does not define you or anyone else...I may be small now, but I am STILL as big in life as I was back then...and I darn sure prefer larger than life personalities just like your own! For someone to speak ill of a child is purely sickening...people amaze me at the courage they do not possess until they sit behind the 'protection' of a screen thus giving them false courage and a license to be cruel...and it speaks volumes for their own lack of class and intelligence. Ignore them. Keep cooking...and as I was told by my little great grandma from Prague...no matter what you make, make certain that you add a dollop of love in every dish and it will ALWAYS be wonderful!I look forward to many more great videos from you in the future...

Loved this ,I too make this passed down from my grandmother .I do make this several times a year...The main difference is that my grandmother always made homemade drop noodles..Yummy....Thank You so much..Ignore them they are a cancer unto themselves...GOD Bless you and your family...

Thanks for sharing this family recipe. I grew up eating paprikash and other Hungarian delights. While i have never made this dish, i always wondered went into making it. It is a lot of work, but well worth it I’m sure. It takes a lot of love and good part of a day to do both the chicken and dumplings.

I love to see you on You Tube......Don't pay no attention to the negative comments........we love you the way you are.

You are such an intelligent fun lady to watch in the kitchen! The advice you give for cooking is honest, researched, and you are just fun to watch. Darn people are so obsessed with looks. Don't we all remember the rule not to judge a book by it's cover? You are beautiful inside and out, it's awful to have haters feel the need to comment nastily when you've taken time to show us a recipe, edit a video, and invite viewers into your home.

This is the most simple and my go to paprikash recipe on youtube. I reallly enjoy this meal.

I am a short fat little cook that feeds 3 tall handsome men.. I have been looking for this recipe for a long time.. I love your videos.. You are real and wonderful...Thank you

Thank you so much for posting this! I haven't had this in 15 yrs, it was a very popular dish in Toledo. And please don't worry about what others say, all that matters is how you feel about yourself. And something I think people don't realize is that you can be overweight and somewhat healthy and you can also be thin and extremely unhealthy. Love your videos! Take Care!

Noreen! Thank you so much! This really helped me. My mom used to make this about 3 x year all my life and she passed away about 10 yrs ago, so I really didn’t know how she made it, as I never asked 😥Anywho, only difference is that she added some sliced chunks of green pepper as the chicken was simmering and it really added a nice wonderful flavor if you like green pepper. Really appreciate your help and good for you for not letting those nasty/angry (angry at themselves, really) people get to you. I love your confident attitude and you seem like such a patient, kind person 😊 ~Cindy

Thank you Noreen this looks like a wonderful dish I have always heard about chicken paprikash but I've never had it will probably be trying it.

People are mean ! I love that you know who you are and don’t let some looser get to you! Love your channel!

Going to try it this weekend ! Can't wait. Thank you so much for all your recipes. They are the best!! Glad you called "them" out. Poor them, they just don't get it and probably never will.

Love watching you cook Noreen. You are a beautiful person and thank you for inviting us into your home.

Don't let those haters get you down about things with their comments. Your a beautiful, strong woman Rick , and your children, and many others love you and your videos. Keep doing your thing. Love the videos. I look forward to many more. By the way I love this dish one of my all time favorites to eat!!

Your dish looks wonderful! I love how clean your kitchen is! It shows that you take pride in your belongings. Thank you for sharing.

Tried it last nite! The best we ever has, it will be a staple in our house from now on! Thanks for sharing! The Mueller family, Hicksville NY

I come from a Croatian family, and Chicken paprikash is very rare in my Grandmas house any more. They way you make it is different, and I like it. But what you said about every recipe is different, you are correct. I seen paprikash baked, simmered, and even an overnight method.

Thank you Noreen! I laugh at others who claim, "that's not traditional!". If you get 20 Hungarian Grandma's (including mine) in a room together, you will have 20 slightly different recipes for Paprikash. But it's all traditional to them and us. Your families recipe is very similar to mine and we used egg noodles. Now, I like to make spaetzel. It's however you want to make it. It's all good!! BTW, you and your family are beautiful. Thanks for sharing your kitchen and family with me.

Noreen, you are truly a blessing to me, and i love, love having you in my home. May god bless you as you encourage people to come back to the kitchen and cook with love, like you do, for their families. hoorah for Noreen and her hubby!!!

You are amazing!! You shouldn't have to deal with that...but you do with grace!! You are such an inspiration to me and I appreciate everything that you do!! Bless your heart!!

Noreen you are a strong, confident woman. You are beautiful and very intelligent, the only reason why people leave mean comments is becuase they think it makes them look cool. I am a large woman myself and I think it is horrible for people to act that way. I hope you still continue to make videos because I love them.

THIS LOOKS GREAT AS ALL YOUR COOKING DOES! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! I LOVE WATCHING YOU AND THINK YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE SUCH WONDERFUL PEOPLE! CANT WAIT TO TRY THIS RECIPE

People come in different shapes and sizes. That is what makes us individuals. I think your videos are cool and great. I was at work and I could not watch your video, but just listening to your voice was soothing for me. It just made the time go by faster... Great Job....

Noreen, This looks absolutely delicious. You're obviously a very talented cook. As far as the rude comments, They're probably made by kids or adults who never grew up emotionally! I liked the comment about "They don't get to play in my playground" LOL. Just don't let them get to you so bad that you'll stop making videos! Some of us are actually fans, and quite enjoy all the great dishes you make! Keep making them and I'll definitely keep watching! I think you're great!

Noreen I just found you and I think you're wonderful!!! You have helped me so much not to mention my husband lol !!! Listen only to those positive comments and why anybody needs to comment on your weight, family, or recipes is beyond me !! People just keep it to yourselves. At least she takes the time to try to help people !!!

Noreen, I am so sorry some people are so rotten to leave nasty comments about your family. I think you are a gem and you have a very beautiful family. That is what everyone wants for themselves so they are probably jealous that you have a nice family and they do not. I love your videos and I think you are a great person. take care and dont let those meanies hurt you, its their problem not yours.

I am very sorry people have no life they have to come to your cooking channel and be rude in my day we never thought to be rude for no reason. I thank you for all your time helping others to put good food on the table. I think your a Beautiful person and thank you to your Rick as well. ❤

you are an artist!!! this takes me back to Sundays growing up, yes I'm a hunky

I love your videos!! You make people feel like they are in the kitchen cooking with you. I'm making chicken paprikash tonight, I hope it's good. Thank you for all the videos and can't wait for new ones!!!

Thanks for making this video. Can’t wait to make this! I love watching you cook.

Yum! Came to find your recipe after I heard your daughter talking about it in the Flatbread video, I remember my grandmother making this for us, I can say its been about the same amount of time since I ate it as you. Thank you for being you, and thank you Rick for being you, Rick makes me laugh when he wants more cheese in recipes. One can never have enough cheese, right Rick? LOL Noreen, As long as your family loves you, and they DO, thats all that matters :) Ive made many of your recipes, and have never found one I didnt like!

You did a great job!!! You shouldn't worry about the negative comments that come your way! I am Hungarian and you made me proud with your knowledge!!!!

I am so going to have to try this. I am watching this at 12:26 am and i am now starving watching this, lol it looks really good.

Thank you for sharing. Because of you and others that share your favorite recipes, I can experience dishes from all over the world. This looks delicious I will try it.

Noreen, I think that its awesome that you make these videos showing a real family that eats real home cooking. You Rock :) This looks really yummy, I think I might try this in the crockpot. I'll do the first few steps, throw everything in the crockpot to cook all day and then just stir in the sour cream/flour when I get home and simmer it while I make the pasta.

Hi Noreen: I made this today for my mom and dad and nephews, it was good! I did substitute red onions for the yellow ones and I added a can of crushed tomatoes to it, But all in all it was really good. Thanks for the recipe!

after hearing your daughter say chicken paprikash in the flat bread vid I had to watch it, looks incredible! good cheer Noreen and keep up the food.

Noreen, Don’t listen to them and their nasty comments! I think ppl who do that have issues of their way and take it out on others. Very sad! Love your channel! 😊

I JUST MADE THIS TODAY..... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS RECIPE ..IT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD I LOVE IT ....IT WILL BE ADDED AS A STAPLE IN MY HOUSE HOLD

hi i am leah (wes's daughter) i think your recipe is FANTASTICK!! our mouths are watering. i cant wait to make it. I am so glad u dont get discourage by the people who have nothing better to do than criticize others. do u have a video on dumplings and if u dont will u please make one : )

I am always disappointed and saddened when I hear that people leave hurtful nasty comments rather than praise. Some people forget that you don't have to share your recipes or time but that you have chosen to do so for that - they should be thankful. Negative people love to pull people down to their level - misery loves company. Please keep doing what you are doing - your videos are great and much appreciate :D

Negative comments are usually made by lonely people that have no other life than sitting in front of the computer and trying to bring you down to they're level of desperation of getting attention. If I don't care for your recipe I move on to the next. I like this one Noreen, I will definitely try it, it looks incredible.

I grew up eating Chicken Paprikash, too, but the way my grandmother made it was as a soup, with heavy dumplings. In my home now, I prefer it more as a stew, so I use far less water and make many more dumplings to slurp up the delicious paprika sauce. I don't even bother with sour cream, unless I have some in the house (not too often). I even make it in a crockpot and take it into potlucks at work. Now I'm thinking I need to make some when it gets colder here in Ohio. Thanks for introducing it to those who weren't lucky enough to grow up eating it.

Hi Noreen Thank you for the great recipes. Most great chef's are not skinny. You have a great day.

I miss the German dishes my dad used to cook. He was from Bavaria Germany . He had a German cook book we used to cook on weekends with him. Onion pie was my favorite.

thank you for sharing your awesome recipes and genuineness, never let the negativity affect you, there will always be negative people but most of the time they are negative because they don't have an amazing mom like you. Keep up with the delicious meals!

@mommafletch Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I really appreciate knowing that you enjoy my videos! I love making them and I don't do it for any other reason, but that I enjoy sharing what I do and getting the feedback from everyone on here. I am always going to have some people who don't want to play nice. I really don't let them bother me, but I wanted to put it out there that it will not be tolerated and yes, I have lots more viewers who are a blessing just like you! Thanks!

I think I like this version much better than the recipe I grew up with. My grandma made it more like a stew (which I do not like stews) but sour cream makes everything taste better. Thank you! Looks yummy.

I am making it tomorrow. Your food looks delicious!!

Watched you for the first time today. This looks divine! I love to cook food from many cultures. Sorry to hear people can make mean comments. You are blessed with sharing your food with others, I am now learning about Hungarian Food! May the Lord continue to bless you!

Noreen, thank you for doing this video! I love, love, love chicken paprikash! I also enjoy watching your videos. You seem extremely intelligent and knowledgeable about all kinds of cooking! Ignore those shallow people who have nothing better to do than criticize other people.

Thank you. It looks like what my mom made. You did an excellent job teaching.

I just made chicken paprikash for dinner tonight! My recipe is very similar to yours with a few exceptions, but I make the homemade dumplings. This is a fantastic Hungarian dish! Thanks for sharing this video.

Thank for the invitation into your kitchen. It's nice to have a contrasting recipe. My recipe uses 4tbsp sour cream, making a uncooked roux to thicken. Also, celery and carrots are used. I'm going to have to try to increase the sour cream. While inauthentic, I wonder how it would taste using a sour thick yogurt?

Noreen, thank you so much for such detail in making this dish. I am African American and I love trying different dishes. I've always wanted to make this dish. I have all the ingredients but not the sour cream. So, tomorrow this will be my dinner. I am going to subscribe so I can get more recipes. I also will be making Nokedli to go with the dish. Thank you, again.

I don't know how much more "traditional" you want this to be. Both of my paternal grandparents immigrated here from Hungary. This is how she made it and it is how my great grandmother made it. While it may be different from what you are used to, it is what I know. I have said it before and I will say it again. There are most likely as many ways to make this dish as there are people who make it. Probably not one way only that is right or good.

Miss Noreen, I just wanted you to know, when your channel pops up in my Subscriptions, it just makes my whole day!! Nobody on here cooks like you do! I couldn't even watch this recipe until I had been to the store to get chicken thighs because I knew it would just frustrate me! For however many ugly people are on here, I'll bet you have tenfold (at least!!) who think you've hung the moon!

Terrific recipe that I will definitely try ! Thanks for sharing it !!

Awesome video! I can hardly wait to try this one........ You have a beautiful soul and amazing videos. Just wanted to say thanks for sharing!

@Pattycakessmiles Thanks, your comment made me cry. I try to keep a tough outer shell, but inside, well, you know.

I found your videos today and I will be trying your recipes thank you so much.. and don't worry about unhappy people with their comments... They are unhappy with themselves... I will continue to follow you...

Hi Noreen. I love your recipes!! What a wonderful thing to have an authentic cookbook. I love the idea of keeping these recipes alive and passingon to your children and sharing with others. Keep on cooking!!!!!

There will always be rude, nasty, insecure people in this world. So you're right, don't let them rain on your parade. They are not worth a second thought! I wouldn't put up with their crap either. Keep doing the good you're doing!!

Looks good and i'm going to try it. As for the remarks. Pooh on some one who feels they have to belittle another person. They must really HATE themselves. I myself love watching you and your other half cook and play off of each other. Aint LOVE grand! Prosperity and Blessing.

THANKS NOREEN FOR GIVING US A WONDERFUL RECIPE...I WILL BE TRYING IT AND I WILL ADD IT TO MY CULINARY BINDER.

I had to see your recipe for chicken paprikash to see how closely it matched to how my grandmother made it for my family in the 50's and 60's. Grandma's version was more soup-like, and she did not add sour cream. As an adult now, I've kind of developed my own version, including many more onions to saute and I've added sour cream to thicken my sauce. I guess it all depends on which part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire our folks emigrated from, and possibly the Great Depression also impacted how the recipe developed. Anyhow, I'd love to sample your recipe now. Thanks for a great demonstration!