Paprika Chicken with Roasted Bell Peppers and Waffle Sweet Potatoes -Easy & High Protein

This paprika chicken recipe is one of the best dinner recipes I’ve made in a while. The chicken is slow cooked to perfection in the Instant Pot so it’s tender and packed with robust paprika flavor. It’s made with a few simple spices and cooked in the Instant Pot for 20 minutes making it a simple recipe that’s perfect for weeknights. 

I paired it with diced bell peppers and sweet potatoes baked in the oven to perfection. Feel free to substitute any of your favorite veggies or sides. This chicken is so versatile that it would work well atop cauliflower rice or your favorite squash. Since the chicken was so flavorful I only needed to season the veggies with salt but feel free to add more paprika or garlic powder. 

My Instant Pot is the most used appliance in my kitchen and if you are on the fence about buying one. Don’t wait any longer! It’s amazing and it makes meal prep and planning so easy. I use mine almost daily. 

What you will need:

• Author: Summer Montgomery
• Cook Time: 20 minutes 
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 30 minutes
• Servings: 2 

Ingredients

Slow Cooked Chicken

• 1 pound chicken breast
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tsp paprika 
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp dill
• ¼ cup broth

Oven Baked waffle fries

• 1 sweet potato, waffle sliced
• 1 tsp olive oil
• ½ tsp salt

Bell Peppers

• 2 bell peppers, chopped
• 1 tsp olive oil
• ½ tsp salt

Instructions

1. Soak the sweet potato in a bowl of water for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 400F. Dry the sweet potatoes with a paper towel and arrange on an oiled baking sheet (or use a silicon baking sheet). Bake in the oven until crispy for about 20 minutes.
3. Add all the ingredients for the slow cooked chicken to the Instant Pot. Cook on the “Pressure Cook” setting for 10 minutes. Once complete let the steam release for an additional 10 minutes. Switch Instant Pot to “saute” mode and simmer chicken until most of the liquid is absorbed.   
4. Arrange bell peppers on a small baking sheet and cook in the oven with the potato for about 5-10 minutes. Sprinkle it with olive oil and salt. 
5. Serve and enjoy!