Smoky Braised Chicken and Gnocchi

I give this 4 stars with the changes here. Made this last night, using chicken thighs and legs on the bone. The chicken was tender and fell off the bone easily and the dark meat held up to the boiling. Thanks to other reviewers I added baby carrots with the onions, a whole packet of organic onion soup mix, 1/3 package of fine egg noodles I had leftover from another recipe, and a 10 oz package refrigerated gnocchi. My paprika was smoky but sweet, next time I'll try hot for some added flavor. This was a hit with my husband and daughter. Will make this one again.

I thought this was decent, but not amazing. I added carrots with the gnocchi, but I think they should be added with the onions. I didn't think the chicken tasted boiled, but I used breast tenders instead of drumsticks and thighs, and cooked them longer than 5 minutes. I also didn't measure the pepper, but it was too peppery for me. I added thyme, bay, and garlic. It was easy and didn't dirty a bunch of dishes. I'll make it again.

I would totally rate this 5 stars with the modifications below... We LOVED this recipe. I did a few alterations, like other reviewers had suggested. I added 1/4 c. port wine, because it's what we had on hand. I also added 2 cloves of minced garlic. When it was time to add the gnocchi, I also threw in some baby carrots. Carrots are a MUST - it really helps make the dish a bit more substantial.

This was pretty bland and the Chicken tasted boiled. We ended up taking a few bites and then throwing it all away. We ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for dinner instead.

I used about 1 1/2 lbs chicken drumsticks skinned and trimmed and added an herb mix to the salt and pepper. I browned drums in a saute pan and then deglazed with 1/2 cup chix broth and 1/2 cup port and let reduce. I transfered the browned chicken to a hot soup pot and added carrots and 4 new small potatoes to pap. and broth mix. I used 8 oz orzo instead and added 1/2 pack Knor onion soup mix. After 30 min I transfered drums to pan with glaze and finished cooking while Orzo cooked, about 10 minutes.