Mia Kouppa

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Greek hilopites with chicken (Κοτόπουλο κοκκινιστό με χυλοπίτες)

A delicious meal of Greek noodles and chicken cooked in tomato sauce.

Prep Time20

Cook Time1

Resting time15

Total Time1 35

Course: Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: Greek

Servings: people

Calories: 233kcal

Author: miakouppa

Equipment

Ingredients

1 whole chicken
1 tbsp salt
vegetable oil, for frying
2 1/2 cups tomato sauce
boiling water enough to cover the chicken
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground pepper
2 cups hilopites uncooked
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup mizithra cheese (optional)

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Instructions

Butcher your chicken in order to end up with 8 serving pieces (2 breasts, 2 drumsticks, 2 thighs and 2 wings). Remove as much of the skin as possible, as well as any visible fat. Sprinkle the chicken pieces with 1 tablespoon of salt.
1 whole chicken, 1 tbsp salt
Add the vegetable oil to a deep frying pan and heat over medium heat. Being careful not to over crowd the pan, add the chicken pieces a few at at time and brown them on all sides (about 5 minutes per side). Depending upon how large your pan is, you may have to do this in batches.
vegetable oil, for frying
Transfer the browned chicken to a large pot. Add the tomato sauce and enough boiling water to cover the chicken.
2 1/2 cups tomato sauce, boiling water
Add the cinnamon and the pepper. Bring the pot to a boil and then reduce the heat back to medium and cook, covered, for 10-12 minutes.
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ground pepper
Stir the hilopites into the pot This may be a bit difficult since your chicken is in the pot, so be sure to stir carefully.
2 cups hilopites
Cook, uncovered, for an additional 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. It is important to stir well to avoid the hilopites from sticking to the bottom of your pot.
After the 20 minutes have passed, add a tablespoon of olive oil, a teaspoon of salt, stir and then turn off the stove. Cover the pot and let sit off the heat for 10-15 minutes. This will allow the soup to thicken up a bit.
1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp salt
Upon serving, sprinkle with grated mizithra cheese if desired. Enjoy!
1/4 cup mizithra cheese

Notes

This recipe serves 6-8 people easily. If desired, you can easily halve the recipe for 2-4 people.

The longer the soup sits, the thicker it will get.

If you have leftovers, you may need to add some water before heating it up.

If you can't find Greek mizithra cheese, you can use Pecorino-Romano cheese; or a combination of parmesan and romano cheese.

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