I always loved when my mom would make gravy and my favorite way to eat it was over rice. I would find myself going back for seconds (and sometimes thirds, smh) just for the rice and gravy. Gravy is such a simple and easy thing to make. You should never use a can!

This Whole30 compliant Smothered Red Pepper Chicken is served covered in gravy with red bell pepper and white onion. These days, I am eating my delicious gravy over cauliflower rice, but the gravy is so good that I am not missing the rice at all!!

You can use any type of chicken for this dish: chicken breast, wings, or thighs. I used drumsticks because I bought a huge pack from Costco, I don’t know why because we never eat drumsticks, and they had been in my freezer and I needed to get rid of them.

Smothered Red Pepper Chicken

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Ingredients

2 lbs drumsticks (about 7 or 8)
2 tsp of paprika
1 tsp of granulated garlic
4 tbsp of tapioca flour, 2 for coating and 2 for thickening
2 tbsp vocado Oil You may need a little more when cooking the peppers and onions
1 white onion, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
2 tbsp of tomato paste
2 cups chicken bone broth
Salt and Pepper

Instructions

Add drumsticks to a bowl and season with salt and pepper, paprika and granulated garlic. Sprinkle 2 tbsp of tapioca flour over the season chicken and make sure it’s evenly coated.
Heat a couple of tablespoons of avocado oil in a dutch oven (or pot) over medium high heat. Once oil is warm, add chicken to the pot and sear on both sides, about 4 minutes each side.
Remove the chicken from the pot, add to a plate, and set aside (do not worry about it being done at this point). Add bell pepper and onion to the pot and cook for about 4 minutes. Next, add tomato paste and cook for and additional 2 minutes.
Next, add chicken broth.
Add chicken back into the pot.
Cover pot and cook on low for 20-25 minutes until drumsticks are cooked through, 165 degrees F.
Remove chicken from pot, add to a platter, and set aside.
Add 2 tbsp of tapioca flour and whisk until flour has combined and there are no lumps. Taste your gravy. Add more salt and pepper if it needs it and add more flour if you want your gravy thicker.
Cover chicken with gravy and serve immediately.