Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, chicken and dumplings. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Chicken and Dumpling Recipes There's nothing like old-fashioned homemade chicken and dumplings for a filling, comforting meal. Find a new favorite recipe, whether you like fluffy dumplings or a chewy noodle version. What makes this version of classic chicken and dumplings extra delicious is its long and slow simmer time.
Chicken and dumplings is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Chicken and dumplings is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have chicken and dumplings using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken and dumplings:
- Make ready 2-3 lbs chicken (whatever cut you prefer)
- Prepare 1 quart chicken broth
- Take 1 quart water
- Prepare 2 T butter
- Take 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- Get 3 T Crisco
- Make ready 1 t baking powder
- Prepare 3/4-1 cup buttermilk
- Get to taste salt and pepper
- Make ready to taste Garlic powder
Remove chicken from stockpot; cool slightly. Discard bay leaves and skim fat from soup. Remove skin and bones from chicken and discard. Cook, covered, on high until mixture reaches a simmer.
Steps to make Chicken and dumplings:
- In large pot, cover chicken with water, chicken broth, butter, salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil and then let simmer over med-low heat until tender (approx 1 hour).
- Set cooked chicken aside to cool (keep broth). Shred when cool.
- In large bowl, combine flour, Crisco, tsp salt and baking powder. Mixture will be crumbly.
- Start with 3/4 cup buttermilk and add more if needed to make a dough, knead and roll to approx 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut into strips and add to boiling chicken broth. Simmer approx 10-15 min. (If there is not enough liquid add more chicken broth).
- Add chicken back to pot and simmer for another 10-15 min. Serve. (I added a little flour to the mixture to thicken).
- Note: Vegetables can be added at beginning if preferred. Add any or all of the following: 3 large carrots, peeled & diced; 1 med yellow onion, diced; 3 stalks celery, diced; 1 cup peas.
Drop dumplings on top of simmering soup, a few at a time. Chicken and tender dumplings meet in Sunny's hearty, comforting main dish. Sandra shares shortcuts for making a big pot of Chicken and Dumplings. This chicken and dumplings soup is super easy to make thanks to Pillsbury™ biscuit dough, but you can make it even easier! The recipe calls for cooked chicken; instead of cooking the chicken yourself and taking the time to shred it, pick up some shredded rotisserie chicken from the grocery store so all the prep work is already done for you.
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