Here’s a classic, comforting Chicken and Dumplings recipe 🍲🐔—rich, creamy, and perfect for a cozy meal.
🥣 Chicken and Dumplings
⏱ Time
- Prep: 20 minutes
- Cook: 40–50 minutes
- Serves: 6
Ingredients
For the Chicken Stew
- 2 lbs (900 g) bone-in, skinless chicken thighs or breasts
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 celery stalks, sliced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp butter or oil
For the Dumplings
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup melted butter (or vegetable oil)
- Optional: chopped parsley
Instructions
1️⃣ Cook the Chicken
- In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add onion, carrots, and celery. Sauté 5 minutes until softened.
- Add garlic, cook 1 minute more.
- Add chicken, chicken broth, bay leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 20–25 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
2️⃣ Shred the Chicken
- Remove chicken from the pot, let cool slightly, then shred the meat.
- Discard bones (or save for more broth).
- Return shredded chicken to the pot.
3️⃣ Make the Dumplings
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Stir in milk and melted butter to form a soft dough.
- Optional: fold in chopped parsley.
4️⃣ Cook the Dumplings
- Drop spoonfuls of dough into simmering stew.
- Cover and simmer 10–15 minutes, until dumplings are cooked through.
- Do not lift the lid while cooking—steam cooks the dumplings perfectly.
5️⃣ Serve
- Adjust salt and pepper.
- Ladle chicken, vegetables, and dumplings into bowls.
- Optional: sprinkle extra parsley on top.
🌟 Tips
- Use bone-in chicken for richer flavor.
- For creamier broth, stir in ½ cup cream at the end.
- Dumplings can be made lighter by adding a bit of cornstarch or sifting the flour.
- Leftovers taste even better the next day after flavors meld.
If you want, I can also give a quick one-pot Chicken and Dumplings version that cooks in 25 minutes using bite-sized chicken pieces and biscuit-style dumplings.
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