Fried chicken dumplings

Here’s a Southern-style fried chicken dumplings recipe — crispy on the outside, tender and savory inside. These are sometimes called chicken dumpling fritters and are pure comfort food 🍗🥟

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Fried Chicken Dumplings

Ingredients

Chicken filling

• 1½ cups cooked chicken, finely chopped or shredded

• ½ small onion, very finely diced

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• ½ tsp salt

• ½ tsp black pepper

• ½ tsp poultry seasoning or thyme

• 1 Tbsp butter or oil

Dumpling batter

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp salt

• ½ tsp black pepper

• 1 egg

• ½ cup milk (add a little more if needed)

For frying

• Vegetable or peanut oil

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Instructions

1. Cook the filling
   In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
   Sauté onion until soft, add garlic, then stir in chicken and seasonings.
   Cook 2–3 minutes. Let cool slightly.

2. Make the batter
   In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper.
   Add egg and milk; stir just until combined (thick but scoopable).

3. Combine
   Fold the chicken mixture into the batter.

4. Heat oil
   Heat oil to about 350°F (175°C) in a skillet or deep pan.

5. Fry the dumplings
   Drop heaping spoonfuls into hot oil.
   Fry 2–3 minutes per side, until golden brown and cooked through.

6. Drain & serve
   Remove to paper towels or a wire rack. Serve hot.

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Serving ideas

• With gravy or cream sauce

• As a side to collard greens or cabbage

• With hot sauce or honey drizzle

• Alongside mashed potatoes

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Tips

• Keep the chicken finely chopped so dumplings hold together

• Don’t overcrowd the pan

• Oil too hot = brown outside/raw inside

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If you want, I can also share:

• Old-fashioned boiled chicken & drop dumplings

• Air-fryer version

• Chicken & cheese dumplings

• A church-cookbook style recipe