Chicken and Dumplings

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Chicken and Dumplings

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Such a simple meal, but comforting. I love Chicken and Dumplings — making those dumplings is very tricky, but if you get them right, there are no leftovers.

Ingredients

  • Dumplings
  • 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 Tbsp Baking Powder
  • ½ Tsp Salt
  • ¾ Cup Half-and-Half
  • 2 Tbsp Butter, melted
  • Chicken Soup
  • ½ Roasted Chicken, purchased at any wholesale club
  • 1 Tbsp Granulated Onion Powder
  • ½ Tbsp Granulated Garlic Powder
  • ½ Tsp Black Pepper
  • 2 Tbsp Italian Seasonings
  • 2 Stalks Celery
  • ½ Large Vidalia or 1 medium Yellow Onion
  • 1 Carrot, peeled, halved, and cut ½ inch
  • 3 Tbsp Butter
  • 2 Tbsp Olive Oil, Corn or Other
  • 2 Tbsp Chicken Base (not bouillon cubes) or 2 Tbsp Knorr Granulated Chicken Powder
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ Can Cream of Chicken Soup, for thickening
  • 6 Cups of Water

Method

1

Soup — Remove skin from the roasted chicken and break up into pieces. Set aside. In a 6 quart pan or 14 inch fully immersible pan with lid, heat the butter and olive oil on low-medium. Add the celery, onion, and carrots. Stir together and cook about 10 minutes — lower if cooking too high.

2

Add approximately ½ cup water, cover, and allow vegetables to soften — especially the carrots.

3

Add the seasonings: Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Black Pepper, Italian Seasonings, Chicken Base or Chicken Powder, and ½ can of Cream of Chicken. Stir together, then pour in 6 cups of water.

4

Bring to a low boil then reduce heat to simmer. Add the chicken. Taste and adjust with additional Chicken Base, powder, or seasonings as needed.

5

Dumplings — In a large bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Pour in the Half-and-Half and melted butter, stirring lightly with a fork until combined — do not over stir. Let the batter rest about 10 minutes.

6

Combine — Drop a spoonful of dumpling batter at a time into the simmering soup. Do not overcrowd. Simmer about 2 minutes, then turn each dumpling and simmer another 2 minutes.

7

Serve hot in bowls and enjoy! If you get the dumplings right, there won't be any leftovers.

All my recipes are created with imagination and a desire to feed my family a delicious and filling meal. All measurements and instructions are provided with as much detail as possible — I hope you enjoy the end results as much as we have. Thank You.

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