Best Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

Best Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

from thenovicechefblog.com
50 min

This homemade Chicken and Dumplings recipe is loaded with big fluffy dumplings that are made from scratch in just minutes! Made in just one pot, cleanup is extra quick too!

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup diced yellow onion
  • 1 cup matchstick carrots
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 4 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 (12 oz) can evaporated milk (or half and half)
  • 1 (32 oz) quart chicken stock
  • 4 cups shredded cooked chicken (or see notes below for raw chicken)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried thyme, optional)
  • 2 teaspoons freshly cracked black pepper (or to taste)
  • salt (to taste)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon, plus 1 teaspoon, baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried thyme, optional)
  • 3/4 cup (6 oz) whole milk
  • 4 tablespoons butter (melted)

Directions

  1. 1

    In a large heavy bottomed pot like a dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots, and celery. Cook for 5 minutes, until vegetables being to soften. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more.

  2. 2

    Add flour and stir to combine. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Slowly add the evaporated milk and chicken stock, stirring to combine. You are making a roux to thicken the soup and make it creamy. It's very important to keep stirring to prevent burning or lumps!

  3. 3

    Bring to a boil and add the chicken, thyme, black pepper and salt. Lower the heat and let the soup simmer, uncovered, while you make the dumplings. 

  4. 4

    In a medium sized bowl, whisk to combine the flour, baking powder, pepper, salt and thyme. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour the milk and butter into the center of it.