Chicken and Dumplings
This old fashioned Chicken and Dumplings recipe is easy and comforting, made with homemade dumplings and loaded with vegetables and chicken. It's the perfect soup to make on a cold day.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoonsolive oil
- 2celery (, ribs, diced)
- 2carrots (, large, diced)
- 1yellow onion (, chopped)
- 1 clovegarlic (, minced)
- 5 tablespoonsunsalted butter
- ⅓ cupall-purpose flour
- 6 cupslow-sodium chicken broth
- 4 teaspoonschicken bouillon paste (, better than bouillon base*)
- ¼ teaspoondried thyme
- ¼ teaspoondried sage
- ¼ teaspoondried rosemary
- 1 teaspoonkosher salt
- ½ teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
- 1 ½ poundsboneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 12 ozevaporated milk (, canned)
- ½ cupfrozen peas
- fresh chopped parsley (, for garnish)
- 1 ⅝ cupsall-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoonbaking powder
- ½ teaspoonkosher salt
- ¾ cupmilk
- ¼ cupsour cream
- 2 tablespoonsbutter (, melted)
Directions
- 1
Sauté Veggies: Heat a large pot over medium heat. Add oil. Once hot, add celery, carrots and onion and sauté for 3 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Add butter and flour and whisk well for 1 minute.
- 2
Add Broth and Seasonings: Gradually stir in the chicken broth and bouillon, scraping up anything stuck to the bottom of the pot. Add thyme, sage, rosemary, salt and pepper.
- 3
Add chicken and bring mixture to a boil. Cover the pot with a lid, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken to a cutting board. Stir add evaporated milk and peas.
- 4
Make Dumplings: Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Make a well in the center and add milk, sour cream and melted butter. Stir until combined, but don’t over mix.
- 5
Add Dumplings: Bring soup to a simmer and then use a small spoon to drop teaspoon-sized amounts of dough all over the top of the simmering soup (the dumplings will double in size as they cook).
- 6
Cover the pot and simmer on low for 12-15 minutes. Remove lid, gently stir to break dumplings apart, and scoop out a dumpling to check for doneness. If still doughy, cover and cook for a few more minutes, until tender. Taste and adjust seasonings if desired. Chop chicken and add to soup.
- 7
Serve warm, with a sprinkle of fresh chopped parsley on top.