Are you also thinking of making a chicken dinner in one pot then Homemade Chicken And Dumplings will give you the taste of southern chicken and dumplings.
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Homemade Chicken and Dumplings – Cozy Pot Comfort
Homemade Chicken and Dumplings are delicious to eat piping hot. This old fashioned chicken dumpling soup can be made from scratch.
If someone is craving a meal, you can make this and serve it to them.
This is a favorite among most of the family as it is a one part wonder way to prepare a very comforting dinner. You can also use a rotisserie chicken to save time at night.
It has been told to you all the steps, which include all the ingredients required to make chicken and dumplings.
This recipe includes creamy broth, chicken and soft dumplings that seem to melt in your mouth. Now let’s start the process.
Ingredients (For making chicken and dumplings)
Chicken Soup Base Ingredients:
- 6 cups chicken broth (low sodium)
- 3 cups chicken, cooked, shredded, roasted or boiled
- 3 peeled and chopped carrots
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, to thicken
- 2 chopped celery stalks
- 2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
- 1 yellow onion, chopped medium-sized
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup heavy cream or half-and-half
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning, optional
Dumpling Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon sugar, optional
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon crown parsley or a teaspoon dried parsley, optional
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 3/4 cup milk or buttermilk for more flavor Uses.
All instructions for Homemade Chicken and Dumplings: –
1. Preparing the Chicken
Skip this if your chicken is pre-cooked.
If not using a rotisserie chicken –
Use 2 large chicken breasts or 3 thighs. Add pepper, salt, bay leaves, and a few diced onions and boil in water for 22 to 25 minutes.
Remove from water, cool slightly to room temperature and use 2 forks to chop finely.
Chop and set aside, reserving the cooked broth to season the soup later.
2. Roasting the Vegetables
To roast, use a heavy-bottomed soup pot or a large Dutch oven, add 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and heat over medium heat.
Now add celery, chopped onion and carrots and saute for 6 to 7 minutes until the vegetables become soft. Then,
Add chopped garlic and mix well and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Making the broth
- To thicken the soup, sprinkle two tablespoons of flour over the vegetables and mix well.
- Now add chicken broth slowly and keep stirring all the time to avoid lumps. Then add black pepper, salt, thyme, poultry seasoning and bay leaf.
- Now boil the vegetables and after boiling reduce the heat.
- Then keep cooking on low flame without covering for 20 to 22 minutes until the carrots become soft.
4. Use of chicken and cream
After the broth thickens, add grated chicken to it and mix well.
To make it creamy and thick, add thick cream and mix. Then cook the dumplings on low flame.
5. Making the dough for dumplings
Take a big bowl and add baking powder, 2 cups of flour, salt, black pepper and sugar and beat them together.
Now add a piece of cold butter to it and keep beating the flour with the help of a fork until it looks coarse.
You can also use a pastry cutter for beating.
After it looks coarse, add milk to it and then keep mixing slowly, until a soft sticky dough is formed. If you want to make it even more tasty, you can use buttermilk.
Never mix too much, mixing too much makes the dumplings hard and they cannot become soft, so mix only till it dissolves.
6. Putting the dumplings in the soup
Use a spoon or small cookie scoop and add a tablespoon of dough to the boiling soup and keep aside. It will puff up as it cooks.
Tighten the pot and close the lid. Then cook on low flame for 20 to 22 minutes, be sure not to boil.
Do not lift the lid while cooking as the steam of the puffed dumpling is very important.
7. In the final stage
After 20 to 22 minutes, remove the lid and cut the dumpling in half and see if it is cooked or not because in this time it should be cooked from inside and should not look like dough inside.
Remove the bay leaf and mix it gently. Then add black pepper and salt as per your taste. Add more if needed.
Use chopped fresh parsley or thyme for garnishing.
Serving:-
Here are some suggestions on how to serve Homemade Chicken And Dumplings hot in a bowl and what to pair with it:
Salad on the side
Cornbread or buttered biscuits
Beans
Boiled or roasted vegetables
This is a great way to make it on the weekends or whenever your family feels like eating it.
Storing: –
Here are some tips on how you can store and reheat the food:
Refrigerating: – Use an airtight container for storage for up to 3 to 4 days.
Refrigerating: – For longer storage, portion out and refrigerate for up to 3 months, but the dumplings tend to get a little soft after freezing.
Reheating: –
Use the stovetop and reheat over medium-low heat, then refresh for a creamy texture by adding a little broth or milk.
Hear some tips for Homemade Chicken And Dumplings:
Add corn or peas for a little sweetness and extra veggies.
Herb dumplings with thyme or rosemary when using the dough.
Use turkey, which is great after Thanksgiving, not chicken.
Some important tips:
- When adding the dumplings, cook on low flame as they can break after boiling.
- Never over knead the dough as kneading is very easy to make soft dumplings.
- To save time on busy days or nights, use a rotisserie chicken.
Reasons to love Homemade Chicken And Dumplings:-
The recipe strikes a balance and simplicity as the tender chicken, creamy broth and soft dumplings turn out to be amazing and delicious.
It:-
Doesn’t require all the canned soups
It’s a one-pot meal
A great recipe for those who don’t like to eat out
Great for making or preparing leftovers.
Final Thoughts
Homemade Chicken And Dumplings are so easy to make. Homemade food tastes amazing and is best eaten hot with family to satisfy your stomach.
You can make it anytime, be it on weekends or whenever you feel like eating it. Do share it with your family and friends so that next time you make it, you can make it in a better and tastier way and you will have a smile on your face with old memories. This will be prepared in your kitchen very soon.