Chicken and dumplings
Chicken and dumplings

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, chicken and dumplings. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

This is my mom's recipe for classic chicken and dumplings. It is simple, hearty, and delicious! I often do the chicken in the slow cooker, and do the rest on the stove when I get home from work.

Chicken and dumplings is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Chicken and dumplings is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken and dumplings using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken and dumplings:
  1. Take 2-3 lbs chicken (whatever cut you prefer)
  2. Make ready 1 quart chicken broth
  3. Get 1 quart water
  4. Make ready 2 T butter
  5. Get 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  6. Prepare 3 T Crisco
  7. Prepare 1 t baking powder
  8. Take 3/4-1 cup buttermilk
  9. Take to taste salt and pepper
  10. Prepare to taste Garlic powder

What makes this version of classic chicken and dumplings extra delicious is its long and slow simmer time. While this chicken and dumplings recipe will take about three hours to cook, everything comes together in a single Dutch oven, meaning this one-pot meal will require little clean-up afterwards. The chicken, celery, carrot, onion and parsley in this dish makes for a meaty, flavorful slow. Remove chicken from stockpot; cool slightly.

Steps to make Chicken and dumplings:
  1. In large pot, cover chicken with water, chicken broth, butter, salt and pepper.
  2. Bring to a boil and then let simmer over med-low heat until tender (approx 1 hour).
  3. Set cooked chicken aside to cool (keep broth). Shred when cool.
  4. In large bowl, combine flour, Crisco, tsp salt and baking powder. Mixture will be crumbly.
  5. Start with 3/4 cup buttermilk and add more if needed to make a dough, knead and roll to approx 1/4 inch thick.
  6. Cut into strips and add to boiling chicken broth. Simmer approx 10-15 min. (If there is not enough liquid add more chicken broth).
  7. Add chicken back to pot and simmer for another 10-15 min. Serve. (I added a little flour to the mixture to thicken).
  8. Note: Vegetables can be added at beginning if preferred. Add any or all of the following: 3 large carrots, peeled & diced; 1 med yellow onion, diced; 3 stalks celery, diced; 1 cup peas.

Discard bay leaves and skim fat from soup. Remove skin and bones from chicken and discard. Cook, covered, on high until mixture reaches a simmer. Drop dumplings on top of simmering soup, a few at a time. Combine chicken, celery, carrots, onion, chicken broth, parsley, chicken bouillon granules, salt and pepper in a large pan or dutch oven; add enough water to cover chicken.

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