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Chicken & Dumplings

Teri
NOT a southern style chicken & dumplings
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Whole Chicken Whole or cut up
  • 2 lbs Red Potatoes Cubed 1" Pieces
  • 4-5 Large Carrots 1" Pieces
  • 2 Stalks Celery Chopped
  • 1 Whole Onion Chopped
  • 2 Cloves Garlic Minced (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 4 Cups Chicken broth
  • 4 Cups Water
  • 1 tsp Oregano
  • 1/2 tsp Poultry Seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp Paprika
  • 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
  • Salt and Pepper To taste

Dumplings (Any biscuit recipe or mix will do- this is what I use)

  • 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
  • 7 tbsp Chilled butter thin slices
  • 1 Cup Milk (or buttermilk)

Instructions
 

  • Saute onions, celery and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until softened.
  • Add chicken, water, chicken broth and seasonings.
  • Simmer on low/med heat until chicken is starting to come off the bone.
  • Remove chicken from broth.
  • Add potatoes and carrots to broth
  • De-bone and cut up chicken meat. I like to leave my chicken in pretty large chunks, but any size cut will do. You can reserve chicken bones and remaining carcass to make bone broth later!
  • Add chicken back to broth and simmer on low until carrots and potatoes are almost tender.

Dumplings

  • In the meantime, mix up the biscuit dough- If using this biscuit recipe, add dry ingredients to a bowl and cut in cold butter. Add milk in small amounts and mix until the dough just comes together. The dough should be on the dry side, but just sticking together. Do not over mix.
  • Once the potatoes and carrots are starting to get tender, add the dough mix by approximately 1.5" 'drops.' Do not roll the dumplings tightly- just scoop with a spoon from your bowl and drop into the simmering broth.
  • Cover the pot for 10 minutes to cook the dumplings through.
  • Enjoy! Let me know what you think

Notes

Seasonings can be changed and adjusted to taste and it still turns out great!  Also, I have played with different vegetables in it too with good results.  Use this recipe as a launch pad to create your own variations!
Keyword Comfort Food