Our old-fashioned chicken and dumplings recipe features tender chicken, hearty homemade dumplings, and is loaded with fresh carrots, celery and onions.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword chicken, dumplings, soup
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour20 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour40 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Calories 415kcal
Author Sara Garska
Cost $15
Equipment
Large heavy-bottom pan or Dutch Oven
Ingredients
Dumpling Ingredients
3cupsAll purpose flour
1TablespoonBaking powder
1Egg
1cupChicken broth(with a little fat from cooking chicken in the broth)
Broth Ingredients
1-2quartsChicken broth
1/2Yellow Onionchopped
1TablespoonOil for sautéing onion
2Carrotspeeled & sliced
2stalksCelerysliced
3-4Chicken breastsbone-in, with skin
Instructions
How to Make the Chicken Broth
Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a heavy bottomed pan or Dutch oven. Add the chopped onions. Sauté for about 5 minutes until the onions are tender.
Add the sliced carrots and celery and let them cook for a few minutes.
Add one quart of the chicken broth and bring to a simmer with the vegetables.
Add the chicken breasts. Add more broth to cover the chicken if needed.
Cook at a simmer for about an hour until the chicken is tender.
Remove chicken from the broth and let it cool until it can be handled.
Remove 1 cup of the cooked broth and allow to cool while you prepare the chicken.
Remove the skin from the chicken and debone.
Chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
Return the chicken to the broth.
How to Make the Dumplings
Mix the 3 cups of flour with 1 tablespoon of baking powder and a pinch of salt
Add the one egg
Add 1 cup of the chicken broth
Mix the dough up gently to create a dough that is tender and light.
Make into a ball and roll out to about ½ inch thickness.
Cut into strips.
Drop into the simmering broth, cover, reduce heat, and let cook for 20 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition information is an estimate only. Your actual values will vary based on exact ingredients used and serving size.