Chicken and Dumplings. Chicken and dumplings are the ultimate comfort food, aren't they? Add the chicken and cook until browned on both sides. This easy Chicken and Dumplings Recipe is just like mom used to make!
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You can have Chicken and Dumplings using 21 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Chicken and Dumplings
- It's of Chicken.
- It's 2 tbsp of butter.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil.
- It's 1 of whole medium chicken, cut into pieces.
- Prepare to taste of Salt.
- It's to taste of Ground black pepper.
- You need 1/2 cup of carrots, finely diced.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of celery, finely diced.
- It's 1 of large onion, finely diced.
- It's 1/2 tsp of ground turmeric.
- You need 1/2 tsp of ground thyme.
- Prepare 1.5 of L/6 cups chicken broth.
- You need 1/2 half of and half (see step 3 for substitute).
- You need 2 tbsp of all-purpose flour/plain flour.
- You need of Dumplings.
- It's 1 1/2 of all-purpose flour/plain flour.
- It's 1/2 cup of yellow cornmeal/fine polenta.
- Prepare 1 of heaped tbsp baking powder.
- You need 1 tsp of salt.
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups of half and half (see step 3 for substitute).
- It's 2 tbsp of minced parsley.
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Chicken and Dumplings step by step
- Melt the butter with the olive oil over a medium/high heat. Season the chicken with a little salt and pepper. Over 2 batches brown the chicken on all sides and transfer to a clean plant and set aside..
- Using the same pot add the carrots, onions and celery. Stir and fry for 3-4 minutes over a low/medium heat. Add in the turmeric and thyme, then pour in the broth. Stir and add the chicken back into the pot. Cover with a lid and simmer for around 20 minutes..
- In the meantime while the chicken is simmering prepare the dumpling batter. Sift together into a bowl the flour, cornmeal, salt and baking powder. Then add the half and half and gently stir together until combined. Set aside. (Substitute for half and half: Mix 1 tsp of melted butter per 1/4 cup of milk).
- Remove the chicken pieces from the pot and set aside on a plate. Using two forks remove the chicken from the bones and shred it. Remove most of the chicken skin aswell. Return the shredded chicken to the pot. Mix together the half and half and flour and then add it into the pot and stir to combine. Check seasoning, add more salt and pepper if needed..
- Using a tablespoon drop the dumpling batter into the pot one by one. Sprinkle with the parsley. Cover again with the lid and allow to simmer for another 15 minutes. Allow to rest for 10-15 minutes before serving..
This quick-and-easy recipe for Chicken & Dumplings is the perfect comfort food. Homemade dumplings are so easy to make and turn this into an amazing meal. Chicken and dumplings, a Southern American healthy comfort food that we all know and love, is For me, that would be my mom's chicken and dumplings. I might be exaggerating a little bit, but that. Traditionally, chicken and dumplings is like a thick, creamy chicken soup with a layer of doughy dumplings that steam right on top while the soup simmers.
