Easiest Way to Cook Appetizing Chicken and dumpling casserole

Chicken and dumpling casserole. This casserole turned out delicious and makes a hearty meal. If you love dumplings like my family does, you'll love this dish. It's actually easy to make, and you can make it from scratch using ingredients you already have on hand.

Dumplings: sift the flour, baking powder and salt together into a mixing bowl. Add the egg to the milk and beat until well blended. Stir into the flour until well Pour the chicken mixture into a lightly oiled or sprayed casserole dish. You can cook Chicken and dumpling casserole using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken and dumpling casserole

1. It's 1-2 of chicken thighs.
2. Prepare of Plain flour.
3. Prepare Knob of butter.
4. It's of Drizzle of olive oil.
5. It's of Chopped onions carrots & celery (I always keep some in freezer).
6. It's of Glug of red wine.
7. It's 50 g of or so of pancetta.
8. You need 250 ml of chicken stock.
9. It's to taste of Salt and pepper.
10. Prepare of For the dumplings:.
11. It's 100 g of Self raising flour.
12. It's 50 g of cold butter.
13. It's 50 ml of cold water.
14. It's of Thyme.

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Chicken and dumpling casserole instructions

1. Turn on oven to 180. Wash and dry chicken. Coat in plain flour. Melt butter with a little oil in large casserole dish. Brown all chicken pieces, set a side.
2. Fry onions carrots and celery, add chopped pancetta and cook for 2-3 mins on high. Put chicken back in, add wine and stock, let wine evaporate.
3. Cover and cook for 20-25 mins. Meanwhile, make the dumpling mix.
4. Rub self raising flour and butter together with finger tips, until you get a breadcrumb texture. Add thyme. Drizzle over the water and mix with a knife or spoon to get the sticky texture.
5. Make balls with the dumpling mix using floured hands, add to chicken. Cover and cook for another 25 mins. Check for salt and pepper, serve :).

If you're in the mood for comfort food, you'll have to try this chicken and dumpling casserole. It's easy to make and it smells as good as it tastes. The basil in the dumplings is very different and a nice change. This is so easy to make. Pair with a nice glass of cold sweet tea and you're ready to go!