Ah, Chicken and Dumplings — ultimate comfort food 🥣🐓 Fluffy dumplings swimming in rich, savory chicken broth. Here’s a classic, cozy recipe:
🍗 Chicken and Dumplings
Ingredients
For the chicken and broth:
- 4 bone-in chicken thighs (or a mix of thighs and breasts)
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 celery stalks, sliced
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp thyme (or Italian seasoning)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp butter or oil
For the dumplings:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp butter (cold)
- ¾ cup milk (or buttermilk)
Instructions
1️⃣ Cook the chicken
- In a large pot, heat butter or oil.
- Add onions, carrots, and celery; sauté 3–4 minutes.
- Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.
- Pour in chicken broth, add chicken, thyme, salt, and pepper.
- Simmer 25–30 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
- Remove chicken, shred meat, and discard bones. Return meat to pot.
2️⃣ Make the dumplings
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in milk until a soft dough forms.
3️⃣ Cook the dumplings
- Drop spoonfuls of dough onto simmering chicken soup (do not stir).
- Cover and cook 12–15 minutes until dumplings are cooked through and fluffy.
4️⃣ Serve
- Ladle chicken, broth, and dumplings into bowls.
- Optional: garnish with fresh parsley.
🔥 Tips & Variations
- Creamy version: Stir in ½ cup cream or milk to the broth before adding dumplings
- Herby: Add dill, parsley, or tarragon for extra flavor
- Vegetable boost: Peas, corn, or green beans work beautifully
- Slow cooker shortcut: Cook chicken, veggies, and broth on LOW 6–7 hrs, add dumplings last 30 min
If you want, I can give a super-easy one-pot slow cooker chicken and dumplings version that’s almost no effort but tastes restaurant-level 😏.
Do you want that version?
