Here’s a classic, comforting recipe for Chicken and Dumplings—rich, creamy, and perfect for cozy dinners 🍗🥟:
🍲 Chicken and Dumplings
🔹 Ingredients (serves 4–6)
Chicken & Broth:
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 celery stalks, sliced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp butter or oil
Dumplings:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp butter, cold and cubed
- ¾ cup milk
🔹 Instructions
1. Cook the chicken
- In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat
- Sauté onion, garlic, carrots, and celery 3–4 minutes
- Add chicken, chicken broth, thyme, bay leaf, salt, and pepper
- Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer 20–25 minutes until chicken is cooked
2. Shred chicken
- Remove chicken, shred with forks, and return to the pot
3. Make dumplings
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt
- Cut in cold butter until mixture is crumbly
- Stir in milk to form a soft dough
4. Cook dumplings
- Drop spoonfuls of dough into simmering broth (do not stir)
- Cover and cook 12–15 minutes until dumplings are puffed and cooked through
5. Serve
- Remove bay leaf
- Ladle chicken, dumplings, and veggies into bowls
- Optional: garnish with chopped parsley
🔹 Tips
- For extra creaminess, stir in ½ cup cream or milk into the broth before adding dumplings
- You can add peas or corn for more color and flavor
- Make dumplings smaller for quicker cooking or larger for a hearty bite
I can also give you a slow cooker chicken and dumplings version that’s mostly hands-off and very tender.
Do you want me to do that?
