🍲 Chicken and Dumplings
Chicken and dumplings is a classic comfort dish made with tender chicken in a rich broth and soft, fluffy dumplings cooked right in the pot. It’s especially popular in the Southern United States.
🥘 Ingredients
For the soup:
- 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup milk or cream
- 1 small onion (chopped)
- 2 carrots (sliced)
- 2 celery stalks (chopped)
- 2 tbsp butter
- Salt, pepper, thyme (to taste)
For the dumplings:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp butter (melted)
- ½ cup milk
👩🍳 Instructions
- Sauté vegetables:
In a large pot, melt butter and cook onion, carrots, and celery until soft. - Add broth & chicken:
Pour in broth, add shredded chicken, and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in milk or cream. - Make dumpling dough:
Mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in melted butter and milk until just combined. - Cook dumplings:
Drop spoonfuls of dough into simmering soup. Cover and cook 12–15 minutes (do not lift lid while cooking). - Season & serve:
Adjust salt and pepper. Serve hot.
💡 Tips
- For richer flavor, use rotisserie chicken.
- For thicker broth, mix 1 tbsp cornstarch with water and stir in before adding dumplings.
- Add peas for extra color and texture.
If you’d like, I can give you a slow cooker or Southern-style version too.
