Here’s a classic comfort food recipe for Chicken and Dumplings — creamy, hearty, and perfect for cozy meals! 🍗🥟
🍗 Chicken and Dumplings
🛒 Ingredients (serves 4–6)
For the chicken stew:
- 2–3 chicken breasts or thighs (bone-in or boneless)
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2–3 carrots, sliced
- 2–3 celery stalks, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons butter or oil
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons flour (for thickening, optional)
For the dumplings:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter, cold
- ½ cup milk
👩🍳 Instructions
- Cook the chicken
- In a large pot, heat butter or oil over medium heat.
- Add onions, carrots, and celery, sauté for 3–4 minutes.
- Add garlic and cook 30 seconds more.
- Add chicken, chicken broth, thyme, salt, and pepper.
- Simmer for 15–20 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
- Shred the chicken
- Remove chicken, shred or chop into bite-sized pieces, then return to the pot.
- Optional: Mix flour with a little cold water and stir into the pot to thicken the broth.
- Make the dumplings
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cut in cold butter until mixture is crumbly.
- Stir in milk until a soft dough forms.
- Cook dumplings
- Drop spoonfuls of dumpling dough into simmering chicken stew.
- Cover and cook 10–12 minutes on low heat without lifting the lid.
- Serve
- Ladle chicken, vegetables, and dumplings into bowls.
- Enjoy warm with a sprinkle of fresh parsley if desired.
✨ Tips & Variations
- Use frozen or fresh vegetables according to availability.
- For richer flavor, use a mix of chicken thighs and breasts.
- Add corn or peas for a sweeter twist.
- Dumplings can be flavored with herbs like parsley, chives, or dill.
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