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chicken and dumplings

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Megan Olson
@MOlson
Amarillo, TX

I found this recipe in a 2007 edition of Cook's Country magazine. I like to use leftover meat from a roasted chicken to save time.

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(1 rating)
yield 6 to 8

Ingredients For chicken and dumplings

  • FOR THE STEW
  • 5 c
    chicken broth
  • 2 lb
    boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed
  • 5 Tbsp
    butter
  • 4
    carrots, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick
  • 1 lg
    onion
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 3
    garlic cloves
  • 6 Tbsp
    all purpose flour
  • 3/4 c
    dry sherry
  • 1/3 c
    heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp
    dried thyme
  • 2
    bay leaves
  • 1/2 tsp
    pepper
  • 1 1/2 c
    frozen peas
  • 4 Tbsp
    minced fresh parsley
  • FOR THE DUMPLINGS
  • 2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 1/3 c
    heavy cream

How To Make chicken and dumplings

  • 1
    For the stew: Bring broth to simmer in Dutch oven over high heat. Add chicken and return to simmer. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until chicken is just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to plate and tent loosely with aluminum foil. Transfer broth to large bowl.
  • 2
    Return empty Dutch oven to medium-high heat and melt butter. Add carrots, onion, and salt and cook until softened, about 7 minutes. Grate in garlic and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in flour and cook, stirring frequently, for 1 minute. Stir in sherry, scraping up browned bits. Stir in reserved broth, cream, thyme, bay leaves, and pepper and bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until stew thickens, about 20 minutes.
  • 3
    For the dumplings: Stir flour, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. Stir in cream until incorporated (dough will be very thick and shaggy).
  • 4
    Discard bay leaves and return stew to rapid simmer. Shred reserved chicken and add to stew along with any accumulated juices, peas, and 3 tablespoons parsley. Using 2 large soup spoons or a small ice cream scoop, drop golf ball-sized dumplings onto stew about 1/4 inch apart (you should have 16-18 dumplings). Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until dumplings have doubled in size, 15 to 18 minutes. Garnish with remaining parsley and serve.
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