nanny's chicken and dumplings

Name: Nanny's Chicken and Dumplings
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 4-5 pound(s) chicken, cut up; - water to cover chicken; ## SEASONING:; 1 teaspoon(s) garlic powder; 1 teaspoon(s) onion powder; 1 teaspoon(s) oregano; 1 teaspoon(s) thyme; 1/2 teaspoon(s) sweet marjoram; 3/4 tablespoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) pepper (use more at the end to finish); ## THE PROCESS:; 2 dash(es) grapeseed oil (glugs); 32 ounce(s) chicken stock; ## FINAL THOUGHTS:; 1 stick(s) butter; - water

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Sherry Blizzard

Piney Flats, TN

Updated on Oct 16, 2020

Good food is not hard to find. Just look around at the wonderful cooks in your life and remember the love that went from their hands in preparing a dish meant to enrich, fill, and please you. My Nanny was from Missouri. She perfected many dishes and this is one of them. If you are afraid of trying dumplings...substitute with egg noodles....but really, give making your own dumplings a try...just remember to roll them out super thin! If on death-row....this would be a go-to total comfort food. It doesn't get any better than this.

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Last meal request? Chicken and Dumplings! Hands down, the best comfort food EVER! My Nanny was from Missouri and was an excellent cook. This dish will tame the wildest beast. My hubby murmurs an

prep time 1 Hr 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Stove Top

yield 8-12 serving(s)

Ingredients

4-5 pounds chicken, cut up
- water to cover chicken
SEASONING:
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon sweet marjoram
3/4 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper (use more at the end to finish)
THE PROCESS:
2 dashes grapeseed oil (glugs)
32 ounces chicken stock
FINAL THOUGHTS:
1 stick butter
- water

How To Make nanny's chicken and dumplings

Step 1

Put 2 glugs of olive oil in the IP, set to saute. Allow to heat and add a few chicken pieces at a time to brown slightly. Remove to a side dish/bowl. Shut off IP

Step 2

Add chicken broth and scrape the fonds off the bottom. Add in chicken pieces (big ones on the bottom). Cover with enough water to cover the chicken. Add spices/herbs and stir.
Step 3

Set IP for 30 minutes pressure. Natural release, remove chicken pieces with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Allow to cool enough to debone.
Step 4

Taste the broth in the IP after removing chicken. Add more spices/herbs if you need to (you won't). Add 1 stick of butter to the broth and enough water to make a good cooking broth for the dumplings to cook.
Step 5

See the recipe for Nanny's Dumplings to complete this dish. I cook the dumplings in the broth FIRST. NOTE: The longer you let them simmer, the softer the dumpling....then add in the cooked chicken after. We like it more soupy.....my mother always served this over mashed potatoes. Nanny's Dumplings: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/chicken/nannys-dumplings.html
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