Simple Chicken & Dumplin's
By
Lauren McClurg
@Cookin4Gremlins
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My mom has made this since I was little. I made it for my husband and he will eat it a week if I let him!
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote5
Serves:
8-10
Prep:
15 Min
Cook:
2 Hr
Ingredients
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1 - 3 lbwhole chicken
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1 largeonion, halved - unpeeled
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3 largecarrots, cut into chunks - unpeeled
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2celery stalks. cut into chunks
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1 Tbspwhole peppercorn
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·water to cover
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3-4cans cheap biscuits
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·all purpose flour
How to Make Simple Chicken & Dumplin's
- Place chicken in a large pot with onions, carrots, celery, and peppercorn; add water to cover. Cover pot and bring to a boil; reduce heat to gentle boil and cook for about 90 minutes or until chicken meat is falling off the bones.
- Remove chicken, let cool and shred of chop the meat. Strain broth and discard veggies or save for later use.
- Open biscuits. Pinch off pieces and put in bowl of flour. Shake off excess flour and drop into boiling broth a few at a a time. Stir frequently! ** Use as much or as few as you would like!
- Once all biscuits are in the broth, lower the heat to medium low, cover and simmer until desired texture of dumpling is achieved. (I like the chewy so I cook them for about 30 minutes.) STIR OFTEN OR THEY WILL STICK!
- If you want to thicken the broth, mix a little flour with some water to make a slurry then slowly add to the broth, stiring constantly until well mixes in.
- When dumplings are almost done, add chicken back to the pot and stir in the dumplings. Season to taste.
