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Southern Chicken and Dumplings

Southern Chicken and Dumplings

Cost $15, save $10

Source: Recommended by CookPal

  • 90 Min
  • 8 Servings
  • $15

INGREDIENTS

  • Chicken and Broth

    • 🧈 2 tablespoons butter
    • 🧅 1 medium onion, diced
    • 🍗 3 large bone-in chicken breast halves with skin
    • 1 (32 ounce) can chicken broth
    • 💧 1 cup water, or as needed

  • Dumplings

    • 3 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 tablespoon baking powder
    • 🧂 1 ½ teaspoons salt
    • ⅓ cup vegetable shortening
    • 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
    • 🥛 ¾ cup milk

  • Soup Base

    • 💧 2 cups water
    • 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
    • 🧂 ½ teaspoon salt
    • ⚫ ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

STEPS

1

Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chicken breasts, skin-side-down. Pour in chicken broth and just enough water to cover chicken. Increase the heat to high and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until chicken begins to fall off the bone, about 1 hour.

2

Transfer chicken to a plate. Remove and discard skin and bones. Allow meat to cool.

3

Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a mixing bowl. Work in 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons shortening with your fingers until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the middle and pour in milk; stir until a stiff dough forms. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth. Divide into 16 pieces.

4

Add 2 cups water, condensed soup, salt, and pepper to the pot used to cook the chicken. Shred chicken, add to the pot, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

5

Drop dumplings, one at a time, into soup. Cover, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until dumplings are puffy and no longer doughy in the center, 10 to 20 minutes.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

616

Calories

  • 38
    Protein
  • 42
    Carbs
  • 32
    Fats

💡 For a richer flavor, consider browning the chicken before simmering.Add chopped parsley or chives for extra garnish and freshness.Adjust cooking time for dumplings based on their size; smaller dumplings need less time.