Homemade Chicken and Dumplings
It’s snowing! It’s snowing!! The only time I usually make up a pot of homemade chicken and dumplings is when it’s snowing outside! And today…BINGO WE GOT ACTION!!!!
This homemade chicken and dumpling recipe is quicker than most, full of flavor and has that southern, old fashioned flair. If you prefer your dumplings cakey like the Bisquick kind then bypass this recipe because you will be highly disappointed…or you may just find that you like this way MUCH better. (I know I do!)
These dumplings are tender, moist, and has just the right of amount of “doughiness” (does that make sense?) The butter-flavored shortening really sets them off texture-wise and when they’ve had a chance to soak up that chicken broth overnight…HONEY HUSH!!!
You could easily add in more veggies like celery and onions to take this pot of chicken and dumpling to the next level of Downright Sinful.
What I love the most about this chicken and dumpling recipe is that is it easy and doesn’t require all day to prepare it.
- 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of uncooked chicken breast
- Stock
- 8 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 clove of garlic, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
- 1 teaspoon of celery flakes
- 1 teaspoon of onion powder
- 4-5 teaspoons of bouillon granules
- 2 cups of frozen peas and carrots (optional)
- Dumplings
- 3 cups of flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- A few dashes of poultry seasoning 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter-flavored Crisco
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup chicken stock
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- In a large pot add in the chicken and all of the Stock ingredients EXCEPT for the bouillon granules.
- Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to medium. Cook for 15-20 minutes (depending on the thickness of the chicken) or until chicken is cooked. Do not overcook or you’ll have some tough chicken on your hands
- When done, remove chicken and set aside to cool off.
- Remove one cup of the broth and place in the refrigerator to cool off (this will be for our dumplings!) NOTE: If you like a more flavorful dumpling do this step after you have added the bouillon and seasoned the broth to your liking.
- Add the bouillon granules to the pot. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to a low simmer. Taste the stock and make sure it has a wonderful taste. Add in more pepper or seasoning if needed.
- Add in the frozen peas and carrots.
- In a bowl add the flour, baking powder, salt and a few dashes of poultry seasoning. Whisk until combined
- Next, add the butter-flavored Crisco and use your hands or a pastry cutter to blend until the mixture is crumbly.
- Add in the egg and the 1 cup of chilled chicken stock. Use your hands to combine the ingredients well. The dough will be sticky.
- Turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface and knead lightly. Add more flour if needed if the dough is too sticky to handle
- Roll the dough out until it is 1/8th inch thick. Cut 1-inch squares with a knife or pizza cutter (horizontally and then vertically).
- Bring the stock to a boil and drop in the dumplings. Be sure to stir the dumplings often to prevent it from sticking. Cook for 10-15 minutes on medium.
- Shred up the cooled chicken and add it to the stock.
- Serve.
i just now finished cooking your chicken and dumplings recipe…thanks to you! my husband love love love the taste considering that i don’t have talent in cooking. Now my husband will love me more LOL!
Love love love Chicken and Dumplings and always wanted to try making it. I followed this recipe to a T and it came out close to perfect. I know I did something wrong, but it stil came out tasting really good, I love how its sooo full of flavor. I think next time Im going to double the stock because this being my first time making this Im pretty sure I messed it up because it didnt have enough soup for the dumplings like it did in this video. My husband loved it btw ;D
AWESOME!!! I’ve cooked a good number of your recipes and have yet to be disappointed! I’m excited to cook….before I knew of your channel I literally HATED cooking lol. You have a gift, thanks for sharing/inspiring me to wake up my inner chef! Keep ’em coming please!
Omgosh, these dumplings were awesome. I didn’t have any butter flavored Crisco, so I used a stick of butter. They were great!!! I can only imagine them if I had used Crisco.thanks again for the recipe.
OMGness, Im trying this tomorrow night when I get home from work–your recipes have changed my life. I can cook, following your recipes, your a godsend. LOVE it, thank you so much for your videos.
Monique, you have inspired me to try my hand at homemade Chicken & Dumplings. I have NEVER made anything like this, before, but after seeing your youtube video of how to make this dish I decided I could do it. You made it look so easy. I hit the grocery store earlier today and plan to make them tomorrow. I will let you know how they come out and my family likes it…thanks for the inspiration. I look forward to seeing more cooking demos!