Easy Weeknight Chicken & Drop Dumplings

This is a quick and easy, but delicious, chicken and dumplings dish that I enjoy whipping up when I don't have time to make a "long version". This still looks like a lot of ingredients, but I promise it comes together in under 45 minutes.
The dumplings are fluffy and biscuit like instead of dense and chewy because I don't like the texture of dense dumplings.
Easy Weeknight Chicken & Drop Dumplings
This is a quick and easy, but delicious, chicken and dumplings dish that I enjoy whipping up when I don't have time to make a "long version". This still looks like a lot of ingredients, but I promise it comes together in under 45 minutes.
The dumplings are fluffy and biscuit like instead of dense and chewy because I don't like the texture of dense dumplings.
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Place chicken, poultry seasoning, and broth in a 4 quart stock pot. Cover. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer until chicken is cooked through. About 15-20 minutes (mine took 15).
- 2
While chicken is simmering prep your veggies. When chicken is done remove breasts to a plate. Pour broth into a large bowl. Set both aside.
- 3
Return pot to medium heat. Add butter. When melted add onion and carrots. Cook until onion begins to turn translucent, stirring often. About 2 minutes. Add flour and cook 2 minutes more, stirring frequently.
- 4
Return broth to pot along with 1 cup water, stirring with a wisk as you add to prevent clumping. Bring soup to a simmer. Cover and cook until carrots are just becoming tender, stirring occasionally. About 8 minutes. While soup is simmering shred the chicken and make the dumplings.
- 5
To make the dumplings: in a medium bowl stir together flour, parsley, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter with a fork, knife, or even clean fingers. Stir in egg and 1/3 cup milk just until dough comes together in a tacky ball (if dough seems dry add more milk 1 tbs at a time until it comes together, if too wet add more flour in same fashion).
- 6
Stir shredded chicken into broth. Use 2 spoons to drop roughly tablespoon sized dumplings onto top of soup. Be careful not to overcrowd dumplings, and do not stir into broth, let them fall in and float back to the top on their own (you should get about 12).
- 7
Cover and poach dumplings in simmering soup until firm. About 8-10 minutes. Dish out 2-3 dumplings with soup per serving. Enjoy!
Similar Recipes
-
Easy chicken dumplings Easy chicken dumplings
This is my great grandmothers recipe but using canned biscuits Steven Easter -
Easy Chicken and Dumplings Easy Chicken and Dumplings
I don't have time for long involved preparations, so I take short cuts. This whole recipe is a short cut, but the results are delicious. alley927cat -
-
Easy Chicken & Dumplings Easy Chicken & Dumplings
I'm a vegetarian but my family are meat eaters. So I've learned how to cook with meat. While watching Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives one day I saw someone making this different kind of Chicken and Dumplings. It was very simple and it inspired me to do this recipe. I added vegetables when the guy on the TV did not. My family loved this recipe and they said it tasted just like chicken and dumplings even though I used biscuits instead of actual dumplings. Give it a try. You'll be surprised. Debbie -
Easy Chicken & Dumplings Easy Chicken & Dumplings
A southern favorite! So creamy and delicious! Super easy to make, will definitely make again :chef JessT84 -
Easy Chicken and Dumplings Easy Chicken and Dumplings
My husband kept talking about wanting chicken and dumplings. And every recipe I told him about he said doesn't sound good or like his Grandma used to make. So a friend gave us the recipe and it turned out great. Even my picky kids went back for seconds. Nicky -
-
-
My Easy Chicken and Dumplings My Easy Chicken and Dumplings
Figured I would try a easier way with biscuits this time, can broth, and an already cooked rotisserie chicken instead of completely by scratch like I usually make. Just made this for an easy meal! LISA DUNSON -
Chicken and not Dumplings Chicken and not Dumplings
I substituted noodles for dumplings skunkmonkey101 -
Chicken and Dumplings Chicken and Dumplings
http://www.thesisterscafe.com/2009/12/chicken-and-dumplings-2RedsGT
-
Quick chicken and dumplings Quick chicken and dumplings
Looking for the best way to get this one under my belt, came out delicious! collegegirl.roberson
More Recipes
Comments