Easy Chicken and Dumplings

By Tracy

4 Person

40 Minutes

397 Calories

Chicken and dumplings are a notoriously time-consuming enterprise, but the end result is very much worth the effort. However, if you're a time-crunched cook who craves the comforting pleasures of this classic dish, this is the recipe for you. In just under 45 minutes, you can turn the quintessential ingredients for chicken and dumplings—celery, carrots, onion, garlic, chicken, and herbs—into a weeknight dinner favorite. Pillowy dumplings flecked with fragrant fresh herbs cook drop-style in the stock mixture. This recipe is also a great way to use up leftover chicken or Thanksgiving turkey and vegetables if you have them.

Ingredients

1/2 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
2 tbsp. butter
1 tsp. baking powder
4 1/2 oz. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, divided
1/4 tsp. kosher salt, divided
3 cups unsalted chicken stock
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium onion, chopped
2 carrots
2 stalks celery
2 tbsp. chopped fresh tarragon, divided
2 tbsp. chopped fresh thyme, divided
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Method

01

Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add oil to the pan. Add 1 tablespoon thyme, 1 tablespoon tarragon, celery, carrot, onion, and garlic; saute 5 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
02

Add stock; bring to a boil. Add chicken, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Reduce heat to medium; cover and simmer 10 minutes or until chicken is done.
03

Combine flour, baking powder, remaining 1 tablespoon thyme, remaining 1 tablespoon tarragon, remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl.
04

Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add milk; stir just until moist. Drop dough, 2 teaspoons at a time, into the stock mixture, forming 16 dumplings. Cover and simmer 7 minutes or until dumplings are cooked through. Enjoy!

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( By Tracy )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 4 servings
Calorie 397 Kcal
Prep Time 20 Mins
Cook Time 20 Mins
Total Time 40 Mins

02 Ingredients

1/2 cup 2% reduced-fat milk

2 tbsp. butter

1 tsp. baking powder

4 1/2 oz. all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, divided

1/4 tsp. kosher salt, divided

3 cups unsalted chicken stock

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 medium onion, chopped

2 carrots

2 stalks celery

2 tbsp. chopped fresh tarragon, divided

2 tbsp. chopped fresh thyme, divided

1 tbsp. olive oil

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

03 Method

Step 1

Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add oil to the pan. Add 1 tablespoon thyme, 1 tablespoon tarragon, celery, carrot, onion, and garlic; saute 5 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.

Step 2

Add stock; bring to a boil. Add chicken, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Reduce heat to medium; cover and simmer 10 minutes or until chicken is done.

Step 3

Combine flour, baking powder, remaining 1 tablespoon thyme, remaining 1 tablespoon tarragon, remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl.

Step 4

Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add milk; stir just until moist. Drop dough, 2 teaspoons at a time, into the stock mixture, forming 16 dumplings. Cover and simmer 7 minutes or until dumplings are cooked through. Enjoy!

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