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Old-Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings

Thick and creamy chicken soup loaded with light and fluffy homemade dumplings, just like mom used to make!
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8

Ingredients

SOUP:

  • 2 T. olive oil
  • 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 lg. sweet yellow onion diced
  • 4 carrots peeled and thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 5 T. salted butter
  • 6 T. all-purpose flour
  • 6 c. chicken broth
  • 1/2 c. heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 c. frozen petite peas optional

DUMPLINGS:

  • 2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 T. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. black pepper
  • 1 1/3 c. heavy cream
  • 2 T. fresh minced parsley for garnish

Instructions

  • SOUP: In a 6-quart Dutch oven, cook chicken over medium-high heat until brown on both sides. Once chicken pieces are browned, remove to a plate, shred, cover, and set aside. Note: The chicken may still be pink in the center, that’s okay, it will continue cooking in the broth.
  • Add carrots and onions to the Dutch oven, cook until just tender, about 3-4 minutes.
  • Add garlic and stir for another minute.
  • Reduce the heat to medium-low, add butter and flour. Using a wooden spoon stir constantly for 3 minutes to avoid lumps.
  • Add the shredded chicken and any juices back to Dutch oven, stir to coat in roux/vegetable mix. Add the chicken broth, heavy cream, thyme, and bay leaves and bring to a simmer. Once soup is at a simmer, add the frozen peas if using, and cover.
  • DUMPLINGS: Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, pepper. Using a wooden spoon, stir in cream until the mixture comes together to make a dough.
  • Remove the bay leaves from the soup and discard.
  • Using an ice cream scoop, form dough into small round balls about 1-inch in diameter (this dough mixture should yield 14-16 dumplings).
  • Place the dough balls into the simmering soup and cover with a lid. Let the dumplings simmer for 15 minutes (do not lift the lid). The dumplings are are done cooking when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Ladle chicken and dumplings into bowls and garnish with parsley, Enjoy.