Chicken with Herbed Dumplings

Name: Chicken with Herbed Dumplings
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 1 bay leaf; 2 carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces; 1 rib celery rib, cut into 2-inch pieces; 1 large egg; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 4 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh herbs, such as thyme and oregano; 118 milliliters milk; 1 onion, quartered; 1 teaspoons salt; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter; 2 kilograms whole chicken

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken with Herbed Dumplings a try. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 46g of protein, 51g of fat, and a total of 858 calories. A mixture of baking powder, bay leaf, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the bay leaf you could follow this main course with the Adorable Applesauce Cupcakes as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours.

Instructions

Make chicken: Put first five ingredients in slow cooker.

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Whole Chicken

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Slow Cooker

Pour in 6 cups cold water. Cover and cook on high until chicken is tender, about 3 1/2 hours.

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Whole Chicken

Water

Remove chicken from cooker and set aside. When cool, remove meat and shred into large pieces.

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Meat

Strain cooking liquid and set aside. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Add flour and whisk until smooth.

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All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Add cooking liquid to pan, increase heat to high, bring to a boil and whisk until smooth and slightly thickened. Return sauce and chicken to slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Sauce

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Slow Cooker

Whisk

Frying Pan

Make dumplings: In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and herbs.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Herbs

Salt

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Bowl

Add butter and use fingertips or a pastry cutter to work butter into dry ingredients until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

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Butter

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Pastry Cutter

Whisk egg and milk to blend, then stir into flour mixture to form a sticky batter. Drop batter by tablespoon into cooker. Cover and cook on high until dumplings are fluffy, about 1 hour.

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All Purpose Flour

Milk