Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Name: Easy Chicken and Dumplings
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams boneless chicken thighs; 2 Tbsps butter; 158 milliliters buttermilk; 1 teaspoons dried sage; 1 teaspoons dried thyme; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley; 283 grams package frozen mixed vegetables; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 237 milliliters low-sodium chicken broth; 355 milliliters self-rising flour; 3 Tbsps shortening; 1 large yellow onion, chopped

Easy Chicken and Dumplings might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 29g of protein, 37g of fat, and a total of 647 calories. Head to the store and pick up self-rising flour, garlic, vegetables, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the shortening you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes.

Instructions

Melt butter in a large saucepan or pot over medium heat.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Pot

Saute onion and garlic for 5 minutes, then stir in chicken and saute until browned, about 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in broth, vegetables, sage and thyme; mix all together and let simmer over medium heat while preparing the dumplings.

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Vegetable

Whole Chicken

Garlic

Broth

Onion

Thyme

Sage

In a medium bowl, mix flour and parsley together.

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Parsley

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Add shortening and stir mixture into a coarse, mealy dough. Stir in buttermilk, a little bit at a time, until dough holds together and is soft but firm. (If needed, add up to 2 tablespoons more buttermilk).

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Buttermilk

Shortening

Dough

Bring chicken mixture to a boil over medium high heat and drop round spoonfuls of dumpling mixture on top (do not let dumplings touch each other). Reduce heat to low, cover pot and let simmer for 10 to 12 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Pot