Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings

Name: Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 3 stalks celery, chopped; 3 kilograms cut up chicken pieces; 946 milliliters chicken stock; 1 egg; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper; 59 milliliters milk; 2 onions, chopped; 3 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 237 milliliters water

Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 20. One portion of this dish contains about 23g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 311 calories. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up flour, celery, milk, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert.

Instructions

In a large pot place chicken pieces and add the chicken stock, onion, celery and 2 teaspoons of the salt. Put heat on medium low and simmer, partially covered, 15 to 20 minutes or until chicken is tender.

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Chicken Pieces

Chicken Stock

Whole Chicken

Celery

Onion

Salt

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Pot

To Prepare Dumplings: In a large mixing bowl beat together the egg and milk.

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Milk

Egg

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Add the flour, remaining salt and baking powder and mix all together.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Cut the butter into the flour mixture until the mixture is crumbly.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Add 1 tablespoon of the parsley and mix. In 6 large spoonfuls, drop dumpling mixture onto the top of the simmering chicken. Cover the pot and let all simmer for 10 minutes more.

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Whole Chicken

Parsley

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Remove chicken and dumplings to a large serving bowl. Cover and set aside, keeping warm. Strain the stock left in the pot, pressing out any 'veggie liquid'. Return stock to pot.

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Whole Chicken

Stock

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Pot

Combine water with remaining flour, then stir into the strained stock. Bring all to a boil, stirring constantly, to thicken. Return chicken and dumplings to pot, combing all gently.

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Whole Chicken

All Purpose Flour

Stock

Water