Southern Style Chicken and Dumplings

Name: Southern Style Chicken and Dumplings
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 1 teaspoons dried thyme; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 slices lemon; 1 onion, quartered; 1 teaspoon salt; 6 servings salt and pepper to taste; 3 Tbsps shortening; 59 milliliters water; 1 kilograms whole chicken

Need a dairy free main course? Southern Style Chicken and Dumplings could be an excellent recipe to try. One serving contains 451 calories, 25g of protein, and 23g of fat. This recipe serves 6. It is a very affordable recipe for fans of Southern food. If you have shortening, thyme, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a heavy pot with a lid place the chicken, onion, lemon, salt, pepper, water, bay leaf and thyme. Simmer all over low heat until tender, about 1 hour.

Ingredients you will need

Bay Leaves

Whole Chicken

Pepper

Lemon

Onion

Thyme

Water

Salt

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Pot

Let chicken cool slightly in pot, then remove and take the meat off of the bones. Discard the bones and skin and skim excess fat off the broth if desired. Discard the onion, lemon and bay leaf. If desired, wash out pot well. Return broth and chicken pieces to the pot. Simmer over low heat while making the dumplings.

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Chicken Pieces

Bay Leaves

Meat

Broth

Lemon

Onion

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Pot

To Make Dumplings: In a medium mixing bowl, cut shortening into the flour and salt. Stir in 1/4 cup water (more if needed) to form a soft dough.

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Shortening

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Water

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Roll out dough on a floured surface, with a rolling pin, until very thin.

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Dough

Roll

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Rolling Pin

Cut into 1 inch wide strips using a pizza cutter or knife. Tear off 1 inch long pieces from these strips and drop into simmering broth and chicken meat. Simmer for 10 minutes with the lid off, then 10 minutes more with the lid on.

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Chicken Meat

Broth

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Pizza Cutter

Knife

Serve immediately.

Equipment

Ingredients

Servings:

bay leaf 1teaspoons

dried thyme 473milliliters

all-purpose flour 2slices

lemon 1

onion, quartered 1teaspoon

salt 6servings

salt and pepper to taste 3Tbsps

shortening 59milliliters

water 1kilograms

whole chicken

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern can be paired with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try RELAX Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 10 dollars per bottle.