Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings

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Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings

Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings are so easy to make. We combine chicken with homemade dumplings in a tasty broth along with tender juicy chicken for a busy weeknight meal.

Prep Time15

Cook Time50

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings

Servings: servings

Author: Jen Lunsford

Ingredients

64 oz Chicken Broth
1 Onion finely diced
3 Chicken Breasts
2 cup Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
2 tbsp Butter cold
1 cup Milk
Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

Put chicken and onions in a pot with chicken broth.
Bring to a boil over medium high heat then simmer about 15 minutes until chicken is 165 internal temp.
Remove chicken from the broth and shred with 2 forks. Set aside.
In a bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder.
Cut butter into smaller pieces and add to dry ingredients while still cold. Use a fork or dough blender/pastry cutter to work the butter into the dry ingredients.
Stir in milk until combined.
Dust countertop or cutting board with flour before turning dough out. Dust with extra flour before rolling out to around 1/4″ thickness.
Add more flour as needed to keep it from sticking underneath or to your rolling pin.
Using a knife or a pizza cutter, cut your dough into squares.
Bring broth back up to a boil over medium high heat.
Add dumplings, one at a time, to the broth. If the stick to the board, dust with flour to loosen.
Stir occasionally while adding the dumplings.
Allow dumplings to cook for about 10-15 minutes. Taste one to make sure it is not too doughy.
Lower heat to medium and add in shredded chicken. Simmer for several minutes to allow chicken to warm through.

Notes

For the BEST Southern Style Chicken and Dumplings, do not skip the homemade dumplings recipe. They are so easy and so much better than store-bought canned dough.

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