This Chicken and Dumpling Recipe has a really amazing twist to it. The chicken is lightly breaded and seasoned before adding to the stew. It gives it more crunch, flavor and texture and is one of my family’s favorite dishes.
The Best Chicken and Dumplings
This Chicken and dumplings Recipe is one of my favorite meals It is the ultimate comfort dish and sometimes life just calls for that! This recipe has a bit of an unusual twist as the chicken is breaded and pan fried before it is added to the stew for extra flavor. Don’t add the chicken till you are ready to serve. It takes Chicken and Dumplings to an all new high. You won’t believe how amazing this tastes till you try it!!
How to make Chicken and Dumplings
Saute the onions celery and carrots and then transfer to stock pot with chicken broth. Stir butter and flour together to make a thick paste and using a fork whisk into the chicken broth/veggies. Lightly bread the chicken and cook in skillet with a little bit of butter. Prepare dumpling dough and drop in stew by rounded tablespoons. Cover and cook for fifteen minutes. Cut chicken and add to bowls with stew and dumplings! Scrumptious!
Have you tried any of my other chicken recipes? Chicken is just so versatile, inexpensive and easy to cook with. Here are some of my favorite chicken recipes! Some are my recipes and some are from my favorite bloggers!
Helpful hints on cooking Chicken and Dumplings!
- After cooking the breaded chicken you can place in oven on warm but do not cover. You want it to stay crisp and crunchy.
- Do not mix the dumpling dough ahead of time. If does much better if mixed a few minutes prior to being added.
- Do not lift the lid when cooking the dumplings. They do not want to be disturbed.
- When adding the dumplings the stew should be at a low boil. After adding the dumpling reduce to simmer. A simmer is when fine but constant small bubbles are happening. Clear lids help with this. You don’t want to burn the stew to the bottom of the pot.
Succulent chicken and sweet tender dumpling have a way of washing away all that stress. Doesn’t that just look so wonderful. So stop arguing with the kids about homework. Put the dog outside and make yourself a treat! You deserve it.
Happy eating my friends!
Chicken and Dumplings
Ingredients
- 1 small onion finely diced
- 2 stalks celery sliced
- 2 large carrots sliced in rounds
- 5 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
- 3 tablespoons flour
- olive oil
- 2 large chicken breasts sliced into 6 tenders
- 1/2 cup flour
- salt and pepper
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
Dumplings
- 1 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Saute veggies until onions start to brown on edges; approximately 3-4 minutes. Add the parsley, onion powder and poultry seasoning. Remove from heat.
- Heat 5 cups low sodium chicken broth in large saucepan. Add veggies and cook for an additional 10-15 minutes.
- Combine the 3 tablespoons melted butter and 3 tablespoons flour to make roux. Add the roux to the broth mixture 1 tablespoon at a time and stirring well with whisk. The broth should start to thicken fairly quickly.
- Salt & pepper both sides of the chicken. Mix egg and milk in shallow bowl. Dip each piece of chicken in the egg mixture then in the flour. Repeat back in the egg mixture and then in flour. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil & 1 tablespoon butter in skillet and brown all sides of the chicken. Remove from heat and place in oven on warm.
- For dumplings mix flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut in butter with pastry cutter. When crumbly add milk and stir just until combined. Drop by small spoonfuls into simmering stew. Cover and cook for 15 minutes without removing the lid.
- Slice chicken and serve right in the bowl next to the dumpling stew.
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Brian Jones
Frying the chicken separately is a genius idea, it adds such a great texture to the dish. Love it!
Natalie
This soup looks so comforting and delicious! I love chicken dumplings!
Tisha
Chicken and dumplings is the ultimate comfort food! Love it!
Sara Welch
This was such a heartwarming meal! Made this for dinner last night and had smiling faces all around the dinner table! Delicious!
Taylor
The ultimate comfort meal! So flavorful and delicious!
Cyd
I love how yummy and easy these dumplings are to make!
Chelsea
Ohhhh my gosh! This soup is sooooo yummy! The best comfort food. Thanks for sharing!
Suzy
The ultimate comfort food right there!
Erin
This looks incredibly delicious! I love this! looks so good!
Krista
Comfort food at it’s best! Gotta have this with all the storms we are having this week!
Catalina
Chicken and dumplings! A classic dish that everyone loves in our house!
Shannon Graham
This is a classic recipe we make all the time. It has always brought back childhood memories for me.
Dorothy Reinhold
There is something so special about chicken and dumplings! I love the twist with the chicken. I bet the texture adds so much to the dish.
Ron
Sounds like a good recipe, just one question is that All purpose flour or self rising being used?
Beth Pierce
Thank you and it is all purpose.
Valerie
Just to clarify, the stew with veggies cooks for on approx. 15 mins., then 15 mins with the dumplings before placing cooked chicken in the stew?
Thanks.
Beth Pierce
Yes that is correct. I sure hope you enjoy it. You are essentially pan frying your chicken and adding it to the stew. I love that recipe. You are keeping it in the oven for a few minutes on warm to try to keep it crispy while the dumplings cook.
edna baum
sounds good
Beth Pierce
Thank you. We love it!!