It’s a cold, grey, and rainy day here in the Pacific Northwest, which is the perfect time for some filling comfort food. In my opinion, nothing can counteract the clouds like a big bowl of Chicken & Dumplings. Grab a big spoon and warm up from the inside out!
Ingredients
- 2 cups Chicken Broth
- 2 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts, cubed
- 1 cup Frozen Mixed Vegetables
- 1 Stalk Celery, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp. Garlic Powder
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 3/4 cup Whipping Cream
- 1 tbsp. Corn Starch, mixed with water
- 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1-1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Shortening
- 1/2 cup Milk
Directions
- Combine chicken broth, chicken breast cubes, frozen vegetables, celery, garlic powder, and salt and pepper in a large pot.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium low, cover pot, and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- While chicken mixture is cooking, place flour, baking powder, salt, and shortening in a food processor and pulse until thoroughly combined and resembling cornmeal.
- Transfer flour mixture to a bowl, and set aside.
- When chicken is cooked, add whipping cream to pot and stir to combine.
- Mix corn starch with water, and add to pot. Stir to combine. Cover pot.
- Add milk to flour mixture. Mix until well combined and sticky, adding a little extra milk if needed.
- Drop spoonsful of dough, approximately 1 inch in diameter, into the pot.
- Cover pot and cook until dumplings are cooked through, about 10-12 minutes.
Sneaky Trick: There are a lot of recipes out there that call for the use of “baking mix” (e.g. Bisquick), but it’s very easy (and cheaper) to make your own. In fact, we do a scaled down version of just that in this recipe! You can also make a bigger batch and store it for up to three months. Here’s the full-sized recipe:
- 6 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 3 tbsp. Baking Powder
- 1 tbsp. Salt
- 1 cup Shortening*
*Use vegetable shortening if you plan on storing this, or any shortening or even lard will do if you’re going to use it all right away.
- Place flour, baking powder, and salt in a food processor and pulse briefly.
- Cut in shortening and pulse again until thoroughly combined and resembling cornmeal.
- Store in the refrigerator in an air-tight container.