Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, chicken and dumplings. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Chicken and dumplings is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Chicken and dumplings is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

This is my mom's recipe for classic chicken and dumplings. It is simple, hearty, and delicious! I often do the chicken in the slow cooker, and do the rest on the stove when I get home from work.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken and dumplings using 22 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken and dumplings:

1. Get 6 cup chicken broth
2. Get 3 bay leaves
3. Take 5 fresh thyme sprigs
4. Make ready 4 garlic cloves, peeled
5. Prepare 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
6. Prepare 1 cup chopped carrots
7. Prepare 1 cup chopped celery
8. Take 3 tbsp olive oil
9. Make ready 3 tbsp butter
10. Make ready 3 garlic cloves, minced
11. Take 3 tbsp flour
12. Prepare 1 cup frozen peas/asparagus
13. Make ready 1 rotisserie chicken, shredded
14. Prepare 1/4 cup heavy cream
15. Take Dumplings:
16. Get 2 cup flour
17. Get 1 tbsp baking powder
18. Prepare 1 tsp salt
19. Take 1 tsp cayenne pepper
20. Take 1 cup buttermilk
21. Make ready 2 eggs. lightly beaten
22. Make ready 1/4 cup chives, for garnish

Remove skin and bones from chicken and discard. Cook, covered, on high until mixture reaches a simmer. Drop dumplings on top of simmering soup, a few at a time. Combine chicken, celery, carrots, onion, chicken broth, parsley, chicken bouillon granules, salt and pepper in a large pan or dutch oven; add enough water to cover chicken.

Steps to make Chicken and dumplings:

1. In large saucepan, combine first 5 ingredients. Bring to boil. reduce heat, simmer for 30 min. Strain and set aside.
2. Saute carrots and celery in oil and butter in a 6 qt sauce pot on med until tender. Add minced garlic for 1 min. Whisk in flour until blended and add broth. Bring to boil. Cook 2 min until thickened.
3. Add peas and return to boil. Cook 3-5min. Stir in chicken and cream, heat through. I use asparagus instead of peas.
4. For dumplings: combine flour,,baking powder, salt and cayenne in a large bowl. Combine buttermilk and eggs in a bowl. Stir into dry ingredients until moist. ** I use half the amounts for dumplings and have plenty to cover chicken mixture. **
5. Drop by tablespoonsfuls onto simmering chicken mixture. Cover and simmer 20 min or until a toothpick inserted in a dumpling comes out clean and do not lift lid while simmering. Garnish with chives

Remove chicken and let stand until cool enough to handle. What makes this version of classic chicken and dumplings extra delicious is its long and slow simmer time. While this chicken and dumplings recipe will take about three hours to cook, everything comes together in a single Dutch oven, meaning this one-pot meal will require little clean-up afterwards. The chicken, celery, carrot, onion and parsley in this dish makes for a meaty, flavorful slow. Chicken and tender dumplings meet in Sunny's hearty, comforting main dish.

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