Soups

The Best Chicken and Dumplings

Erika Monroe-Williams
December 10, 2013
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Doesn’t this chilly weather call for a nice big bowl of steaming hot goodness? Well, chicken and dumplings is definitely the answer for me today.

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For the chicken:
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
2 ½ pounds chicken (split breasts, thighs and drumsticks), rinsed and pat dry
2 cup flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
For the broth:
1 cup diced carrot
2 stalks celery, diced
1 large onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, smashed then minced
1/4 cup flour
6 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup dry white wine or apple cider
2 teaspoons sugar
2 bay leaves
5 peppercorns
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons parsley, chopped
2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped
salt/pepper to taste
For the Dumplings:
2 cups cake flour (or all purpose flour)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup milk
Heat the oil in a medium to large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Mix flour with salt and pepper and sprinkle over chicken. Place chicken in heated pan to brown, skin-side down. Do not overcrowd pan, work...
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Nutritions

Calories
611

Sodium
909mg
37% DV

Fat
33g
51% DV

Protein
23g
47% DV

Carbs
47g
16% DV

Fiber
5g
23% DV
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Sodium
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10% DV

Fat
0.55g
0% DV

Protein
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10% DV

Carbs
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15% DV

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