Chicken and Dumplings the perfect comfort food

The other day I needed to make some comfort food. I had two home with the flu and they needed something warm and good in their belly's. So I made chicken and dumplings.

Ingredients

• Two carrots sliced
• Two ribs of celery sliced
• One whole small onion
• 2 TBS of butter
• Three large chicken breasts
• 5 Cups of chicken broth
• 1 can od cream of chicken soup
• two tablespoons of flour mixed with 1/4 cup of hot water
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 1/2 TBS Herbs de Provence

Dumplings

• 2 cups of flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup of butter
• 1 cup of buttermilk

 
  
In a large soup pot melt butter and add chopped onion, cook until translucent about 5 minutes. Add the sliced carrots and celery cook until tender.

  
 
 Lay your chicken breasts on top of the cooked veggies and then pour the chicken stock over the top. Let this simmer until the chicken is fully cooked and falls apart with a fork. Take chicken out of the pot and shred it into pieces with a fork place back into the pot.

 
Add cream of chicken soup, flour and water mixture, salt, pepper, and herbs de Provence. Stir everything together and let simmer for about 45 minutes to let the flavors seep into the chicken.

Now it is time to make the dumplings. In a nice sized bowl measure out your dry ingredients, tossing them together. Add the butter and cut it into the mixture with a fork until it reaches a crumbly consistency. Now add the buttermilk and mix with your hands until it makes a nice ball.  When the stew is finished simmering roll small balls of dough with your hands and drop them on top of the stew, leaving a bit of room for them to rise. I always leave a small part of the pot uncovered for those members of my family who do not like dumplings (Picky kids!). I make biscuits with the left over dough. Just rolling the left over dough out and cutting them into nice round biscuits, great with a bit of homemade jam on top. I had both dumplings and a biscuit.

  
  
Let the dumplings simmer covered in the pot for about 15 to 20 min. Then It is ready to dish.

 
This is the perfect recipe for a chilly fall weekend. Enjoy!

H1N1 has hit our area very hard. Little E and Miss H are feeling much better!

Comments

[drivingrein]

OMG! I must try this.......I'll be home for the next 4 days with a new Greyhound and we (the people) will have to eat something other than potato chips! Thanks for the recipe, and help.

[stephanie @ chocolateandwhine.com]

Oh, yum. Can I please come for dinner???

[Margie Smith]

I love chicken and dumplings. Will try your recipe. Try dumplings with about any kind of broth, or fruit mixture. Enjoy reading your blog.

[Darlie]

O WoW does this ever look delicious. Im definitely going to make it. Thanks so much for sharing!
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[molly]

i'm adding this to my meal list for this week. YUM!

[Katarina Johansson]

I have never had chicken and dumplings before. I definately will cook this. Thankyou for a nice recipe! Looks yummy! :)

[Sarah Jane]

I found this recipe via Molly. Just made them for dinner tonight! Thanks for the great recipe! It's a keeper!

[Lisa]

I am so eager to try this. Thank you for sharing it with us. I live in Japan and don't have access to a wide variety of spices... any tip on what I could use for a substitute for the Herbs de Provence?

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