Here’s a simple, classic Chicken and Dumplings recipe—warm, creamy comfort food with tender chicken and fluffy dumplings.
Chicken and Dumplings
🍲 Ingredients
🐔 Chicken stew
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 2 carrots (sliced)
- 2 celery stalks (sliced)
- 2–3 garlic cloves (minced)
- 2–3 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup milk or cream
- 2 tbsp flour
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tsp thyme
🥟 Dumplings
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- ½ cup milk
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Make the base
- Melt butter in a pot
- Cook onion, carrots, and celery for 5–7 minutes
- Add garlic and cook 1 minute
2. Build the stew
- Stir in flour to slightly thicken
- Add broth and milk
- Stir until smooth
- Add chicken, salt, pepper, and thyme
- Simmer 10–15 minutes
3. Make dumpling dough
- Mix flour, baking powder, salt
- Add milk and melted butter
- Stir until just combined (don’t overmix)
4. Cook dumplings
- Drop spoonfuls of dough into simmering stew
- Cover with lid
- Cook 12–15 minutes (don’t lift lid too often)
5. Serve
- Dumplings should be fluffy and cooked through
- Serve hot and creamy
🧠 Tips
- Don’t overmix dumpling dough (keeps them soft)
- Keep heat at a gentle simmer
- Add peas for extra color and flavor
If you want, I can also show:
- slow cooker Chicken and Dumplings
- Southern-style fluffy dumplings
- or extra creamy restaurant version 👍
