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Chicken and Dumplings

A creamy, hearty chicken stew with vegetables and homemade light and fluffy dumplings! Comes together so quick too!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Main Course , Soup

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 medium sweet onion diced
  • 2 carrots peeled and diced
  • 2 ribs celery diced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons poultry seasoning
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 cups coarsely shredded rotisserie chicken
  • 6 cups chicken stock
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • ½ cup frozen green peas thawed
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
for the dumplings
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter cold
  • 1 ½ cups self-rising flour
  • ¾ cup buttermilk

Instructions

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  1. Melt butter in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes.
  2. Stir in garlic and poultry seasoning until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  3. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute.
  4. Stir in chicken, chicken stock and wine. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened and flavors have blended, about 15 minutes.
  5. Stir in heavy cream; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  6. Working in batches, gently stir in dumplings. Cover, reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until dumplings are cooked through and tender, about 5-8 minutes.
  7. Stir in peas and parsley until heated through, about 1-2 minutes.
  8. Serve immediately.
for the dumplings
  1. Grate butter using the large holes of a box grater. Stir into the flour.
  2. Add buttermilk and stir using a rubber spatula until a soft dough forms.
  3. Working on a lightly floured surface, knead the dough 3-4 times until it comes together. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into 1/4-inch thickness. Cut dough into bite-size pieces.