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Easy Chicken and Dumplings with Frozen Dumplings
This easy chicken and dumplings recipe takes advantage of a handful of shortcuts for a quick weeknight dinner!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 465 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
- 1 small yellow onion, diced (about 1 cup)
- 4 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
- 2 medium celery stalks, chopped
- 8 cups (64 ounces) chicken broth or chicken stock
- 12 ounces frozen flat dumplings (such as Anne’s brand)
- 4 cups cooked, shredded rotisserie chicken
- Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste
- Optional garnish: chopped fresh herbs such as parsley, sage, thyme, or rosemary
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery; cook until the vegetables are starting to soften, about 5-7 minutes.
- Add the broth; bring to a boil. Once the broth boils, reduce the heat so that the liquid is simmering.
- Gradually add the frozen dumplings, a few at a time, carefully separating them as necessary. Cook according to package directions until the dumplings are tender (usually about 8-10 minutes, but this will vary depending on your brand/size dumplings). Stir occasionally so that the dumplings don’t stick together.
- Once the dumplings are tender, stir in the chicken and cook just until warmed through, about 5 more minutes.
- Remove from the heat. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if desired.
- Ladle into bowls and garnish with chopped fresh herbs.
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Notes
- If you prefer to cook your own chicken at home for this recipe, you'll need to start with about 2 lbs. of raw boneless, skinless chicken thighs or boneless skinless chicken breasts. Boil the chicken in the broth until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Then remove the meat to a cutting board to chop or shred with two forks.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1/6 of the recipe
Calories
465kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
50g
(17%)
Protein
44g
(88%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
132mg
(44%)
Sodium
230mg
(10%)
Potassium
840mg
(24%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
6967IU
(139%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
70mg
(7%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 465
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/6 of the recipe | |
| Calories | 465kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
| Protein | 44g | 88% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 132mg | 44% |
| Sodium | 230mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 840mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 6967IU | 139% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.