In the realm of culinary comfort food, few dishes evoke a sense of nostalgia and warmth quite like chicken and dumplings with gravy. This classic dish, with its tender chicken, fluffy dumplings, and rich, flavorful gravy, has been a staple in kitchens and dining tables for generations. Whether you're a seasoned home cook or just starting your culinary journey, this article will guide you through the process of creating the perfect chicken and dumplings with gravy, ensuring that every bite is a delightful experience.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
Steps:
- Remove skin from chicken and shred meat into large pieces. Set aside.
- In a small frying pan, add vegetable oil and heat over medium heat. When oil is hot, add chopped onions and saute until soft.
- In a large pot or Dutch oven, add broth, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper, carrots, celery, and sauteed onions. Bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer for about 10 minutes to soften vegetables, and then add shredded chicken. Continue to simmer while making dumplings.
- While stew is simmering, prepare dumplings. Open can and remove biscuits. On a lightly floured surface, roll each biscuit to 1/4-inch thick. With a knife, cut each biscuit into 4 pie-pieces. Set aside.
- Skim surface for any scum that has risen to top. Stir in chicken gravy.
- With the stew still simmering over low heat, stir in dumplings a few at a time. Once all dumplings are in to pot, cover with a tight fitting lid and cook for 10 minutes.
- Ladle into bowls and serve piping hot.
OLD FASHIONED CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
This is comfort food that can't be beat!
Provided by Karena
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Noodle Soup Recipes
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large pot place chicken pieces and add the chicken stock, onion, celery and 2 teaspoons of the salt. Put heat on medium low and simmer, partially covered, 15 to 20 minutes or until chicken is tender.
- To Prepare Dumplings: In a large mixing bowl beat together the egg and milk. Add 1 cup flour, remaining salt and baking powder and mix all together. Cut the butter into the flour mixture until the mixture is crumbly. Add 1 tablespoon of the parsley and mix. In 6 large spoonfuls, drop dumpling mixture onto the top of the simmering chicken. Cover the pot and let all simmer for 10 minutes more.
- To Make Gravy: Remove chicken and dumplings to a large serving bowl. Cover and set aside, keeping warm. Strain the stock left in the pot, pressing out any 'veggie liquid'. Return stock to pot. Combine water with remaining flour, then stir into the strained stock. Bring all to a boil, stirring constantly, to thicken. Return chicken and dumplings to pot, combing all gently. Serve with remaining parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 399.9 calories, Carbohydrate 8.9 g, Cholesterol 132.8 mg, Fat 25.6 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 31.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.7 g, Sodium 699.5 mg, Sugar 1 g
MOMMA'S BEST CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
There's a lot of love in those dumplings! This is comfort food at its best and so worth the time and effort. I love the ohhs, awws, and OMGs, smiles, and sighs of total satisfaction that come with this bowl of heaven.
Provided by MA McBridges
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Chicken
Time 2h33m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Melt butter in a stock pot over medium-high heat. Add celery, carrot, onion, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning; cook and stir until flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Push vegetable mixture to the sides and add chicken; cook until browned, 3 to 5 minutes per side.
- Pour enough water over the chicken to cover by 3 inches; bring to a boil. Stir, scraping the browned bits off of the bottom of the pot. Reduce heat; simmer until chicken is tender, about 1 hour. Transfer chicken and carrots to a serving plate with a large slotted spoon; let cool.
- Ladle 1/4 cup cooking liquid into a bowl; cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Mix in 2 tablespoons flour. Stir back into the pot.
- Place 2 cups flour in a large bowl; cut in shortening with 2 knives until mixture forms pea-sized bits. Mix in chilled chicken broth until dough is combined.
- Turn dough out onto a floured work surface. Knead 5 to 6 times; pat down to 1-inch thickness. Sprinkle lightly with flour; roll out to about 1/8-inch thickness. Cut dough into squares with a sharp knife.
- Drop squares, in batches, into simmering cooking liquid, moving squares to the side with each addition. Partially cover pot; simmer until dumplings are firm, about 12 minutes. Separate any dumplings that stick together. Remove from heat; keep covered.
- Bone chicken; cut into bite-sized pieces and return to the pot. Chop carrot; return to the pot. Cool chicken and dumplings, about 30 minutes, before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 405.4 calories, Carbohydrate 28.4 g, Cholesterol 83 mg, Fat 19.3 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 27.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 718.1 mg, Sugar 1.2 g
COZY CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS RECIPE BY TASTY
It's the end of yet another long day and well, you're ready to put your feet up, relax, and tuck into a comforting meal. Delivery might be calling your name, but you've got a ton of chicken lying around and with not much else to do, now's the perfect time to whip up a batch of these simple and cozy chicken and dumplings. Tuck in now.
Provided by Jordan Kenna
Categories Dinner
Time 35m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a 6-quart Dutch oven, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until browned on both sides. Remove from the pot and set aside.
- Add carrot and onion and cook until just tender, about 3 minutes.
- Add the garlic and stir for another minute, until fragrant.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the butter and flour, stirring constantly for 3 minutes to prevent lumps from forming.
- Add the chicken and any accumulated juices back to the pot and stir to coat in the roux.
- Add the chicken broth, cream, thyme, and bay leaves and bring to a simmer. Once soup is at a simmer, add the frozen peas, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
- Make the dumplings: In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, and cream. Stir until mixture comes together into single mass of dough.
- Using a large spoon or ice cream scoop, form the dough into small round balls about 1 inch (2 ½ cm) in diameter (the dough should yield 14-16 dumplings).
- Place the dough balls in the simmering soup (making sure they don't touch), add the parsley, and cover. Let the soup simmer for 15 minutes, or until the dumplings are cooked through.
- Ladle into bowls, giving 1-2 dumplings per serving.
- Enjoy!
CHICKEN 'N' DUMPLINGS WITH SOUR CREAM GRAVY
This recipe has been in my family for years. My mother, who is of Czech descent, made this saucy chicken when I was a child. Now my daughters make it for their own families.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, 2 teaspoons of paprika and salt; add chicken, a few pieces at a time. Seal bag and toss to coat. In a Dutch oven, brown chicken in butter, a few pieces at a time. Remove and set aside. , In the same pan, saute the celery, onion and green pepper until tender. Add the broth, chicken and remaining paprika. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Remove chicken to a serving platter and keep warm. , For dumplings, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Beat egg and milk; stir into flour mixture and mix well. Drop dough, 2 tablespoonfuls at a time, into simmering broth. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove dumplings to a serving dish and keep warm. , For gravy, combine cornstarch and water; stir into broth. Bring to a boil; cook for 2 minutes. Reduce heat; add sour cream and parsley. Serve with chicken and dumplings.
Nutrition Facts :
CHICKEN WITH DUMPLINGS AND PAN GRAVY
This recipe goes back quite a few years, it's total comfort food at it's best! I make this in my electric frypan.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Chicken
Time 1h45m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Season the chicken pieces with seasoning salt and pepper.
- Heat oven to 200° (to keep the chicken warm).
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat and brown the chicken pieces well on both sides (about 7 minutes per side).
- Arrange the chicken skin-side up in the skillet and add in onion, then wine; bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes, or until chicken is just cooked through.
- Transfer the chicken to a oven-proof platter or dish and keep warm in the oven at 200 degrees (do not discard the pan juices, leave in the skillet).
- To make the dumplings: Sift together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pepper in a bowl.
- Blend in butter with your hands or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Stir in green onion and parsley.
- Add in the buttermilk, stirring just until the dough is moistened (don't over mix!).
- Skim any fat from the skillet.
- Add in 2-3/4 cups stock; bring to a boil.
- In a small bowl whisk together cream, flour and remaining 1/4 cup stock until smooth, then whisk into boiling stock in the skillet.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Drop 8 heaping tablespoons of dumpling dough into simmering gravy, allowing about 2-inches apart to expand (and believe me these WILL expand!).
- Reduce heat cover and gently simmer the dumplings about 12-15 minutes, or until the tops of the dumplings are dry.
- Remove the platter of chicken from the oven.
- Serve the chicken, gravy and dumplings as desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1151.1, Fat 79.8, SaturatedFat 24.6, Cholesterol 281.1, Sodium 1211.1, Carbohydrate 33.1, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 3.8, Protein 66.4
CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS WITH GRAVY
My family really loves this meal. It is often requested.-Edna Hoffman, Hebron, Indiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 2h5m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- In a large Dutch oven, combine the first eight ingredients. Slowly bring to a boil over low heat. Cover and simmer for 45-60 minutes or until meat is tender, skimming the surface as foam rises., In a large bowl, combine the flour, parsley, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; stir in milk, egg and oil just until moistened. , Drop batter by tablespoonfuls onto simmering broth. Cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a dumpling comes out clean (do not lift the cover while simmering). Remove the dumplings and chicken with a slotted spoon to a serving dish; keep warm. , Strain broth, discarding vegetables and bay leaf; reserve 2 cups for gravy. (Remaining broth can be covered and refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for 4 to 6 months.) , Place reserved broth in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Combine the flour, water, salt and pepper until smooth; gradually stir into broth. Cook and stir over medium heat for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with chicken and dumplings.,
Nutrition Facts : Calories 606 calories, Fat 30g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 209mg cholesterol, Sodium 1144mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 54g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CHICKEN-FILLED DUMPLINGS
Comfort food alert!! I have had this recipe for over 30 years (from Pillsbury Family Cookbook 1971). Great way to use up extra cooked chicken (or try it with turkey, too).
Provided by KeyWee
Categories Chicken
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a soup pot, combine soups, water,& 2 Tbs of the chopped onion.
- Heat, stirring occasionally, until bubbly.
- Combine chicken, celery, remaining 2 Tbs of onion, parsley& pepper in a medium bowl.
- Separate biscuit dough into 10 biscuits.
- Roll out into 4" circles.
- Place 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture on each dough circle and wrap dough around mixture to form dumpling.
- Firmly press edges to seal.
- Place dumplings, sealed edge down, into hot soup mixture.
- Spoon soup over dumplings, cover& cook over medium heat 20 minutes.
- Serve hot with soup mixture as sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 270.9, Fat 12.8, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 6.1, Sodium 1188, Carbohydrate 33.6, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 5.6, Protein 5.8
CHICKEN WITH PAN GRAVY AND CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS
Steps:
- Cook chicken:
- Preheat oven to 200°F.
- Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat butter and oil in a 12-inch deep heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then brown chicken well, about 8 minutes total. Arrange skin-sides up, then sprinkle with shallot. Add wine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until chicken is just cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer chicken with tongs to a heatproof platter, reserving juices in skillet. Cover chicken with foil and keep warm in oven.
- Make dumplings:
- Sift together flour, cornmeal, baking powder and soda, salt, and pepper into a bowl. Blend in butter with a pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in 2 tablespoons chives and 1 tablespoon parsley, then add buttermilk, stirring just until dough is moistened (do not overmix).
- Make gravy and cook dumplings:
- Skim fat from juices in skillet. Add 2 3/4 cups stock and bring to a boil. Whisk together cream, flour, and remaining 1/4 cup stock in a small bowl until smooth, then whisk into boiling stock and season with salt and pepper.
- Drop 8 heaping tablespoons of dough into simmering gravy, about 2 inches apart to allow dumplings to expand. Reduce heat and gently simmer dumplings, covered, until tops are dry to the touch, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle chicken, dumplings, and gravy with remaining herbs.
EASY INSTANT POT CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS RECIPE
You'll love this Easy Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings Recipe it is some of the best home-cooked creamy chicken dumplings you will have.
Provided by Camille Beckstrand
Categories Main Course
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Press the SAUTE button on the Instant Pot.
- When the pot is hot, add the olive oil and the butter.
- Add the onion and celery to the pot and saute for a few minutes. Add in the carrots and potatoes, stir.
- Add in the garlic. Cook for 1 minute, scraping the bottom of the pot to get up any brown bits (deglaze).
- Add chicken and 2 cups of chicken broth and continue to scrape the bottom of the pot again (to deglaze it to keep it from burning).
- Season with salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, sage, and thyme. Cook for a few seconds to let the spices become fragrant.
- Place the Instant Pot lid on top, move the valve to SEALING, press the PRESSURE COOK or MANUAL button and set timer for 15 minutes.
- While food is cooking, prepare your biscuits. Roll each canned biscuit flat and cut into 6 equal pieces. Do this to all 6 biscuits and set aside (you can also just cut them and not roll them flat).
- When cooking time is done, do a QUICK RELEASE of the pressure and remove the lid.
- Dump in the remaining 2 cups of chicken broth and then add the sliced biscuits into the pot.
- Carefully place the cut biscuits on top of the liquid in the pot, spreading them out as best as you can. Once all your biscuits are in the pot, DO NOT mix it all together - leave the biscuits sitting on top of the liquid.
- Press the CANCEL button.
- Place the lid on the pot and lock in place. Turn the valve to SEALING. Press the PRESSURE COOK or MANUAL button and set the timer for 10 minutes.
- When the cooking cycle has finished, do a QUICK RELEASE.
- Open the lid and carefully stir in the frozen peas and heavy cream. Let it sit for a minute or two so that it thickens up and then taste and add salt and pepper if needed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 402 kcal, Carbohydrate 29 g, Protein 30 g, Fat 18 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 103 mg, Sodium 1408 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 6 g, UnsaturatedFat 9 g, ServingSize 1 serving
Tips:
- For the best flavor, use a combination of light and dark meat chicken.
- If you don't have time to make your own chicken stock, you can use store-bought broth.
- Be sure to season the dumplings well before cooking them.
- Cook the dumplings in a large pot so that they have plenty of room to expand.
- Don't overcook the dumplings, or they will become tough.
- Serve the chicken and dumplings with your favorite sides, such as mashed potatoes, green beans, or cornbread.
Conclusion:
Chicken and dumplings is a classic comfort food that is perfect for a cold winter day. It is a hearty and filling dish that is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste. Whether you like your dumplings light and fluffy or thick and chewy, there is a recipe out there for you. So next time you are looking for a comforting and delicious meal, give chicken and dumplings a try.
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