Best 8 Maw Maws Chicken And Dumplings Recipes

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Welcome to the delightful world of Maw Maw's Chicken and Dumplings, a dish that has been passed down through generations and holds a special place in the hearts of many. This comforting and flavorful dish is a true Southern classic, originating from the kitchens of grandmothers who lovingly crafted it with simple, yet delicious ingredients. Maw Maw's Chicken and Dumplings is more than just a meal; it's a culinary journey that evokes nostalgia and a sense of home. Get ready to embark on a culinary adventure as we uncover the secrets behind this beloved dish and explore the best recipes that will tantalize your taste buds and bring Maw Maw's kitchen to your table.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

MARBLE MOUNTAIN CHICKEN AND DUMPLINS



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Provided by Guy Fieri

Time 2h5m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 30

1 (5-pound) chicken, organic if possible, cut into 8 pieces, breasts cut in 1/2 crosswise
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup canola oil, divided
1 whole onion, peeled and quartered
2 whole carrots, washed and chopped into large pieces
3 stalks celery, washed and chopped into large pieces
4 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
1 gallon water
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
1 tablespoon dried savory
1 bay leaf
1 large carrot, diced
1/2 medium onion, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup heavy cream
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
4 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
2 tablespoons dried savory
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1/4 cup butter, melted

Steps:

  • Rinse the chicken and pat dry. Season with 1 tablespoon salt and pepper. Add 2 tablespoons of the oil to a large stockpot over high heat. Add the chicken pieces and lightly brown evenly, removing and adding as necessary. Once all of the chicken is browned, add ingredients through smashed garlic. Brown the vegetables over high heat for 5 to 6 minutes, then add in the water, peppercorns, savory and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a strong simmer and after 20 minutes, check the chicken pieces, removing as they finish cooking. Remove the chicken, to a cutting board and cool until you are able to handle, then the strip meat and put bones back into pot.
  • Simmer the stock and bone mixture, uncovered, for 45 minutes. Strain and adjust seasoning with additional salt, if needed. Chop the meat, discarding any skin, ligament or fat as you go and set aside.
  • In a separate saute pan over medium heat, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil and diced vegetables. Saute until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes, then add the garlic and red chili flakes and saute for 1 minute more. Add the vegetables to the strained chicken stock, then in the same saute pan, add the butter. When melted, add the flour and stir constantly for 2 minutes. Slowly ladle in some of the hot stock, whisking as you add, until approximately 2 cups of stock have been added. Add the roux mixture back into the stock pot and combine well. Add the cream and the chicken back into the stock pot and keep at a low simmer while you prepare the dumplins.
  • In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. In a separate medium, nonreactive bowl, combine the wet ingredients, adding the melted butter last.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and with a rubber spatula, very gently, fold together until just combined.
  • Using 2 dinner spoons, shape the dough into golf ball-size, quenelle shaped biscuits and drop them into the hot soup. Cover with a tight fitting lid and allow the dumplins to cook for 15 to 20 minutes over low heat.
  • Ladle into soup bowls and serve hot.

CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS



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Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Time 1h20m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 whole chicken, cut into pieces (cut-up fryer)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup finely diced carrots
1/2 cup finely diced celery
1 medium onion, finely diced
1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1 heaping tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 cups half-and-half
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley, optional
Salt, as needed

Steps:

  • For the chicken: Melt the butter in a pot over medium-high heat and add the olive oil. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. In 2 batches, brown the chicken on both sides and remove to a clean plate.
  • In the same pot, add the diced carrots, celery and onions. Stir and cook for 3 to 4 minutes over medium-low heat. Stir in the ground thyme and turmeric, then pour in the chicken broth. Stir to combine, then add the browned chicken. Cover the pot and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • For the dumplings: While the chicken is simmering, make the dough for the dumplings. Sift together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt in a bowl, then add 1 1/2 cups of the half-and-half, stirring gently to combine. Set aside.
  • Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside on a plate. Use 2 forks to remove the chicken from the bones. Shred the chicken, then add it back to the pot. Mix together the remaining 1/2 cup half-and-half and flour, then add it to the pot and stir to combine.
  • Drop tablespoons of dumpling dough into the simmering pot. Add the minced parsley if using. Cover the pot and continue to simmer for 15 minutes. Check the seasoning; add salt if needed. Allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.

MAMAW'S CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE



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I grew up on this recipe, my Grandmother got it from a lady from church at a pot luck a long time ago! She passed it down to my mom and it's always been a family favorite. Quick and easy for school nights, and the leftovers are just as good! You can use less butter on top of course, my Momma and Mamaw always put the full stick on top (gotta love Southern ladies and their butter!)

Provided by katiefbenham

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Chicken     Chicken Breast Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 chicken breasts, cut into cubes
2 cups water
2 cups instant white rice
1 (10.75 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
1 (10.75 ounce) can cream of celery soup
1 (10.75 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
salt and ground black pepper to taste
½ cup butter, sliced into pats

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease sides and bottom of a casserole dish.
  • Stir chicken, water, rice, cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, and cream of mushroom soup together in the prepared casserole dish; season with salt and pepper. Arrange butter evenly over the top of the chicken mixture.
  • Bake in preheated oven until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through, 1 hour to 75 minutes. Cool 15 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 441.2 calories, Carbohydrate 36.7 g, Cholesterol 80.7 mg, Fat 25 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 16.8 g, SaturatedFat 12.2 g, Sodium 1211.2 mg, Sugar 1.7 g

MOMMA'S BEST CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS



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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

¼ cup butter
2 ribs celery, quartered
1 large carrot, quartered
1 small onion, chopped
1 teaspoon mashed garlic
2 large bay leaves
½ teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
⅛ teaspoon poultry seasoning
2 pounds bone-in chicken breasts
water to cover
2 tablespoons self-rising flour (such as White Lily®)
2 cups self-rising flour (such as White Lily®)
¼ cup cold shortening
¼ cup chicken broth, slightly chilled

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

MOM'S CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS



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On Sundays, Mom set our big round oak table with a snowy white cloth and her fine dishes and tableware. On the old wood stove, pushed way back to simmer slowly, was a big pot of chicken and dumplings from scratch in a thick gravy. I can still taste it. -Willa Govoro, St. Clair, Missouri

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h40m

Yield 6-8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 cup all-purpose flour
2 broiler/fryer chickens (2-1/2 to 3 pounds each), cut up
2 tablespoons canola oil
3 celery ribs, cut into 1-inch pieces
3 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon pepper
8 to 12 cups water
DUMPLINGS:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
GRAVY:
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup water

Steps:

  • Place flour in a large resealable plastic bag; add chicken pieces, a few at a time and shake to coat. In a large skillet, brown chicken in batches in oil; drain. , Place chicken in an 8-qt. stockpot. Add the celery, carrots, parsley and seasonings. Add enough water to cover chicken; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer chicken for 45-50 minutes or until no longer pink. , Remove 1 cup broth to use for dumplings; cool. Stir in the flour, baking powder and eggs to form a stiff batter; drop by tablespoonfuls onto simmering broth. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a dumpling comes out clean (do not lift the cover while simmering). Remove chicken and dumplings to a serving dish and keep warm. , For gravy, remove 4 cups broth and vegetables to a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Combine flour and water until smooth. Gradually stir into vegetable mixture. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir over medium heat for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Serve with chicken and dumplings.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 402 calories, Fat 14g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 108mg cholesterol, Sodium 776mg sodium, Carbohydrate 42g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 25g protein.

ONE-POT CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS



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When you don't have time to make chicken pot pies, enter this every-bit-as-satisfying substitute: chicken and dumplings, ready in about 45 minutes.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Chicken

Number Of Ingredients 12

5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, divided
1 small yellow onion, minced
1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
2 carrots, diced medium
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, divided
3 cups chicken broth
2 cups diced cooked chicken
1/3 pound green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
Salt and pepper
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, plus more for topping
1/2 cup whole milk

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter over medium-high. Add onion, celery, and carrots and cook until onion is translucent, about 4 minutes. Add 1/4 cup flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Gradually add broth, stirring constantly, then bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in chicken and green beans and season with salt and pepper.
  • Make dumplings: Whisk together 1 cup flour, baking powder, 1 teaspoon coarse salt, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Cut in 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in milk. Drop heaping spoonfuls batter on top of chicken mixture. Cover and simmer until dumplings are cooked through, about 12 minutes. Serve topped with additional chopped parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 273 g, Fat 12 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 15 g, SaturatedFat 7 g

MRS. CRIBBS'S CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS



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This is a "simple ingredients make the best meals" dish. She uses dark meat because of their moistness and extra flavor, and the cooking methods are what makes all of them shine. The dumplings - Amish style or flat, not the rising kind - have to freeze for at least 4 hours so plan ahead. Its a great dish to get ready the day before then just put together the final cooking and serve in minutes. Its a simple dish, i only put the 45 min for prep because of the dumplings (does not include freezing time).

Provided by MarraMamba

Categories     Stew

Time 1h30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 lbs chicken legs
5 carrots (2 cut into large chunks, 3 thinly sliced on the diagonal)
2 celery ribs (1 cut into large chunks, 1 thinly sliced on the diagonal)
2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
6 cups water
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, combine the chicken legs with the large chunks of carrot and celery, half of the chopped onions and the water. Simmer over moderate heat until the chicken legs are cooked through, about 15 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate. Let cool slightly, then remove the meat from the bones and let cool. Strain the chicken broth and discard the vegetables.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the flour with 1 cup of the chicken broth, adding a little of the fat from the broth; stir to form a stiff dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead until smooth. Wrap the dumpling dough in plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  • 3.Cut the dough into quarters. Working with 1 piece at a time, roll out the dough a scant 1/4 inch thick on a very lightly floured work surface. Cut the dough into 3-inch-wide strips and transfer to a sheet of wax paper. Working on the paper, cut each strip crosswise into 1-inch-thick dumplings and transfer the paper to a baking sheet; do not separate the dumplings. Repeat with the remaining dough, stacking each layer on the baking sheet. Freeze the dumplings until solid, at least 4 hours and preferably overnight.
  • In a large enameled cast-iron casserole, combine the sliced carrots and celery and the remaining chopped onion with 4 cups of the broth and bring to a boil. Season well with salt and pepper and cook until the vegetables are just tender, 7 to 8 minutes. Add the cooked chicken and return to a boil.
  • Separate the frozen dumplings and add them to the simmering broth a few at a time, submerging them in the broth. Bring the broth to a simmer and cook until the dumplings are tender, about 15 minutes; tuck the dumplings into the broth occasionally.
  • Spoon the chicken and dumplings into bowls and serve.
  • MAKE AHEAD The recipe can be prepared through Step 3 up to 3 days ahead. Refrigerate the broth and the chicken; keep the dumplings frozen.

TIM MCGRAW'S CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS



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I was watching Oprah and they have both Tim and Faith's recipes.. Thought I would post to share! I didn't touch a thing! "Tim McGraw made his grandmother's chicken and dumplings for Faith Hill when they were dating! They go perfectly with Faith's cornbread." ---- I guessed at the cooking time -- I will correct asap!---- *** In response to Chef #294686 -- I apologize if there is a mix up. I copied and pasted this recipe as soon as the show aired. They edited the ingredients. It is From the Oprah Show -- I swear it :O) I have updated the ingredients... (Feb.20.06)

Provided by MissTiff16

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 small chicken
water
1 pinch salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons Butter Flavor Crisco
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 egg

Steps:

  • Boil chicken, adding salt to taste. When tender, pull chicken from the bone and return to the broth.
  • Pour flour into a bowl - cut the crisco into the flour until crumbly. Arrange flour mixture in the bowl evenly leaving a hole in the middle. Add 1 egg and enough buttermilk to form a doughy consistency (similar to how you would make biscuits).
  • Sprinkle flour on cutting board. Pinch off part of the dough and roll into a thin sheet and cut into squares.
  • Drop one square at a time into broth. Continue this until all of the dough is used. Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer until tender.
  • Allow the dumplings to thicken the broth until it is a creamy consistency.

Tips:

  • Use a large pot or Dutch oven to make chicken and dumplings. This will give the dumplings plenty of room to cook and prevent them from sticking together.
  • Bring the chicken broth to a boil before adding the dumplings. This will help the dumplings cook evenly.
  • Drop the dumplings into the boiling broth one at a time. This will prevent them from sticking together.
  • Reduce the heat to low and simmer the chicken and dumplings for 10-15 minutes, or until the dumplings are cooked through.
  • Serve the chicken and dumplings hot, with a side of creamy mashed potatoes or rice.

Conclusion:

Maw Maw's Chicken and Dumplings is a classic comfort food dish that is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. The dumplings are light and fluffy, and the broth is rich and flavorful. This dish is perfect for a cold winter day or a special occasion. So next time you're looking for a delicious and hearty meal, give Maw Maw's Chicken and Dumplings a try. You won't be disappointed!

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