Comfort & Family

Chicken and Dumplings

Name: Chicken and Dumplings
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 lbs boneless chicken thighs; 3 carrots, sliced; 3 stalks celery, sliced; 1 onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 4 cups chicken broth; 1 cup milk; 3 tbsp butter; 3 tbsp flour; 1 tsp thyme; Salt and pepper; Dumplings: 2 cups flour, 1 tbsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt, 3/4 cup milk, 4 tbsp melted butter, 2 tbsp fresh chives

⏱ 1 hr👤 Serves 6

Instructions

Season chicken and sear in butter in a large pot over medium-high heat, 3 minutes per side. Remove and shred.
In the same pot, cook onion, carrots, and celery 5 minutes. Add garlic. Whisk in flour and cook 1 minute. Gradually add broth and milk. Bring to a simmer until thickened. Return chicken. Add thyme, salt, and pepper.
Mix dumpling ingredients until just combined — lumpy is fine. Drop heaping tablespoons of dough onto the simmering stew.
Cover and cook without lifting the lid for 15 minutes until dumplings are cooked through and fluffy.
Serve in deep bowls.

Notes

Do not lift the lid while the dumplings are steaming — the trapped steam is what cooks them through and makes them light and fluffy. Peeking deflates them.

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