Chicken 'N Dumplings
Chicken 'N Dumplings is a comforting, hearty dish featuring tender chicken simmered with homemade dumplings. The fluffy, savory dumplings soak up flavorful broth, making it perfect for family dinners or cozy gatherings. Rich, satisfying, and easy to make, it offers a delightful taste of classic Southern comfort food.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Boil the whole fryer until tender. Remove from broth and set aside to cool.
- Mix all-purpose flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl.
- Cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add beaten eggs and enough sweet milk to make a stiff dough.
- Roll out the dough very thin on a heavily floured board.
- Cut the dough into pieces using a pizza cutter or knife.
- Drop the cut dough pieces into rapidly boiling broth.
- Cover and simmer on very low heat for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Remove skin and bones from the cooked chicken and pull into bite-sized pieces.
- Add the chicken to the pot and season to taste with black pepper.
- Pour about a cup of sweet milk into the pot just as it's finished cooking.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
Estimated from ingredients & per-serving nutrition — verify against package labels for allergies or strict diets.
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).