This is a hearty filling meal made with the type of dumplings that are rolled and it's a one pot meal as a perk. These dumplings tend to have more of a "doughy" consistency, unlike the fluffy biscuit-like dumplings, which are drop dumplings.
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4+
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4+
Items Needed:
- Large pot
- Wax paper or large clean surface
- Measuring Tools
- Rolling pin
- Mixer stand (optional)
Ingredients:
- 2 48oz cans of chicken broth
- 1 package of uncooked boneless chicken breasts
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (set aside)
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (set aside)
- 1 cup cold buttermilk or milk (whole preferred, but we used 1% this time & it was great)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons cold salted butter (cut into small chunks)
- Two pinches of the following seasonings... salt, pepper (cracked pepper preferred)
Directions:
- In the large pot, add your chicken broth and chicken. All add in your 1 tablespoon of flour and give it a good stir.
- Let the chicken boil for 10 minutes or until cooked through.
- Take the chicken out and shred it using a knife and fork or using a mixer stand.
- Add the chicken back into the pot with the seasonings. Get it to a boil for your dumplings.
- To make the dumplings, add the flour & baking powder into a bowl and mix it with your hand or a spoon.
- Add in the butter and make sure the butter is mashed into the mixture as much as possible using a fork, or even better mush it up using your fingers. There shouldn't be any large chunks of butter in the mixture when you are done.
- Slowly add the cup of buttermilk or milk while forming the dough. If the dough is too sticky, add a little flour at a time until you get the right consistency. It shouldn't be sticking to your fingers is how you know.
- On wax paper or a clean surface, put down a layer of flour from the 1 cup set aside. Put some on the rolling pin as well. Put the dough on the wax paper and sprinkle more flour on top.
- Roll the dough out to be about 1/4" of thickness. Cut them into squares or rectangles that are about 1-2" large. Please note, they do expand when cooked. If you don't have a rolling pin and cutting is taking too much time, you can pull off little balls of dough and flatten them somewhat using your fingers.
- Drop the dough pieces into the boiling pot with the chicken. Cook for 5 minutes. Do NOT exceed 10 minutes or the dough will start to turn tough.
You can also add vegetables to your broth or cream if you want a little more to it than just chicken and dumplings, but we love this simple hearty meal!