Chicken & Dumplings

Does it get any better than homemade chicken & dumplings? I don't think so.

What You'll Need

For the Stew

2 chicken breasts or 3 cups of cubed chicken

I onion, diced

2 large carrots, diced

3 celery stalks, diced

3 medium potatoes, diced

¾ cup flour

4 cups chicken stock

1 cup frozen peas

1 cup frozen corn

1 tsp salt

½ tsp pepper
a few sprinkles of thyme

For the Dumplings
2 cups flour
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup milk (I used 2%)
3 Tbsp. butter

Make It

Saute the onions in butter for 5 minutes.

Add the celery and carrots and allow it to sweat for 5 minutes.

Add flour and stir.

Allow the flour to cook for a few minutes.

Add the stock and potatoes and bring to a boil to thicken.

Add salt, pepper and Thyme.

Stir in the chicken, peas and corn.

Once the stew is bubbling and cooked through, you may begin to make the dumplings.

Stir the flour, baking powder, and salt together.

Microwave the milk and butter on high until just warm (do not over-heat), about 1 minute.

Stir the warmed milk mixture into the flour mixture until smooth. 

Drop golf-ball-sized dumplings over the top of the stew, about 1/4 inch apart (you will most likely have about 16-18 dumplings).

Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until the dumplings have doubled in size, 15 to 18 minutes.

Serve.