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Chicken and Dumplings
This cozy homemade Chicken and Dumplings recipe features tender chicken thighs simmered in a rich gravy and topped with fluffy dumplings made from scratch.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 55 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 35 min👤 Beth Moncel📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●dutch oven
- ●bowl
- ●oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Chicken and Gravy
2
Brown the chicken
3
Heat the olive oil in a deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Once hot, add the chicken thighs and brown on each side. The chicken does not need to be cooked through at this point, just make sure they get very brown on the outside. Transfer the partially cooked chicken to a clean bowl.
olive oil ($0.22)1 Tbspchicken thighs (boneless, skinless, (about 1 lb.) $3.48*)4
4
Saute the onion
5
After removing the chicken from the skillet, add the diced onion and minced garlic and sauté over medium heat until the onions have softened. Stir to dissolve the browned bits off the bottom of the skillet as the onions cook.
6
Saute
7
Add the diced carrot and celery to the skillet with the onion and garlic and continue to sauté for about five minutes more.
8
Make a roux
9
Add the butter and flour to the skillet and stir until the butter has melted and created a paste with the flour that coats the vegetables. Continue to cook and stir this mixture for about two minutes.
butter ($0.50)4 Tbspbutter (melted, $0.25)2 Tbsp
10
Simmer
11
Add the parsley, thyme, rosemary, sage, salt, pepper, chicken broth, and milk to the skillet. Turn the heat up to medium-high and continue to stir and cook until the mixture comes up to a simmer and thickens into a gravy.
dried parsley ($0.10)1 tspchicken broth ($0.26)2 cups
12
Simmer
13
Dice the chicken and add it back to the skillet with the vegetables and gravy. Cover with a lid and let the chicken simmer in the gravy over medium heat while you prepare the dumplings.
14
Dumplings
15
Mix
16
To prepare the dumplings, combine the flour, parsley, sugar, salt, baking powder, garlic powder, and pepper in a bowl.
dried parsley ($0.10)1 tsp
17
Make the batter
18
Pour the milk and melted butter into the flour mixture, then stir until a soft, scoopable batter is formed. Do not over stir.
butter ($0.50)4 Tbspbutter (melted, $0.25)2 Tbsp
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Drop
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Remove the lid from the chicken and gravy and drop the dumpling batter onto the surface of the gravy in 2 Tbsp dollops. You should get about 12 dumplings.
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Simmer
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Make sure the gravy is still simmering, then place the lid back on the skillet and allow the dumplings to simmer for ⏱️ 15 minutes. Make sure they're simmering the entire time. After ⏱️ 15 minutes the dumplings should have doubled in size and will be fluffy and cooked in the center. Serve hot and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
calories
369 kcal
fat Content
19 g
serving Size
1.5 cups
fiber Content
2 g
sodium Content
991 mg
protein Content
20 g
carbohydrate Content
28 g
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