Ahhh, comfort food royalty 🥣💛
Here’s a classic, cozy Chicken and Dumplings recipe — fluffy dumplings, rich broth, zero stress.
🍗 Classic Chicken and Dumplings
Ingredients
Soup
- 2 tbsp butter or oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 celery stalks, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup flour
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded (rotisserie works great)
- ½ cup milk or cream
- Salt & pepper to taste
- ½ tsp thyme or poultry seasoning
Dumplings
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup milk
- 2 tbsp melted butter
Instructions
- Sauté veggies in butter until soft (5 min). Add garlic.
- Stir in flour, cook 1 minute.
- Slowly whisk in broth until smooth.
- Add chicken, milk, seasonings. Simmer 10 minutes.
- Make dumplings: Mix dry ingredients, stir in milk & butter (don’t overmix).
- Drop spoonfuls onto simmering soup.
- Cover and cook 15 minutes (no peeking!).
- Dumplings puff up and turn fluffy — done!
🌟 Pro Tips
- Keep soup simmering, not boiling
- For fluffier dumplings, let batter rest 5 minutes
- Add peas at the end if you like
- Thicker soup? Mash a few veggies or add a splash more cream
Variations
- 🥛 Creamy Southern-style
- 🌿 Herb dumplings
- 🍲 Slow cooker version
- 🌾 Gluten-free dumplings
- 🧄 Garlic butter dumplings
Want one of those?