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Southern Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
Here's an old Southern standby for Sunday dinner. As a child I don't believe I ever had this dish except on Sundays. But it's good served any time.
Ingredients
* 4 cups chicken broth (low salt recommended)* 4 cups water
* 2-3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
* 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
* 2 carrots, chopped
* 1 stalk celery, chopped
* 1 onion, chopped
* 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (or to taste)
* 1 teaspoon dried thyme
* 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)
* 1/2 cup frozen peas
* 1/2 cup cold water
* 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Ingredients for the Dumplings:
* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 2 tsp. baking powder
* 1/2 tsp. table salt
* 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
* 1/2 cup sour cream (reduced fat is fine)
* 1/2 cup milk
* 1 Tablespoon vegetable or canola oil
Directions (Chicken, Vegetables and Broth)
1. Place the chicken broth, water, and chicken breasts in a large pot and bring the a boil. Boil until the chicken is cooked through (about 15 minutes). Remove the chicken from the broth and shred using 2 forks. Set the chicken aside. Keep the broth warm on the stove.2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the celery, carrots, and onion and cook until the vegetables are softened (about 6 to 7 minutes).
3. Add the cooked vegetables to the broth, along with the salt, thyme, and black pepper. Stir to combine, and bring the broth to a simmer.
4. In a small bowl, stir together the cold water and the flour. Slowly pour the flour mixture into the hot broth and vegetables, whisking constantly until well combined. Add peas and chicken to broth.
Make Dumplings:
1. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and thyme in a medium bowl.
2. In another bowl, stir together the sour cream, milk, and vegetable oil.
3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined (do not over mix).
4. Heat the broth (with chicken) to boiling.
5. Drop teaspoons of the dumpling dough into the soup in a single layer. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover the pot, and let the dumplings cook undisturbed for 15 minutes. (Do not lift the lid during the cooking time.)
Serve hot.
