Chicken and Dumplings: 7 Tips for the Ultimate Comfort Food
This classic Chicken and Dumplings recipe is the ultimate comfort food! Tender chicken in a creamy, flavorful broth, topped with fluffy, homemade dumplings.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs Boneless, skinless chicken thighs Cut into 1-inch pieces
- 8 cups Chicken broth Low sodium preferred
- 1 cup Diced carrots
- 1 cup Diced celery
- 0.5 cup Diced onion
- 0.5 tsp Dried thyme
- 0.25 tsp Dried rosemary
- 1 cup Frozen peas
Dumplings
- 1.5 cups All-purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp Baking powder
- 0.5 tsp Salt
- 0.75 cup Milk
- 6 tbsp Butter Melted
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- In a large pot or Dutch oven, combine chicken broth, carrots, celery, onion, thyme, and rosemary. Bring to a boil.
- Add the chicken pieces to the boiling broth. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
- While the chicken is cooking, prepare the dumplings. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Add milk and melted butter to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Drop spoonfuls of dumpling dough into the simmering chicken mixture. Cover and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until dumplings are cooked through.
- Stir in frozen peas during the last 5 minutes of cooking. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
For extra flavor, brown the chicken pieces in the pot before adding the broth.