Easy Chicken and Dumplings (Small Batch) 40 min • Zona Cooks (2024)

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Easy Chicken and Dumplings is full of flavor, and quite comforting. Boneless chicken is simmered in one pot with celery, carrots, and onion with savory seasonings and topped with the best fluffy dumplings.

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This recipe is made in one pan and makes just the right amount for two people for lunch, dinner, or date night.

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Dice the chicken, celery, onion, and carrots. A filet knife is perfect for cutting through chicken.Click for a Rada Filet Knife with Leather Scabbard.

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In a medium sized pot boil the chicken broth, chicken, celery, onion, and carrots for 15 minutes. Click for a sauce pan.

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Stir in the cream of chicken soup, sage, salt and pepper, and then bring back to a boil.

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In a medium size bowl mix together the Jiffy baking mix (see notes in recipe card below) and milk forming sticky batter.

Divide the batter into 4 equal portions and drop by spoonfuls onto the hot mixture.

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Cook uncovered for 10 minutes over low heat.

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Cover and cook 10 more minutes.

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Easy Chicken and Dumplings

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Easy Chicken and Dumplings Recipe for Two is super simple, made in one pot, full of flavor, and quite comforting. Boneless chicken is simmered in one pan with celery, carrots, and onion with savory seasonings and topped with fluffy biscuit type dumplings.

Prep Time5 minutes

Cook Time35 minutes

Total Time40 minutes

Ingredients

For the Chicken:

  • 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
  • 6 ounces boneless chicken
  • 1 stalk celery
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1 cup carrots
  • 1 can fat free cream of chicken soup (or regular cream of chicken soup)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
  • Salt and pepper to taste

For the Dumplings:

Instructions

  1. Dice the chicken, celery, onion, and carrots. A filet knife is perfect for cutting through chicken. Click for a Rada Filet Knife.
  2. In a medium sized pot boil the chicken broth, chicken, celery, onions, and carrots for 15 minutes. Click for a sauce pan.
  3. Stir in the cream of chicken soup, sage, salt and pepper, and then bring back to a boil.
  4. In a medium bowl mix together the Jiffy baking mix (see notes below) and milk forming sticky batter. Divide the batter into 4 equal portions and drop by spoonfuls onto the hot mixture.
  5. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes over low heat.
  6. Cover and cook 10 more minutes.

Notes

You can make homemade baking mix to replace the Jiffy mix in this recipe. In a medium bowl, add 3/4 cup flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 tablespoon baking powder, 1/8 cup shortening. Cut in shortening with pastry blender until combined and no large pieces of shortening remain.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

2

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving:Calories: 394Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3.5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 1440mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 3gSugar: 7gProtein: 35g

Nutrition information is a guideline only, is calculated automatically by third party software, and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed.

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