Chicken and Dumplings
If you want the ultimate comfort food, this homemade chicken and dumplings recipe is your best bet! Moist chicken and soft dumplings make this dish irresistible.
Ingredients
- 1 Whole chicken about 5 to 6 pounds giblets and liver removed
- 2 cups frozen peas and carrots
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp seasoning salt
- 1 tsp poultry seasoning
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 10.5 oz can of cream of chicken
- 2 cups heavy cream
Dumpling Mixture
- 1 1/2 cup self rising flour
- 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 tbsp butter at room temperature
Instructions
- Rinse the chicken under cool water, and remove everything from the cavity.
- Season the chicken with 1 tsp of seasoning salt, 1 tsp poultry seasoning, 1 tbsp garlic powder, and 1/2 tsp ground black pepper.
- Place the seasoned chicken in a large pot, and pour in enough water to cover the chicken.
- Bring the water to a boil, then turn the heat to medium high, and boil the chicken for about 45 minutes. Be sure to check the chicken periodically so that it doesn't burn on the bottom!
- Remove the pot from the burner, then carefully remove the chicken from the pot.
- Reserve 8 cups of the water from the pot.
- Remove all of bones, and skin from the chicken.
- Shred or chop the meat.
- Add the 8 cups of water (from the pot) to another pot, and skim off any fat or oil that maybe floating on top.
- Sprinkle in 1 tsp of seasoning salt, and 1 tbsp of garlic powder, and stir.
- Add in the cream of chicken soup, and heavy cream. Stir the ingredients.
- Add in the mix peas and carrots, onions, and chicken. Turn the heat to medium.
- In a large mixing bowl add in 1 1/2 cup of sifted self rising flour, and 1/2 tsp of poultry seasoning.
- Add 2 tbsp of softened butter, and 1/2 cup of buttermilk into the mixing bowl, and mix the ingredients until it forms into a sticky dough.
- Use a small ice cream scoop or spoon, and start adding the dumpling mixture into the pot.
- Once all of the dumpling are in the pot, stir, and let cook for an additional 15 minutes.
- Serve.