Chicken and Dumplings

By Tracy

4 Person

70 Minutes

0 Calories

The days really are warming. There are the prettiest strawberries in the market. It might almost be time to daydream about watermelon wedges. But… I still need soup. The unapologetically comforting kind of soup with soft carrots, big bites of chicken, almost too much thyme, and the fluffiest floating dumplings.

Ingredients

Dumplings

1/4 cup buttermilk, cold
1 large egg, beaten
1 tbsp. unsalted butter, cold
1/4 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup all-purpose flour

Soup

1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 cup frozen peas
1 bay leaf
2 quarts low-sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1 clove garlic, minced
4 stalks celery, trimmed and sliced
4 carrots, peeled and sliced
1 large yellow onion, coarsely diced
pepper
salt
3 tbsp. olive oil
6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs

Method

01

To make the soup, place oil in a heavy bottom soup pot over medium-high heat.
02

Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Place in the soup pan to brown, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan and place on a plate. The chicken won’t be fully cooked through but it will return to the pot to simmer a bit later.
03

Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic, and thyme to the pot. Stir and saute until the onions are cooked through and translucent, about 5 minutes.
04

Return the chicken to the pot. Add the bay leaf and chicken stock.
05

Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered until the vegetables are cooked through and softened, about 30 to 40 minutes.
06

Remove the chicken when it is cooked through and carefully chop and shred it. Return the chicken to the pan.
07

While the soup simmers. Make the dumplings. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, thyme, and pepper. Add the butter and use your fingers to break it down into the flour mixture creating small flecks of butter throughout the mixture.
08

Add the beaten egg and buttermilk and stir until just combined. Try not to over-stir the dumpling dough.
09

When the vegetables in the soup are cooked through and the chicken is chopped and returned to the pot, bring the soup to a light simmer and season. Stir in peas and parsley. Use a small spoon to gently dollop about 2 tablespoons of dough into the simmering soup.
10

The dumpling may sink but will rise to the surface of the soup as it cooks. Add all of the dumplings. Cover the pot. Allow simmering for 10 minutes.
11

After 10 minutes the dumplings should be cooked through. Remove from heat and serve warm!

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( By Tracy )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 4 servings
Prep Time 10 Mins
Cook Time 60 Mins
Total Time 70 Mins

02 Ingredients

Dumplings

1/4 cup buttermilk, cold

1 large egg, beaten

1 tbsp. unsalted butter, cold

1/4 tsp. fresh ground black pepper

1/4 tsp. dried thyme

1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 cup all-purpose flour

Soup

1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

1 cup frozen peas

1 bay leaf

2 quarts low-sodium chicken broth

1 1/2 tsp. dried thyme

1 clove garlic, minced

4 stalks celery, trimmed and sliced

4 carrots, peeled and sliced

1 large yellow onion, coarsely diced

pepper

salt

3 tbsp. olive oil

6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs

03 Method

Step 1

To make the soup, place oil in a heavy bottom soup pot over medium-high heat.

Step 2

Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Place in the soup pan to brown, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan and place on a plate. The chicken won’t be fully cooked through but it will return to the pot to simmer a bit later.

Step 3

Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic, and thyme to the pot. Stir and saute until the onions are cooked through and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Return the chicken to the pot. Add the bay leaf and chicken stock.

Step 5

Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered until the vegetables are cooked through and softened, about 30 to 40 minutes.

Step 6

Remove the chicken when it is cooked through and carefully chop and shred it. Return the chicken to the pan.

Step 7

While the soup simmers. Make the dumplings. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, thyme, and pepper. Add the butter and use your fingers to break it down into the flour mixture creating small flecks of butter throughout the mixture.

Step 8

Add the beaten egg and buttermilk and stir until just combined. Try not to over-stir the dumpling dough.

Step 9

When the vegetables in the soup are cooked through and the chicken is chopped and returned to the pot, bring the soup to a light simmer and season. Stir in peas and parsley. Use a small spoon to gently dollop about 2 tablespoons of dough into the simmering soup.

Step 10

The dumpling may sink but will rise to the surface of the soup as it cooks. Add all of the dumplings. Cover the pot. Allow simmering for 10 minutes.

Step 11

After 10 minutes the dumplings should be cooked through. Remove from heat and serve warm!

04 Author