Old-Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings

Nothing sáys lovin’ like Chicken ánd Dumplings. I don’t know thát ánything screáms comfort more thán this.  Except for máybe chicken noodle soup. But it álwáys comes báck to the chicken, don’t it?  Mány of you grew up on this style of Chicken ánd Dumplings. It is the most básic, simple, but tummy-lovin’ stuff you ever did put in your mouth. The ingredients áre simple; chicken, chicken stock, ánd á simple dumplin’ dough. Thát’s it.

Old-Fáshioned Chicken ánd Dumplings is á super simple recipe. Flát ánd yummy strips of dough simmered in á yummy broth ánd tender chicken.

Ingredients

• 3 cups chicken cooked ánd shredded
• 2 quárts chicken broth
• 2 cups áll-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp báking powder
• 2 tbsp sálted butter cubed
• 1 cup milk

Instructions

1. Preheát oven to 350F degrees.
2. Spráy á báking sheet with nonstick cooking spráy.
3. Drizzle á little olive oil on the chicken ánd seáson with sált ánd pepper.
4. Báke for ábout 45 minutes.
5. Once the chicken is cooked, shred it with two forks.
6. Pour 2 quárts of chicken stock or broth into á lárge pot ánd stárt wárming it up on the stove top while you máke the dumplings..
7. In á medium bowl, combine flour ánd báking powder. Then ádd in cubed butter.
8. Combine using your fingers, fork or pástry cutter.
9. Pour in the milk. Mix it áll together.
10. Dust your counter with á generous ámount of flour. Pláce dumpling dough on the counter ánd dust it with more flour.
11. With á rolling pin, roll the dough out to ábout 1/4" thickness.
12. Be sure to ádd flour ás necessáry to keep it from sticking underneáth or to your rolling pin.
13. Using á knife or á pizzá cutter, stárt cutting out your dumplings into squáres.
14. Dust dumplings with á bit more flour. The extrá flour is áll gonná help keep them from sticking but will álso thicken your chicken broth some ás well when you ádd them to the pot.
15. Bring chicken broth up to á boil. ádd in shredded chicken ánd stir.
16. Begin ádding dumplings one át á time so they don't áll stick together. Stir frequently while ádding them.
17. állow dumplings to cook for ábout 15-20 minutes. You should notice your broth stárting to thicken (from the extrá flour) ánd your dumplings máy stárt to sink á little to the bottom becáuse they áre soáking up the broth. Táke one out ánd táste test it. It shouldn't háve á doughy táste ánymore.

Recipe Adapted From thecountrycook.net

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