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Chicken and Dumplings in Soup Bowl
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Chicken and Dumplings

Easy Homemade Chicken and Dumplings that the whole family will love. It is perfect for the cooler days ahead to warm you from the inside out!
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword Chicken, Comfort Food
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 473kcal
Author Melissa ~ The Olive Blogger

Ingredients

Base

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 6-8 chicken thighs bone in, skin on or 3 good sized bone in skin on chicken breasts
  • 1 c chopped celery or 1 teaspoon celery seed instead
  • 2 c diced carrots 3 medium carrots
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ c flour
  • 10 cups chicken or vegetable broth

Dumplings

  • 1 ¾ c Bisquick search homemade version, or click below
  • ¼ c cornmeal if you don't have any don't worry! Just do 2c Bisquick instead
  • ⅔ c milk
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley

Instructions

Base

  • In your largest pot (trust me, the oil spatter hurts) melt olive oil and butter over medium-high heat. Season your chicken with salt and pepper (don't be stingy) and brown on both sides (about 5min per side). Transfer chicken to plate and set aside.
  • Add onions and carrots to the pot (yes, you want to cook em right in that tasty chicken juice and oil/butter mix!). Cook until they begin to soften, add in garlic and cook 1 min longer.
  • Add the browned chicken, thyme, bay leaves, garlic powder and chicken broth to the pot. Bring to a simmer and cook for 20-25 mins, until chicken is cooked through. Remove and discard bay leaves and transfer the cooked chicken to a plate.
  • Remove the skin and bones from the chicken. Shred and return to the pot!
  • Ladle out 2c of the liquid and whisk with ½ c flour until smooth. Whisk this mixture into the pot and simmer for 10 minutes.

Dumplings

  • Mix bisquick with milk until just combined, add in parsley. Add by spoonfuls to your chicken mixture and cook uncovered for 5 minutes. Cover pot and continue to cook dumplings for 10 minutes while you tidy up and pour yourself a glass of wine!

Notes

We like to use the boullion cubes that you add boiling water to make our own broth...you save big time vs buying the cartons of broth