I have a story for this quick and easy chicken and dumplings recipe, because I have a story for everything. Yes, I'm going to be one of those old ladies one day.When I first started making chicken and dumplings, my older boys were small and I originally used a whole chicken for this recipe. That's what the recipe called for.
The recipe that I was following also called for homemade dumplings completely from scratch. Can't tell you how many times I epically failed at my homemade dumplings no matter how hard I tried!!
And I grew tired of removing bone from everything after cooking, because all I wanted to do was quickly serve my children. I just didn't have time for it. So I came up with this...
Quick and Easy Chicken and Dumplings
Prep Time: About 10-15 minutes
Cook Time: About 1 Hour
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- Boneless Chicken Breast (as many as you need)
- 4-6 Stalks of Celery Chopped
- 1 Small-to-Medium Onion Chopped and Diced
- Bisquick
- 2-3 tbsp. of Cornstarch or Flour (for gravy)
- Sprinkle of Cilantro
- Sprinkle of Oregeno
- Sprinkle of Basil
- Sprinkle of Garlic Powder
- Sprinkle of Salt
- Sprinkle of Pepper
Directions:
- Chop up the onion and celery. Add the onion, celery, chicken and seasonings to a Dutch oven pot. Fill the Dutch oven with just enough water to cover the chicken. You're not going to fill the pot entirely. Simmer on medium-low heat for 1 hour.
- When the chicken is finished cooking, remove the chicken and quickly begin mixing up your Bisquick dumplings. Follow the directions on the Bisquick box. It's easy. The dumplings have to cook for 10 minutes uncovered and then for 10 minutes covered. You have to do both or else it won't come out right. Trust me, I know.
- When the dumplings are done, remove them and start working on your gravy. Mix 2-3 tbsp. of flour or cornstarch in a cup with one cup of cold water. Stir well, then mix into the Dutch oven of what's left of your chicken mixture. Allow to thicken on very low heat and stir well.
This is the easiest and least complicated way to make chicken and dumplings. Serve with homemade mashed potatoes and a veggie. If you can peel potatoes quick (I can), then homemade potatoes won't take long. I just can't imagine my life without homemade potatoes. I've tried the boxed potatoes before and the refrigerated kind that you heat up in the microwave when I was really crunched for time, just not the same. Not bad; just not the same.
Enjoy!
