Simple Chicken and Dumplings. Browning the chicken first gives the dish its flavor and eliminates the need for chicken broth. Here's how it works: You'll season the chicken and brown it in And let's not forget the dumplings. "How to make dumplings" is half of the reason you ended up here in the first place, so we definitely don't want. Shredded chicken breast is joined by three other ingredients for this quick take on a classic.

You'll be rewarded with a savory, steamy chicken in broth with light, fluffy dumplings as the topping. Not to be confused with 'chicken dumplings', this old-school comfort food will easily have you coming back for more (I just finished the leftovers two days. Chicken and dumplings is comfort food at its best! You can have Simple Chicken and Dumplings using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Simple Chicken and Dumplings

You need 1 of rotisserie chicken de-boned and chopped into bits.
Prepare 1 bag of No Yolk dumplings.
Prepare 2 slice of onion, chopped.
You need 1 bunch of baby carrots, chopped.
Prepare 1 stick of celery, deveined and chopped or dried celery leaves.
Prepare 1 of a little milk.
It's 1 of a little all-purpose flour.
It's 1 pinch of salt to taste.
Prepare 1 of black pepper to taste.
Prepare 1 of spice/seasoning mix.
Prepare 2 of Herbox chicken bouillon.
It's 1 of water, I just add until it will cover everything adequately, with a bit extra for the pasta to absorb.

Start with a hearty chicken and vegetable stew, then add easy homemade dumplings that cook up Chicken and dumplings are the ultimate comfort food, aren't they? When we were kids, my mother used to make chicken and dumplings for us by. Cook whole chicken in large pot full of water until done. Remove chicken from pot and debone.

Simple Chicken and Dumplings step by step

In large pot, toss in chicken, pour in a few cups of water along with the contents of chicken bouillon packets..
Add in onions, celery and carrots. Add salt, pepper, seasoning to taste..
Bring to slow boil. Stir regularly..
Once carrots are cooked (approximately 30 min) pour the bag of dumpling noodles in, add more water if necessary..
Turn temp down to low/ simmering and stir noodles to make sure none stick to the bottom..
Once noodles are cooked, mix a little milk and flour together. (I pour them in a well sealed jar and shake vigorously until there are no lumps) then pour into the pot. You can use a very small amount at first and build up if you want. The more flour/milk the thicker the broth..
Let cook a few more minutes to allow it to thicken a bit then serve..
If you like a lil more kick in your food, you can sprinkle a lil hot sauce in your bowl. I like a lil Louisiana Bat's Brew in it now and then. :-).

We use two packages of dumplings and often have to add more broth because of it. Just watch and add as desired for your preference of thickness. Chicken and dumplings is a soup that consists of a chicken cooked in water, with the resulting chicken broth being used to cook the dumplings by boiling. To Make Dumplings: While chicken is cooking, combine the flour, egg, soured cream and chicken stock in a medium bowl. Mix well and roll dough out on a floured surface.