Name: Quick and Easy Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 onion; 3 medium carrots; 2 celery stalks; 3 cloves of garlic, minced; 2 lbs chicken, chopped into small pieces; 2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 2 tbsp olive oil; 6 cups chicken broth; 2 tsp dried thyme; 2 tbsp butter; 1/4 cup flour; 1 cup frozen peas; fresh parsley for garnish; 2 cups flour; 4 tbsp butter, melted; 1 tbsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 cup heavy cream

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This homemade chicken and dumplings recipe is the perfect comfort food for any time of year. It’s a delicious dinner idea that will have your entire family begging for seconds!

My family loves a good chicken recipe and would be happy eating it for dinner every night of the week! That means I’m always trying to come up with new recipe ideas. When I realized recently that my family had never had homemade chicken and dumplings, I decided it was about time they did!

How To Make Chicken and Dumplings from Scratch

If you’ve never had chicken and dumplings before, you’re seriously missing out! This rich and creamy soup is full of flavor and you’re going to want to put it in your regular menu rotation!

If the thought of cooking it from scratch seems like a lot, don’t worry…it’s a lot easier than you’d think. Plus, you probably have most of the ingredients in your pantry and fridge already!

Ingredients

For the broth:

Onion
Carrots
Celery
Garlic, minced
Chicken, chopped into small pieces
Salt
Pepper
Olive oil
Chicken broth
Dried thyme
Butter
Flour
Frozen peas
Parsley

For the dumplings:

Flour
Butter
Baking powder
Salt
Heavy cream

How to Make Chicken and Dumplings

Step 1: Chop the vegetables and set aside.

Step 2: Pour olive oil into a large soup pot with a lid and heat (you don’t need the lid just yet but you’ll need it in a bit). Mix the salt and pepper into the chicken, then sear in batches.

Step 3: Remove chicken from pot. Add onion, celery and carrots to the pot and saute for about 5 minutes, adding another tablespoon of olive oil if necessary.

Step 4: Add garlic and cook until fragrant. Next stir in the flour until veggies are coated and cook until lightly brown. Add thyme.

Step 5: Stir in the chicken broth and mix well. Bring to a boil and add the chicken back to the pot. Simmer uncovered for approximately 10 minutes to give the soup time to thicken.

Step 6: You can work on the dumplings while waiting for the broth to thicken. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl, then add melted butter and cream. Mix well.

Step 7: Once the soup thickens, add the frozen peas. Stir into the broth mixture.

Step 8: One tablespoon at a time, drop dumplings into the simmering soup.

Step 9: Once all the dumplings have been added to the soup, cover and cook for 17 minutes. (IMPORTANT: Don’t open the lid until after 17 minutes. The dumplings will only stem if the cover remains closed).

Step 10: Once the dumplings finish cooking, garnish with fresh parsley and serve hot.

Homemade chicken and dumplings in big pot

Who knew that homemade chicken and dumplings could be this easy, right? That’s not even the best part. The best part is how good it tastes!

What can you substitute for homemade dumplings?

While these dumplings are already pretty easy to make, you can also use canned biscuits to save even more time. Just cut biscuits into quarters and drop them into the broth.

Can you freeze chicken & dumplings

Yes, your chicken and dumplings can be frozen for up to three months. When you’re ready to serve them again, let them thaw and reheat in a saucepan or pot.

TIP: Store leftover chicken and dumplings in individual freezer bags to make single servings later.

A bowl full of chicken and dumplings from scratch

What to serve with chicken and dumplings

Having trouble coming up with a side to serve alongside this recipe? Any of these will go nicely…

Green or caeser salad
Cornbread
Green beans
Steamed veggies
Fried green tomatoes
Corn on the cobb
Creamed corn
Broccoli salad