chicken and herbed dumplings

Recipe by
Pat Fucile
Eden Prairie, MN

I originally got this recipe from a magazine. I have also made it using boneless chicken breasts. Once I even made it using chicken strips for a potluck. I did the browning portion the night before and then did the rest in the crock pot at work.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For chicken and herbed dumplings

  • 1
    5 lb chicken cut into pieces
  • 1 1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 2 Tbsp
    vegetable oil
  • 2 c
    baby carrots
  • 4 stalk
    celery cut into 2 inch pieces
  • 2 c
    chicken broth
  • 1/2 c
    white wine
  • 1/2 tsp
    thyme
  • 1/2 tsp
    marjoram
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1/3 c
    whole milk
  • 1
    egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 tsp
    chopped fresh rosemary

How To Make chicken and herbed dumplings

  • 1
    Lightly season chicken with salt and pepper, then coat using 1/2 cup of the flour. In a Dutch Oven, brown the chicken in the oil for 6 minutes. Remove the chicken and discard all but 1 tablespoon of the drippings. Return the chicken to the pot along with any juices. Add the carrots and the celery.
  • 2
    In a bowl, combine the chicken broth, onion soup mix, thyme, marjoram and white wine. Pour the mixture over the chicken.
  • 3
    Bake the chicken in the over at 375 degrees for one hour or until a thermometer inserted in the meat registers at 180 degrees.
  • 4
    In a bowl, combine the baking powder, salt, and remaining flour. In a separate bowl, combine the milk, eggs and rosemary; then stir into the flour mixture. During the last 12 minutes, drop spoonfuls of the flour mixture onto the chicken. Cook until a toothpick inserted into the dough comes out clean.

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