Old-fashioned, stick-to-your-ribs, Southern chicken and dumplings recipe made with chicken breasts, condensed soup, and homemade dumplings.
Ingredients
Soup
- 2 cups water
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Chicken
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 large bone-in chicken breast halves with skin
- 1 (32 ounce) can chicken broth
- 1 cup water, or as needed
Dumplings
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1/3 cup vegetable shortening
- ¾ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
Directions
Step 1
Make the chicken: Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chicken breasts, skin-side-down. Pour in chicken broth and just enough water to cover chicken. Increase the heat to high and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until chicken begins to fall off the bone, about 1 hour.
Step 2
Transfer chicken to a plate. Remove and discard skin and bones. Allow meat to cool.
Step 3
While the chicken is cooling, make the dumplings: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a mixing bowl. Work in 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons shortening with your fingers until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Step 4
Make a well in the middle and pour in milk; stir until a stiff dough forms. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth. Divide into 16 pieces.
Step 5
Make the soup: Add 2 cups water, condensed soup, salt, and pepper to the pot used to cook the chicken.
Step 6
Shred chicken, add to the pot, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Drop dumplings, one at a time, into soup. Cover, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until dumplings are puffy and no longer doughy in the center, 10 to 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 8 | |
Calories 616 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat32g | 41% |
Saturated Fat10g | 49% |
Cholesterol111mg | 37% |
Sodium1578mg | 69% |
Total Carbohydrate42g | 15% |
Dietary Fiber2g | 5% |
Protein38g | |
Vitamin C1mg | 6% |
Calcium164mg | 13% |
Iron4mg | 22% |
Potassium453mg | 10% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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