Description
Chicken Dumpling Soup is a hearty family favorite filled with classic chicken soup flavors and fluffy dumplings from scratch. An ultimate comfort food that is on the dinner table in less than an hour.
Ingredients
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- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons salted butter
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3 celery stalks, diced
- 3 large carrots, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ cup unbleached all purpose flour
- 8 cups chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- 4 cups diced or shredded cooked chicken
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
- 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 cup milk
- ¼ teaspoon thyme
- ½ teaspoon parsley
Instructions
- Heat oil and butter over medium heat in a large dutch oven or soup pot that has a tight fitting lid.
- Add diced onions, celery and carrots, sauté until onions are soft and translucent.
- Add garlic and saute 2 more minutes or until garlic is really fragrant.
- Add flour, thyme, and parsley, stir together well and cook for 1 minute.
- Add stock slowly while constantly stirring.
- Add chicken and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer while you make the dumplings.
- In a large bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking powder, parsley and thyme.
- Stir in melted butter and milk.
- Scoop or spoon and drop dumpling batter on top of soup.
- Cover pot tightly with lid and cook for 15 minutes. No Peeking!
Notes
- Use cooked chicken for quicker prep.
- Let dumplings steam without lifting the lid for fluffy results.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course, Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American