Chicken & Dumplings

🥘 Ingredients

Chicken Base

• butter
  8 tbsp
• carrots (diced)
  3
• celery (chopped)
  2 ribs
• chicken breasts
  6
• chicken stock
  2.5 cups
• flour
  1/2 cup
• heavy cream
  1/2 cup
• onion (chopped)
  1.5 cups
• pepper
  1 tsp
• salt
  1 tsp
• thyme
  1/2 tsp

Dumplings

• baking powder
  4 tsp
• eggs
  2
• flour
  2 cups
• milk
  2 cups
• non-stick cooking spray
• rosemary
• salt
  1 tsp

🍳 Cookware

• large pot

Chicken Base

1. 1

   Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper , then cut the chicken into strips.

   chicken breasts: 6, salt: 1 tsp, pepper: 1 tsp
2. 2

   Melt butter in a large pot and cook the chicken about ⏱️ 5 minutes per side until golden. Remove from the pot and set aside. To the same pot, add onion and cook until tender, about ⏱️ 5 minutes . Add and melt the remaining butter .

   butter: 4 tbsp, onion: 1.5 cups (chopped), butter: 4 tbsp
3. 3

   Add flour and cook for ⏱️ 1 minute . Temperature here is critical — if it is too hot the flour will burn and ruin the whole dish.

   flour: 1/2 cup
4. 4

   Whisk in the chicken stock and bring to a boil, then add carrots , celery , thyme , and additional salt and pepper to taste.

   chicken stock: 2.5 cups, carrots: 3 (diced), celery: 2 ribs (chopped), thyme: 1/2 tsp
5. 5

   Return the chicken to the pot. Reduce to a simmer, cover with a lid, and cook on low for ⏱️ 25 minutes .
6. 6

   Add heavy cream and the dumplings. Put a clear pie plate over the pot and cook for another ⏱️ 15 minutes , then check that dumplings are cooked through using a knife — the dough should come out clean.

   heavy cream: 1/2 cup

Dumplings

1. 📝

   This is a double batch of dumplings.

2. 1

   In a 2-cup measure, break both eggs and fill the rest of the cup with milk . Beat well and stir into the dry ingredients: flour , baking powder , and salt . The dough will be incredibly sticky — apply non-stick cooking spray to your hands to work with the dough.

   eggs: 2, milk: 2 cups, flour: 2 cups, baking powder: 4 tsp, salt: 1 tsp, non-stick cooking spray
3. 2

   Add rosemary to the dumpling dough and mix to combine.

   rosemary
4. 3

   Form the dough into balls with an ice cream scoop and drop directly on top of the chicken base. Make sure each dumpling is in contact with the sauce.