Chicken And Noodles With Dumplings Recipes

THE BEST CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, mix 1/2 cup flour, salt and pepper. Add chicken, 1 piece at a time, and toss to coat; shake off excess. In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown chicken in batches on all sides; remove from pan., Add onion, carrots and celery to same pan; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until onion is tender. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Stir in 1/4 cup flour until blended. Gradually add stock, stirring constantly. Stir in wine, sugar, bay leaves and peppercorns. Return chicken to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 20-25 minutes or until chicken juices run clear., For dumplings, in a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk milk and melted butter until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened (do not overmix). Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet; set aside., Remove chicken from stockpot; cool slightly. Discard bay leaves and skim fat from soup. Remove skin and bones from chicken and discard. Using 2 forks, coarsely shred meat into 1- to 1-1/2-in. pieces; return to soup. Cook, covered, on high until mixture reaches a simmer., Drop dumplings on top of simmering soup, a few at a time. Reduce heat to low; cook, covered, 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of dumplings comes out clean (do not lift cover while simmering). Gently stir in cream, parsley and thyme. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.

CHICKEN AND NOODLES WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Bring to a boil in a large kettle 6 qts water, add salt and spices.
• When the water is boiling add chicken, celery, onion, garlic and vinegar and Worcestershire.
• Cover and cook at least 1 hour.
• Remove chicken and set aside to cool.
• Remove broth from heat.
• Cooke noodles in a pot of boiling, lightly salted water. Cook according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
• When the chicken is cool, clean off skin and bones and shred meat.
• Salt and pepper meat and set it aside.
• When broth is cool, skim off fat and discard.
• In a dutch oven or deep skillet, heat butter.
• Add flour and stir, adding small amounts of chicken broth to thicken.
• Add soup and 1 cup of chicken broth. Make your dumplings now.
• Add noodles, chicken and vegies.
• Cover and lower heat to simmer approximately 20-25 minutes.
• Add dumplings to the top of the dish and cover.
• Simmer for approximately 10 minutes.
• If you don't have enough broth to cook dumplings add more broth.
• Put the remaining broth into freezer containers and freeze for use later.