Lee's Homemade Chicken and Dumplings

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Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Us

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Lee's Homemade Chicken and Dumplings

I don't think it gets much better than this, on a cold, dreary winter day. Don't let the length of this recipe scare you. It is a process of sorts, but it's not hard to do at all. Substitute store bought chicken stock and a pre-cooked deli style chicken for shortcuts.

Ingredient

4-5 Pound

Whole Young Chicken

3-4 Quarts

Water

Large Onion Cut Into Quarters

Celery Stalks Cut Into 3" Pieces

1 1/2 Teaspoons

Dried Italian Herbs

1 Teaspoon

Whole Black Peppercorns

5 Cloves

Crushed Garlic Cloves

2 Tablespoons

Kosher Salt

2 Quarts

Chicken Stock

1 Cup

Sliced Celery

1 Cup

Sliced Carrots

1 Can

Condensed Cream of Celery Soup

4 Cups

Cooked Shredded Chicken

1 Tablespoons

Chopped Celery Leaves

\2 Teaspoon Ground Black Pepper

2 Cups

Baking Mix (Bisquick)

1 Teaspoon

Seasoning Salt

2/3 Cup

Whole Milk

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

In a large Stockpot, combine the first 8 ingredients. Bring up just to a slow simmer, cover, and let cook for 1 to 1.5 hours. Stir around every once in a while. Stock will be done when chicken is tender. When cool enough to handle, remove the chicken and hand shred all the meat from the bones. Strain stock through a seive, discarding vegetable pieces and any other unwanted pieces. Set aside until ready for use.

* Step 2

To make the soup combine the chicken stock, celery, and carrots. Bring to a low boil and let cook until vegetables are tender. Around 30 minutes. Next add the celery soup and leaves, shredded chicken meat, salt and ground pepper. Bring back to a simmer. Now is the time to adjust the salt!

* Step 3

Mix together the baking mix, seasoned salt, and chopped celery leaves. Add the milk into the dry ingredients, and stir together until a dough forms. Dough will be sticky. It helps to put the dough in the refrigerator for a short while and let chill somewhat. Makes it easier to handle.

* Step 4

Spoon drop dumpling mixture into the simmering soup. Keep in mind that the dumplings will swell about twice their size as they cook. Let cook covered for 20-30 minutes until dumplings are set and fully cooked. Gently flip over halfway during the cooking time. Add additional stock if needed as the dumplings absorb some of the stock. I hope you and your family enjoy.

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