Easy Chicken and DumplingsPT40Mhttps://img5.recipesrun.com/201907/2019/1018/f6/b/643190/300x200x90.jpg Chicken and dumplings are a notoriously time-consuming enterprise, but the end result is very much worth the effort. However, if you're a time-crunched cook who craves the comforting pleasures of this classic dish, this is the recipe for you. In just under 45 minutes, you can turn the quintessential ingredients for chicken and dumplings—celery, carrots, onion, garlic, chicken, and herbs—into a weeknight dinner favorite. Pillowy dumplings flecked with fragrant fresh herbs cook drop-style in the stock mixture. This recipe is also a great way to use up leftover chicken or Thanksgiving turkey and vegetables if you have them.4 servings
Ingredients:
1/2 cup 2% reduced-fat milk2 tbsp. butter1 tsp. baking powder4 1/2 oz. all-purpose flour1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, divided1/4 tsp. kosher salt, divided3 cups unsalted chicken stock 2 cloves garlic, minced1 medium onion, chopped2 carrots2 stalks celery2 tbsp. chopped fresh tarragon, divided2 tbsp. chopped fresh thyme, divided1 tbsp. olive oil1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Chicken and dumplings are a notoriously time-consuming enterprise, but the end result is very much worth the effort. However, if you're a time-crunched cook who craves the comforting pleasures of this classic dish, this is the recipe for you. In just under 45 minutes, you can turn the quintessential ingredients for chicken and dumplings—celery, carrots, onion, garlic, chicken, and herbs—into a weeknight dinner favorite. Pillowy dumplings flecked with fragrant fresh herbs cook drop-style in the stock mixture. This recipe is also a great way to use up leftover chicken or Thanksgiving turkey and vegetables if you have them.