Easy Chicken and Dumplings
Easy Chicken & Dumplings is my favorite comforting meal. This vintage recipe is filled with flavorful chicken, veggies, and dumplings that you would never guess only takes 30 minutes and one pot to prepare!
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or tenders, cut into pieces
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 3-4 medium red skin potatoes diced
- 2 medium carrots peeled and diced or thinly sliced
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 quart chicken stock
- 8 ounces Jiffy buttermilk biscuit mix
- ½ cup warm water
- parsley
- 1 cup frozen green peas
Instructions
- Dice tenders into bite size pieces, season with salt & pepper, and set aside.1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Place a large pot on the stove over medium high heat. Add oil, butter, vegetables and bay leaf and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Season the mixture with salt, pepper and poultry seasoning.1 Tablespoon olive oil, 2 Tablespoons butter, 3-4 medium red skin potatoes, 2 medium carrots, 1 medium onion, 1 bay leaf, 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- Add flour to the pan and cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently.2 Tablespoons all purpose flour
- Pour chicken stock into the pot and bring to a boil. Add chicken to the broth and stir.1 quart chicken stock
- In a small bowl, add the biscuit mix, 1/2 cup warm water, and parsley. Stir until fully combined. Drop tablespoonfuls of prepared mix into the pot, spacing dumplings evenly.8 ounces Jiffy buttermilk biscuit mix, 1/2 cup warm water, parsley
- Cover pot tightly and reduce heat to medium-low. Steam the dumplings for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove the lid and stir the chicken and dumplings to break up dumplings and thicken sauce a bit.
- Stir peas into the pan, remove pot from heat and serve!1 cup frozen green peas
Notes
- Use pre-cooked or rotisserie chicken to speed things up—just heat it through.
- Potatoes can be peeled or unpeeled, just scrub them first.
- Leftovers should be kept in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Keep in a sealed container in the fridge.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 781mg | Potassium: 1181mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 3741IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg
