Chicken And Dumplings With Mushrooms Recipe Epicuriouscom Food

CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• For chicken stew:
• Crisp bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium heat; transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Place flour in a shallow bowl. Season chicken with salt and pepper and dredge in flour. Working in batches, cook chicken, skin side down, in same pot over medium heat until deep golden brown and crisp (do not turn), 12-15 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Working in 2 batches, cook mushrooms in same pot, seasoning with salt and pepper and stirring occasionally, until brown, 5-8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Add onion and garlic to pot; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft and translucent, 5-8 minutes.
• Add wine to pot; simmer until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add chicken, bacon, thyme, bay leaves, and broth; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and gently simmer, partially covered, skimming occasionally, until chicken is falling off the bone, 2-2 1/2 hours. Add mushrooms and simmer until flavors meld, 10-15 minutes; season with salt and pepper.
• For dumplings and assembly:
• Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Whisk flour, baking powder, nutmeg, pepper, and 3/4 teaspoons salt in a medium bowl. Whisk in eggs and milk (batter will be slightly lumpy). Reduce heat until water is at a strong simmer. Drop teaspoonfuls of batter into water; cook until dumpling are cooked through and doubled in size, about 5 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon; add to stew just before serving.
• DO AHEAD: Stew (without dumplings) can be made 3 days ahead. Let cool; cover and chill.

CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS AND WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; dust with flour. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; sauté until brown, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to plate. Add mushrooms, shallots and herbs to skillet. Sauté until mushrooms are cooked through and juices are reduced to glaze, about 12 minutes.
• Add broth and wine to skillet. Boil until reduced by half, about 8 minutes. Return chicken to skillet. Simmer until chicken is cooked through and liquid thickens to sauce consistency, about 6 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer chicken and sauce to plates.

CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• For gnocchi:
• If using fresh ricotta that has excess liquid, you may need to drain it overnight. Line a fine-mesh strainer with cheesecloth and set it over a medium bowl. Add ricotta; cover with plastic wrap and let drain overnight in refrigerator. If using supermarket ricotta, proceed with recipe; no draining required.
• Gently mix ricotta, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour, egg, Parmesan, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl just to blend (do not overwork). Form dough into a ball (it will be sticky); wrap in plastic and chill for at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. Place dough on a lightly floured work surface. Divide dough into 4 equal portions and cover with a clean kitchen towel. Using your hands, roll 1 portion into a 1/2"-diameter rope; cut crosswise into 1/2"-thick pieces. Lightly dust gnocchi with flour and transfer to prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining portions of dough. Cover gnocchi with a kitchen towel and chill until ready to cook. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 months ahead. Freeze on sheets, then store, frozen, in an airtight container.
• For chicken and gravy:
• Bring broth to a boil in a large saucepan. Add chicken; reduce heat to low, cover, and gently simmer until chicken is tender and cooked through, 20-30 minutes. Remove chicken; let cool slightly and shred into bite-size pieces. Bring broth to a boil and cook until reduced to 8 cups, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a small heavy saucepan over low heat. Whisk in flour until smooth and cook, whisking constantly, until roux is pale beige in color, about 15 minutes (do not brown).
• Scrape roux into simmering broth; whisk until thickened and broth coats the back of a spoon. Reduce heat to low and add vegetables. Cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add shredded chicken and herbs. Season with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead. Chill, uncovered, until cold; cover and keep chilled. Rewarm before serving.
• Cook gnocchi in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until gnocchi float to the surface, about 2 minutes (slightly longer if frozen). Using a slotted spoon, transfer gnocchi to bowls, dividing equally. Ladle chicken and vegetables with gravy over. Season with pepper and top with Parmesan.

CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• 1. In a wide, heavy pot with a tight-fitting lid, heat the olive oil.
• 2. Dredge the chicken pieces in the seasoned flour, then brown them in the oil over medium heat, about 2 minutes a side. Remove and set aside.
• 3. Add the onion to the pot and cook for 2 minutes.
• 4. Add the carrots, celery, bay leaf, thyme, turmeric, salt, and pepper and cook for 1 minute more.
• 5. Stir in the broth.
• 6. Return the chicken to the pot, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 7. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the first five dumpling ingredients.
• 8. Add the cream and mix until just combined.
• 9. Drop about 12 heaping tablespoons of the dumpling mixture into the pot. Cover and simmer for 12 minutes more.
• 10. To serve, scoop the dumplings and chicken into bowls, then cover with broth. Garnish with the parsley.

CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Bring broth and water to a simmer in a medium saucepan. Add chicken and poach at a bare simmer until just cooked through, about 6 minutes. Transfer chicken with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Reserve 3 1/2 cups poaching liquid.
• Meanwhile, whisk eggs with 2 tablespoons butter in a small bowl. Stir in flour, dill, and 1/4 teaspoon salt until just combined (do not overmix).
• Cook mushrooms and garlic in remaining tablespoon butter with 1/8 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in medium saucepan, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add reserved poaching liquid and bring to a simmer.
• Drop batter by tablespoons into simmering liquid, spacing dumplings evenly. Simmer, covered, until dumplings are puffed and cooked through, about 30 minutes. Slice chicken and add to soup, submerging it, then cook until heated through, about 1 minute.

CHICKEN N' DUMPLINGS N' MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Remove skin and bones from rotisserie chicken and tear meat into pieces; reserve.
• Combine butter and oil over medium heat in dutch oven.
• Add mushrooms, celery, garlic, thyme and bay leaves. Saute until vegetables are soft (about 5-7 minutes). Stir in the flour and continue stirring for 3-4 minutes or until roux is very lightly browned and slightly drier.
• Slowly stir in chicken stock, one cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. Let sauce simmer until thick enough to coat back of a spoon, about 15 minutes. Stir in fat-free half and half, cover and heat back up to a simmer.
• Fold reserved shredded chicken in sauce and bring up to a simmer. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• In a mixing bowl, combine dumpling ingredients and mix well with a wooden spoon to form a stiff dough. Drop by tablespoonfuls into simmering soup. Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve.

CREAMY MUSHROOM CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Boil chicken in water until fully cooked, shred up and set aside.
• Combine soups and water as directed on cans, bring to a heavy boil.
• In a bowl, prepare dumpling mixture combining bisquick and milk as directed on package (it will say: "for biscuits or dumplings") .
• Add chicken to soup, drop in heaving spoonfuls of dumpling mixture.
• Continue boiling soup for another 5-10 minutes or until dumplings are cooked through and fluffy in the middle (not doughy). Add pepper to taste.

CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Dredge chicken parts in seasoned flour, shaking off excess, and put on a rack.
• In a large heavy kettle melt butter with oil over moderately high heat until foam subsides and brown chicken in batches (do not crowd), transferring it to a plate as done, about 5 minutes on each side.
• Stir in leeks and shallots and cook 3 minutes, scraping the bottom and stirring occasionally. Stir in carrots, celery, bay leaf, and thyme and cook 3 minutes. Stir in broth, cider, and chicken and bring liquid to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered partially, until chicken is cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Make dumplings while chicken is cooking:
• Into a bowl sift together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt and stir in dill. With a fork stir in half-and-half until dough is just blended.
• With a large soup spoon scoop out 12 dumplings and arrange over chicken mixture. Simmer chicken and dumplings, covered, 9 minutes. Sprinkle in peas and cook until dumplings are done, about 3 minutes more. (Dumplings are done when a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.) Discard bay leaf.

CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine chicken, celery, carrots, onion, chicken broth, parsley, chicken bouillon granules, salt and pepper in a large pan or dutch oven; add enough water to cover chicken.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 2 hours or until chicken is done.
• Remove chicken and let stand until cool enough to handle.
• Remove skin from chicken and tear meat away from bones.
• Return meat to soup; discard skin and bones.
• Add more salt and pepper to taste, if desired.
• Return soup to a simmer.
• In a mixing bowl, combine dumpling ingredients and mix well to form a stiff dough.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls into simmering soup.
• Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Serve immediately.
• Yield: 4 to 6 servings.
• *SOUTHERN STYLE DUMPLINGS (heavier and chewier) 2 cups flour, 1 cup chicken broth, 2 tsp baking powder, 2 beaten eggs. Combine flour, broth, baking powder and eggs; mix well to form a stiff batter. Drop by tablespoonfuls into simmering soup. Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.

CHICKEN SOUP WITH MUSHROOM DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Soup: place the chicken, onions, carrots, celery, parsnip, parsley and salt and pepper to taste in a Dutch oven or large saucepan. Add enough water to cover the ingredients, about 10 cups, and bring to a boil over high heat. After 15 minutes, skim off the foam, reduce the heat and simmer 1 hour, skimming the soup occasionally as it simmers.
• Dumplings: combine the flour and baking powder; beat the egg yolks on high speed until light, 3 minutes.
• Add the parsley, mushrooms, flour mixture, salt and pepper; mix on medium speed for 1 minute.
• In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites on high speed until they're stiff but not dry, 2 minutes.
• Fold them into the yolk-mushroom mixture; set the batter aside.
• Remove the chicken pieces and, when they're cool enough to handle, separate the meat from the bones and cut it into small pieces.
• Return the chicken to the pot and bring the soup back to a simmer.
• Drop the Mushroom Dumpling batter by the tablespoon into the soup.
• Cover the pot and simmer the soup until the dumplings rise to the surface, 10 minutes more.
• Serve the soup in warm bowls with a dumpling or two floating on top of each serving.