Chicken And Vegetables With Dumplings Food

EASY CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Combine water, carrots, onion, celery, thyme, rosemary, salt, and black pepper in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Add chicken to soup and cook until no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.
• Drop biscuit pieces into soup and cook until dumplings are cooked through, 10 to 20 minutes.

CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLES AND CHEESY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Heat the oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, and cook until browned in spots but not cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Remove to a plate; set aside. Add the mushrooms, carrots, leeks, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper to the pot, and cook, stirring, until all the vegetables are tender, about 6 minutes. Sprinkle in 3 tablespoons of the flour and stir until absorbed. Add the chicken broth and 2 cups of water, and scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pot. Bring to a simmer. Add the chicken, cauliflower and thyme; return to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce is about the consistency of heavy cream, about 15 minutes. Discard the thyme. Remove the chicken and use 2 forks to shred the meat. Stir the shredded chicken back into the sauce, along with 1 cup of the Cheddar. Continue to stir until the Cheddar has completely melted. Season with 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. While the sauce is simmering, combine the remaining 3/4 cup flour, 1/2 cup of the remaining Cheddar, 2 tablespoons of the chives, the baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a small bowl. Break up the remaining 2 tablespoons butter into small pieces, and work into the flour mixture with your fingers until it's completely absorbed. Add the milk, and stir to combine into a wet dough. Drop tablespoonfuls of the dough all over the surface of the sauce. Bring to a low simmer, cover and cook until the dumplings are cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining 1 tablespoon chives and some of the remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar on top, and serve family style or in individual bowls.

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.

7-VEGETABLE CHICKEN STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine chicken, all veg except peas, stock and spices; bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes; stir in peas.
• Meanwhile, in a food processor or by hand, make dumplings: combine flour, parsley, butter, baking powder and salt until mixture is in coarse crumbs; stir in milk, then drop by tablespoonfuls onto the hot stew; you should have about 6 mounds.
• Cover pot and simmer-- don't boil hard and DON'T lift the lid-- for 15 minutes or until dumplings have risen.
• Note: to reduce sodium content in this recipe, replace stock with water.

CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 4 quart saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Add the chicken, onions, celery and garlic and saute for 12-15 minutes until all the pink is gone in the chicken pieces.
• Add the mixed vegetables, broth, parsley and poultry seasoning; mix well bringing to a boil.
• In a small bowl combine the milk and flour blending until smooth; add to the chicken mixture, cooking and stirring until thickened and bubbly.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Cut the biscuits in half and arrange on top of the chicken mixture in a spiral formation- starting at the center.
• Cover tightly and cook 25-30 minutes or until biscuits are fluffy and no longer doughy.

VEGETABLES AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine the water, bouillon, and poultry seasoning in a large stock pot and heat until boiling.
• Add the onion, TVP, carrots, celery, and potatoes. Let cook covered for 10 minute.
• Meanwhile, prepare the dumplings by combining all the dry ingredients in a bowl and mixing well.
• Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or two knives until the mix is the consistency of corn meal. (I didn't work it quite this long, my chunks of shortening were a little larger.).
• Stir in the milk and mix until the consistency of dough.
• Add the zucchini to the stew. Return to boiling.
• Drop in spoonfuls of dumplings into the stew.
• Cook uncovered at a low boil for 10 minutes.
• Cover and cook for another 10 minutes.
• Serve warm, leftovers can be frozen.

CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLES AND PARSLEY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat oil in large ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle chicken leg-thigh pieces with salt and pepper. Add chicken to skillet and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Add 1-inch pieces of celery, onion, and carrot, and bay leaf. Cook until vegetables begin to soften, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Add wine and stir 1 minute, scraping up browned bits. Add broth, cover, and braise in oven until chicken is tender, about 40 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to plate. Strain broth into medium bowl, pressing on solids to release liquid. Discard solids in strainer. Remove meat from leg-thigh chicken pieces and transfer to bowl. Discard skin and bones. DO AHEAD: Broth and chicken can be made 1 day ahead. Cover broth and chicken separately and refrigerate.
• Cook sugar snap peas and chopped celery in large saucepan of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Using slotted spoon, transfer vegetables to bowl of ice water to cool. Cook baby carrots in same water until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer to same bowl of ice water to cool. Cook pearl onions in same water until tender, about 8 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer to bowl of ice water to cool. Trim root end of onions; peel. Transfer sugar snap peas, celery, baby carrots, and pearl onions to medium bowl. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
• Melt butter in heavy very large skillet or large pot over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken breast pieces with salt and pepper; add chicken to skillet and sauté 2 minutes. Sprinkle with flour and stir over medium-low heat until chicken is just cooked through, about 8 minutes. Stir in reserved chicken leg-thigh meat, chicken broth, sugar snap peas, celery, carrots, pearl onions, cream, parsley, and thyme. Stir until vegetables are warm and sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Season chicken and vegetables to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in dumplings and simmer until dumplings are warmed through, about 1 minute.