Flour Tortilla Chicken And Dumplings Food

FLOUR TORTILLA CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Cook chicken until tender.
• Remove meat from bones when cool enough to handle.
• Reserving liquid.
• Place all the ingredients except flour tortillas in chicken broth in which chicken was cooked.
• Add enough water to make approximately 2 quarts.
• Bring to a rolling boil.
• Drop in tortilla pieces.
• Cover pan and let simmer for about 15 minutes.

CHICKEN AND FLOUR TORTILLA DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Fill 4-quart pot half full with water.
• Boil chicken until tender.
• While chicken is cooking, slice tortillas with a sharp knife 5 slices across and one slice through the middle.
• Remove cooked chicken and shred with a fork or cut into cubes.
• Place chicken, cream of chicken soup, butter, salt and pepper into boiling chicken broth.
• Bring to a rolling boil.
• Drop individual tortillas into pot one piece at a time.
• Do not stir, you can pat the top of the dumplings and move them around slightly with a wooden spoon.
• Boil medium/high heat for 12 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Add 1 cup of milk and move the dumplings around gently to mix the milk.

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.

CHICKEN TORTILLA DUMPLING SOUP

Steps:

• Place the chicken, onions half the celery, salt, pepper and thyme. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer (covered) for 1 hour.
• Take the chicken out of the pot and remove the meat from the bones (reserve). Place bones back in the pot and continue cooking for 1 hour longer.
• Strain broth and return to pot with remaining celery and carrots. Cook 20-30 minutes longer.
• Cut the flour tortillas in 1-inch wide strips; then cut strips into 3 or 4 pieces. Add tortilla pieces and chicken to the boiling broth and simmer for 5 minutes longer. Soup may be served with additional flour tortillas which have been warmed in the oven.
• Note: AlabamaNeeNee, of the TOHBB, suggests using the above recipe as basis for her chicken and dumplings. She does it this way: In step 3, when the vegetables are tender, sprinkle in about 3 tablespoons of flour, a little at a time, stirring constantly so broth will thicken slightly. She suggests you may wish to add a can of cream of chicken soup at this point if the flavor of the soup needs enhancing. Continue with the recipe.