Quick Chicken and Dumplings

  • Preparation Time
    Prep:
    10 min.
  • Cooking Time
    Cook:
    20 min.
  • Serves
    Serves:
    6

This speedy take on an old-fashioned classic is pure comfort food for the whole family.

Recipe tags: chicken base, moderate difficulty, main, chicken, stovetop

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 Tbsp butter
1 large onion, diced
3 carrots, diced
3 stalks celery, diced
3 Tbsp Better Than Bouillon® Roasted Chicken Base
½ tsp pepper
2 cups chopped chicken or rotisserie chicken
1½ cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
¾ cup milk
2 Tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley

Directions

  • 1

    Melt butter in large saucepan set over medium heat; cook onion, carrots and celery for 3 to 5 minutes or until starting to soften. Stir in 8 cups water, 2 Tbsp Roasted Chicken Base and pepper; bring to boil. Stir in chicken.

  • 2

    Meanwhile, stir together flour and baking powder. In separate bowl, stir together milk and remaining Roasted Chicken Base; stir into flour mixture just until combined.

  • 3

    Drop heaping tablespoonfuls of batter into saucepan. Cover and cook for 10 to 12 minutes or until dumplings are puffed and cooked through. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

Alternatively, sprinkle with chives as a garnish.