Chicken and Dumplings. Using Progresso™ broth and Pillsbury™ Grands!™ biscuits in this homemade chicken and dumplings recipe streamlines your. Chicken and dumplings are the ultimate comfort food, aren't they? When we were kids, my mother used to make chicken and dumplings for us by simply adding Bisquick biscuit dough to chicken stew.

My favorite comfort food is Southern Chicken and Dumplings. (And, at least where I come from, we don't use veggies, etc.; it's pretty much chicken cooked in water/stock with a little celery, onion, salt. This version of chicken and dumplings starts with a couple of smart shortcuts to make it easy enough to pull off on a weeknight, without skimping on the rich, savory flavor and tender dumplings you expect. This homemade chicken and dumplings recipe is made completely from scratch. You can cook Chicken and Dumplings using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken and Dumplings

You need 1 1/2 pounds of cooked chicken, cubed or shredded.
It's 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 2 tablespoons butter.
It's 2-3 of carrots sliced thinly.
Prepare 2 of ribs celery sliced thinly.
It's 1 of onion diced.
Prepare 1 clove of garlic minced.
It's 1 of bay leaf.
Prepare to taste of salt and cracked pepper to taste (don't skimp on pepper.
Prepare 2 teaspoons of poultry seasoning.
It's 2 tablespoons of flour.
It's 1 quart of chicken stock.
You need 1 of small box biscuit mix, I prefer Jiffy.
It's 1/2 cup of warm water.
It's handful of flat leaf parsley, chopped.
You need 1 cup of frozen peas.

Classic comfort food at its best! Prepare dumplings and set them aside for a few minutes. Shake the pot gently in a circular motion to submerge dumplings in stock. This easy Chicken and Dumplings Recipe is just like mom used to make!

Chicken and Dumplings step by step

Dice or shred the cooked chicken into bite size pieces, set aside.
Place a large soup pot over med high heat. Add oil, butter, vegetables (minus peas), bay leaf and stir about 5 minutes.
Season with salt, pepper, poultry seasoning. Add flour to the pan and stir for 2 minutes.
Stir in chicken broth and bring to a boil, add chicken, stir.
Combine biscuit mid and warm water in a bowl. Add parsely, a little cracked pepper and mix until combined.. Do not over work or your dumplings will be tough.
Drop tablespoons of biscuit mixture into the pot. Space them out let them get a coating before adding them all in together. Cover pot tightly, reduce heat to low and steam for 8-10 minutes.
Stir soup a bit to help thicken. Stir in peas and cook until peas are thawed. Remove from heat, discard bay leaf and serve.

This recipe will teach you how to make chicken and dumplings that's full of old fashioned homemade goodness. While this chicken and dumplings recipe will take about three hours to cook, everything comes together in a single Dutch oven, meaning this one-pot meal will require little clean-up afterwards. This creamy Chicken and Dumplings recipe is the ultimate comfort food! Fluffy, homemade dumplings in the most flavorful chicken soup. Chicken and dumplings can be a little difficult to get right, but the flour and cornmeal in this recipe help prevent gloopy flour balls.