Name: Chicken and Buttermilk Dumplings
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Ingredients: 1 roasting chicken (about 5 pounds, cut up into pieces); 10 cups water; 1 large onion (chopped); 4 medium carrots (peeled and sliced); 3 celery stalks (chopped); 3 garlic cloves (minced); 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup butter; 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/8 teaspoon paprika; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 cup half-and-half cream; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 4 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1/4 cup butter (melted)

Description

Chicken and Buttermilk Dumplings – Perfect. Rich and creamy meal with chicken and vegetables topped with homemade dumplings made with fresh buttermilk. Comfort food in a bowl.

Ingredients

Units Scale

1 roasting chicken (about 5 pounds, cut up into pieces)
10 cups water
1 large onion (chopped)
4 medium carrots (peeled and sliced)
3 celery stalks (chopped)
3 garlic cloves (minced)
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup half-and-half cream

FOR DUMPLINGS:

2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
4 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup butter (melted)

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Instructions

Rinse chicken. Place in a stockpot or Dutch oven. Add water, onion, chopped carrots, celery, garlic cloves and salt.
Bring to a boil. Skim foam from top of broth if necessary. Reduce the heat. Cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until chicken is tender.
Remove chicken from broth. When it’s cool enough to handle, debone pull apart into bite sized pieces. Strain the broth, reserving broth and vegetables. Set aside.
In the same pot, melt butter. Stir in flour, paprika and pepper until smooth. Gradually stir in 6 cups reserved broth (save remaining broth for another use). Bring this to a boil. Boil and stir for 2 minutes. Turn the heat down to medium-low and stir in the half and half, reserved vegetables and chicken. Cover and turn heat back up. Allow it to come to a boil. Reduce the heat to simmer.
For dumplings
Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a bowl. Combine eggs, buttermilk and butter in a separate bowl. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients to form a stiff batter.
Drop by tablespoonfuls onto simmering soup mixture. Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a dumpling comes out clean (do not uncover while simmering). Serve immediately.

Notes

You can also cook the chicken as a whole. It will take longer. Just check temperature to be assured that it’s cooked the whole way through.

Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Category: Dinner