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Southern Chicken and Dumplings
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Prep Time:
35 minutes
Cook Time:
90 minutes
Total Time:
125 minutes
Creamy Southern chicken and dumplings made with savory cream of chicken soup.
Ingredients:
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 3 large bone-in chicken breast halves with skin
  • 1 (32 ounce) can chicken broth
  • 1 cup water, or as needed
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1.5 teaspoons salt
  • 0.33333334326744 cup vegetable shortening
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
  • 0.75 cup milk
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions:
  • Prepare the chicken: In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat. Saute onion until translucent, around 5 minutes. Place chicken breasts in the pot, skin-side-down. Add chicken broth and enough water to cover the chicken. Increase heat and bring it to a simmer. Lower the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the chicken is falling off the bone, about 1 hour.
  • Place the chicken on a plate, discard the skin and bones, and let the meat cool.
  • Prepare the dumplings: Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Mix in 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons shortening using your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs while the chicken cools.
  • Create a hollow in the center and add the milk, mixing until a firm dough comes together. Transfer the dough onto a floured surface and knead until it's silky. Divide it into 16 portions.
  • Prepare the soup by combining 2 cups of water, condensed soup, salt, and pepper in the pot with the cooked chicken.
  • Shred the chicken and add it to the pot. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then gently place dumplings into the soup one by one. Cover the pot, lower the heat to medium-low, and simmer until the dumplings are light and fully cooked, which should take about 10 to 20 minutes.

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