Healing Comfort Classic Chicken Dumpling Soup
A heartwarming chicken dumpling soup that wraps you in comfort and nostalgia, perfect for chilly evenings.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 70 minutes
- Total Time: 90 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: N/A
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 whole chicken (3–4 lbs)
- 8 cups water
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 carrots, sliced
- 3 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp thyme
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp butter
- 3/4 cup milk
Instructions
- Gather Ingredients: Place chicken in a large pot with water, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, salt, pepper, and thyme.
- Bring to a Boil: Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 60 minutes, allowing all the flavors to meld beautifully.
- Cool the Chicken: Remove chicken from pot and let cool for a few moments, then shred the meat.
- Reunite Chicken with Broth: Return shredded chicken to the broth.
- Prepare Dumplings: For the dumplings: mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Create the Baseline for Dumplings: Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Form the Dumpling Dough: Stir in milk to form a soft dough.
- Drop Dumplings into the Soup: Drop tablespoon-sized dumplings into the simmering soup.
- Let the Dumplings Cook: Cover and cook for 15 minutes without lifting the lid.
- Serve Hot: Scoop and serve hot, enjoying the masterpiece you’ve created.
Notes
Customize the soup by adding your favorite veggies or herbs. Use pre-cooked rotisserie chicken for quicker preparation.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 80mg