Prep time: 30 mins | Cook time: 1 hr 40 mins | Total time: 2 hrs 10 mins | Servings: 6
My huge respect for whoever came up with this amazing recipe! Insanely delicious Chicken’s Dumplings with a whole chicken, flour, chicken stock for added flavour, a hint of lemon that makes the chicken tender and adds a depth of flavour to the soup, along with other simple ingredients.
Ingredients
1 whole chicken
1 pinch salt
water to cover
1 lemon, halved
2 stalks celery, sliced
1 small onion, chopped
2 carrots, sliced, or more to taste
2 c. all-purpose flour
salt and ground black pepper to taste
How to make Better than Cracker Barrel® Chicken ‘n Dumplings
Step 1: In a large pot, add the chicken, sprinkle with a pinch of salt, and pour in enough water to cover the chicken. Bring this to a boil. Skim off any scum from the surface using a slotted spoon.
Step 2: To the chicken in the pot, add the lemon, celery, onion, and carrots. Over medium heat, simmer for about an hour until the chicken begins to fall off the bone.
Step 3: Remove and discard the lemon. Then, take the chicken out of the pot and allow it to cool.
Step 4: In a large bowl, add the flour, salt, and pepper. Create a well in the middle and ladle about 2 to 3 scoops of the hot broth. Mix until you have formed a dough.
Step 5: Onto a floured surface, turn the dough out. Carefully knead the dough, roll it out into a large triangle, then cut the dough into small triangular dumplings.
Step 6: A piece at a time, drop the dumplings into the simmering broth. Cook for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until the dumplings are tender.
Step 7: Once the chicken is cool, remove the bones and chop them into pieces. Add the pieces of chicken into the pot and cook for another 5 minutes until heated through.
Notes:
If desired, use baby carrots instead of carrots.
This recipe is a nice base for chicken soup. Simply cook the noodles right in the soup.
Nutrition Facts:
Per Serving: 384 calories | protein 25.7g | carbohydrates 35.3g | fat 15.2g | cholesterol 61.5mg | sodium 128.1mg.
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 1 pinch salt
- water to cover
- 1 lemon, halved
- 2 stalks celery, sliced
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, sliced, or more to taste
- 2 c. all-purpose flour
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
Step 1: In a large pot, add the chicken, sprinkle with a pinch of salt, and pour in enough water to cover the chicken. Bring this to a boil. Skim off any scum from the surface using a slotted spoon.
Step 2: To the chicken in the pot, add the lemon, celery, onion, and carrots. Over medium heat, simmer for about an hour until the chicken begins to fall off the bone.
Step 3: Remove and discard the lemon. Then, take the chicken out of the pot and allow it to cool.
Step 4: In a large bowl, add the flour, salt, and pepper. Create a well in the middle and ladle about 2 to 3 scoops of the hot broth. Mix until you have formed a dough.
Step 5: Onto a floured surface, turn the dough out. Carefully knead the dough, roll it out into a large triangle, then cut the dough into small triangular dumplings.
Step 6: A piece at a time, drop the dumplings into the simmering broth. Cook for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until the dumplings are tender.
Step 7: Once the chicken is cool, remove the bones and chop them into pieces. Add the pieces of chicken into the pot and cook for another 5 minutes until heated through.
