GRANDMA'S OLD WORLD GERMAN CHICKEN SOUP & DUMPLINGS

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Delicios old world flavor chicken and dumpling soup. This is a simple chicken stock soup. If you like you can add vegetables of your choice.

Provided by Steve P.

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 3h30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 lbs chicken
2 quarts water
10 hard rolls (Kaiser rolls)
1 -2 cup warm milk
1/2 cup Canadian bacon, diced (optional)
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 small onion, diced (optional)
1 tablespoon parsley flakes
3 eggs
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Slice hard rolls thinly and place in a large bowl; set aside to dry overnight.
  • Add the water to the chicken, season to taste and cook slowly for several hours.
  • An hour or so before serving time, make soup balls as follows:
  • Soak bread in warm milk. Bread should be moist, but not soggy.
  • If using, fry onion and bacon in butter until onion is tender (If not using skip to step 7).
  • Stir onion and bacon into moist bread.
  • Add parsley flakes, eggs, salt and pepper to bread.
  • Stir to combine all ingredients.
  • Shape into large dumplings.
  • Drop into boiling soup.
  • Simmer uncovered, for 20 minutes, or until dumplings rise to surface.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 655.4, Fat 30.8, SaturatedFat 9.4, Cholesterol 220, Sodium 689.3, Carbohydrate 52.3, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 1.9, Protein 39.6

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