Best Southern Style Chicken And Dumplings Recipes

SOUTHERN STYLE CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a heavy pot with a lid place the chicken, onion, lemon, salt, pepper, water, bay leaf and thyme. Simmer all over low heat until tender, about 1 hour.
• Let chicken cool slightly in pot, then remove and take the meat off of the bones. Discard the bones and skin and skim excess fat off the broth if desired. Discard the onion, lemon and bay leaf. If desired, wash out pot well. Return broth and chicken pieces to the pot. Simmer over low heat while making the dumplings.
• To Make Dumplings: In a medium mixing bowl, cut shortening into the flour and salt. Stir in 1/4 cup water (more if needed) to form a soft dough. Roll out dough on a floured surface, with a rolling pin, until very thin. Cut into 1 inch wide strips using a pizza cutter or knife. Tear off 1 inch long pieces from these strips and drop into simmering broth and chicken meat. Simmer for 10 minutes with the lid off, then 10 minutes more with the lid on. Serve immediately.

HEARTY CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS SOUTHERN STYLE EASY!!

Steps:

• 1. {Be sure to clean the chicken well and remove any extra fat before cooking.} This step is how to cook your chicken with a pressure cooker. If you don't have a pressure cooker or don't want to use one, a regular soup pot will work fine. See below for cooking the chicken in a soup pot. OH! And be sure to read all of these steps before getting started please! If you are using a pressure cooker {which I prefer}, add the chicken and season it the way you like. Add in enough water to just cover the chicken and place your lid and make sure it's secure. Turn your stove on high and bring your cooker to a good steam and reduce heat to medium-medium low and cook for 15 minutes max. The pressure regulator should be rocking steadily. After 15 minutes, remove from heat and allow the cooker to cool--this can take about 30 minutes. If you are pressed for time, you can run cold water along the top and one side of pot to cool. If you have a new-er cooker, you should have a safety release that will drop when the steam is out. DO NOT open the lid until all of the steam has been released. Remove the chicken and place into a casserole dish with a lid to maintain heat until next step.
• 2. If you are using a soup pot, doing the same as step 1, add enough water to cover your chicken and add 1 cup more. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer. Simmer for approximately 20-30 minutes or until no longer pink and juices run clear and internal temp is 170º Remove cooked chicken to a covered dish and see step 3!
• 3. Okay, now that you have your chicken cooked and is now inside a covered dish...and this is the really hard part--trying NOT to eat it all before you are finished cooking! **A slight interruption for a very important announcement--I don't use the pressure cooker after the chicken is cooked. I use a non-stick soup pot to fix the rest of the meal so that the dumplings won't stick. (I found out the hard way on this step--a HUGE mess to clean up!) Now, back to your regularly scheduled program, er recipe; in your soup pot either pour in your liquid from the cooker or if you used the soup pot, just leave it there and bring the liquid back to a boil. You should have at least 2 cups in the pot, if you don't have at least that much, add in enough chicken broth to make it 2 cups. Dump in your can of soup and both packages of chicken gravy. (You may be wondering why 2 packages...? Because one would be very lonely and also because two gives it the awesome flavor that will make you very happy. So trust me, you won't be unhappy!!!) Stir with a whisk until completely combined. If it looks too thick, you can add some water or more broth until it appears to be more soupy rather than gravy-like.
• 4. [NOTE: DO NOT TAKE the dumplings out of the freezer until you are ready to use them! Otherwise they thaw out and become a doughy mess and are IMPOSSIBLE to pull apart! {insert eye roll} PS: I use a butter knife to separate the dumplings] Once you have a nice soupy consistency in your pot, begin dropping in your Mary B's frozen dumpling strips one at a time and breaking each one into threes. Now, I use a whole package in my recipe but that's only because I am feeding a troop who love dumplings. If you'd rather not have so much dumpling, you can scale back on them and only use half of the package. It's all up to you! Once you have used all of the dumplings you plan to use, check the sauce. If it looks too thick or not enough, you can add more broth or water to the pot. Just don't add too much, you want it to be a good balance of sauce, dumplings and chicken. At this point, I like to add more salt to the pot since the dumplings are very bland. If I had to measure--which I don't, but if I did, then it would be approximately around 1 tablespoon give or take. Allow to boil for about 5 more minutes and then reduce the heat to low and allow to simmer for about 45 minutes. This is the part where you'll be happy that your chicken is in a covered dish! Why didn't I fix the chicken while the dumplings are cooking you ask? Because the broth from the chicken wouldn't be cooking the dumplings silly!
• 5. Once you have finished cooking the dumplings, you can now add in the chicken. Stir well and let the chicken just fall apart. It should be stringy looking. I like to do a taste test at this point to check for seasoning to see if I should add anymore salt and/or pepper. Allow to simmer another 10 minutes or so and serve! I don't serve my dumplings over anything but I know some people like to serve it over rice. Whatever floats your boat!! Enjoy and share this with your friends, family and even your foes...you may gain a newfound friendship!

MOM'S SOUTHERN STYLE CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• 1. Cook chicken breasts. Cool and cut into bite-sized pieces, set aside while making the dumplings.
• 2. DUMPLINGS: In a large bowl, mix together flours and shortening until mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add milk a little at a time and mix until it forms a soft dough. On a floured surface, roll or pat out dough to about 1/4" thickness. Cut into small squares using a pizza wheel. Squares do not have to be uniform. NOTE: You may also drop dumplings by heaping teaspoons into broth, but we prefer them rolled out and cut.
• 3. BROTH: In a large Dutch oven, combine broth, soups, and hot sauce and bring to a boil. Add chicken and then add dumplings one at a time and stir very lightly, sprinkle with black pepper. Return to boil and reduce heat. Cover and simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes or until dumplings are cooked and sauce has thickened. If sauce is too thin, mix a couple of tablespoons flour and water and mix into a pourable paste. Add to broth to thicken.
• 4. SPECIAL NOTE: It is very important to add the dumplings one at a time. Do not add them all at once or you will have one big clump.

SOUTHERN-STYLE SLOW COOKER CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Clean and chop carrots, celery and onion. Add to slow cooker.
• Add cream of chicken soup and chicken broth, stir to combine. Add chicken pieces, parsley, salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 5 hours.
• Add torn biscuit dough pieces and continue to cook on HIGH for 1 hour.
• Stir before serving. Remove any chicken bones.

CONNIE'S SOUTHERN STYLE CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Place the chicken into a large soup pot, and pour in the water. Add salt and 2 tablespoons butter, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer the chicken until the meat is very tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Remove the chicken from the stock, and allow the chicken and stock to cool. Separate the chicken meat from the skin and bones, and chop the meat into bite-size pieces. Strain chicken stock through a wire mesh strainer into a large pot; set aside.
• Bring all but 2/3 cup of the reserved chicken stock to a boil over medium heat. In a separate saucepan, bring 2/3 cup of chicken stock to a boil. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt and 4 teaspoons of butter, and bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Beat in the flour to form a slightly sticky dough.
• Remove dough to a well-floured surface, and roll to desired thickness. Knead in more flour if dough is too sticky. Cut the dough into strips about 4 inches long; drop dumplings into the boiling chicken stock. Reduce heat to low, and simmer the dumplings until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir 1 more tablespoon of butter into the stock to add richness, if desired; return chopped chicken meat to the pan. Stir in evaporated milk; simmer until chicken meat is hot.

SOUTHERN-STYLE OLD FASHIONED CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts and butter in large stock pot. Salt and pepper to taste. Fill stock pot with chicken broth until chicken is covered by an inch or so. Slowly simmer chicken until falling off bone. Remove chicken and place in refrigerator or freezer to cool rapidly for handling later. Add more chicken broth and cover stock pot and keep at simmering temp. On large flat surface for rolling out dumplings, make circle with 4 cups of plain flour, leaving center open. In the center add egg, salt, 1 cup of hot chicken broth from pot. Slowly incorporate with flour with hands. Be careful though. The dough will be very hot at first and stick to you like napalm! But tough it out! Once well kneaded, pinch off thirds and roll out with rolling pin using extra flour on pin and on dough so it won't stick. Roll out approximately 1/16 inch thick. Roll it thin. Score into 1"x2" strips. Lift and place on separate plate, flouring both sides of dumplings so they won't stick to one another. Repeat until all dough is used. Next steps must be followed exactly: uncover broth. Bring it to a high rolling boil. Add all dumplings at one time, give it a quick stir to separate dumplings. Cover with lid, turn heat down to medium-low or lower if it starts to boil over. Cook for 20 minutes, but do not remove lid during cooking. Do not peek, do not stir! While dumplings are cooking: skin and de-bone chicken then shred into bite sized pieces. After dumplings are done, fold in chicken; being careful not to tear the dumplings apart. Also you can use the spoon to separate any dumplings that may have stuck together during cooking. They readily come apart. Enjoy! Like any kind of stew or soup, they are much better the next day! Keep some broth on hand to help stretch the dish out.

MELISSA'S SOUTHERN STYLE SLOW COOKED CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Spray the inside of your slow cooker with cooking spray and set it on the low setting. Cut the chicken breasts once through the middle, then into large chunks and arrange in the bottom of your slow cooker. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the soups, broth, melted margarine/butter, onion and seasonings. Pour this over the chicken chunks. Cook the chicken on low for 5 hours. After 5 hours, remove the lid, stir and increase the temperature to the high setting. Cut the thawed biscuits into quarters then drop them into the slow cooker and stir into the broth. Place the cover back onto the slow cooker and cook for another 1-1 1/2 hours. Yield: 6 servings OPTIONAL VEGGIES: In a stove top pan saute 1/2 cup each of chopped celery and onion with one cup of carrots in 2 Tbsp margarine or butter until cooked and golden. Season with salt and black pepper to your taste. Remove the lid and test the dumplings to be certain they're completely cooked. Stir the sauteed vegetables into the chicken and dumplings and serve immediately.

CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS, SOUTHERN STYLE

Steps:

• Place chicken in a heavy 5 quart stockpot with water to cover.
• Add the onion, carrot, celery, bay, peppercorns, salt, thyme and rosemary.
• Bring to a boil, reduce and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Skim scum if needed.
• Remove chicken and set aside to cool.
• Remove meat and return bones to pot.
• Simmer for 1 hour more.
• Strain well and remove any fat you can.
• Dumplings------------------.
• Combine flour, soda, salt.
• Cut in shortening until flour resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add the stock, buttermilk and thyme.
• Stir to make a stiff dough-and it will be stiff.
• Turn out onto a floured board and knead gently 6 times.
• Wrap in plastic and chill 1 hour.
• Bring strained broth to a boil, reduce to a simmer.
• Roll out the chilled dough to 1/8 inch thick, and cut into 4x1 inch pieces.
• Drop them into simmering stock and stir gently.
• Cook for 10 minutes, add the chicken and cook for 5 min more.
• Season with salt and lots of pepper.

WEIGHT WATCHERS' SOUTHERN-STYLE CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Cooking Directions
• Heat a large saucepan over medium heat until hot. Swirl in the oil, then add the celery, carrots, onion, garlic, and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the broth and chicken. Bring to a boil; reduce the heat, cover, and simmer 10 minutes. Add the green beans and simmer until the vegetables are tender, 10â€"15 minutes. Stir in the parsley.
• Meanwhile, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir the water into the flour mixture just until moistened. Drop the dough, by rounded teaspoonfuls, onto the simmering stew, making 12 dumplings. Cover and simmer until the dumplings have doubled in size and are cooked through, 15â€"20 minutes.
• per serving (11/2 cups chicken mixture with 3 dumplings):
• Cal, 5 g Total Fat, 1 g Sat Fat, 43 mg Chol, 939 mg Sod, 34 g Carb, 4 g Fib, 24 g Prot, 113 mg Calc.
• PointsPlus value : 7
• This recipe was styled by chef Karen Pickus for Good Morning America.
• Excerpt from WEIGHT WATCHERS 50TH ANNIVERSARY COOKBOOK. Copyright © 2013 by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission of St. Martin's Press.