Chicken, Dumplings and Gravy

Chicken, Dumplings and Gravy

This is a great recipe for a chilly day.  I’ve changed up an old favorite to scale down for two to three people.  Let’s face it.  Leftover dumplings just aren’t any good.  I use reduced-sodium chicken broth so the gravy doesn’t get too salty.  Generally, I add a good sprinkle of salt to my plate.  It’s easier to add a little salt rather than have the whole batch too salty.

Chopped onions, celery, carrots
Chopped onions, celery, carrots

2-3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 each, 14.5 oz. cans chicken broth
½ cup chopped onion
½ cup chopped celery
½ cup chopped carrots
⅛ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon celery salt

Veggies and seasonings added to pan
Veggies and seasonings added to pan

1 cup milk
½ cup all purpose flour
Splash of Kitchen Bouquet

Put chicken in 5-6 qt. pan or stock pot.  Add broth, onion, celery, carrots and seasonings.
Bring to a boil.  Cover and reduce heat to medium low and simmer about an hour until chicken is tender.  If you use frozen chicken breasts, simmer about 1 ½ hours. Remove chicken from broth, put on plate.  Cover with the pan’s lid to keep warm.  Turn up the burner to medium high and bring the broth to a boil.  While it’s heating, put milk and flour in a pint jar and shake vigorously until mixture is smooth – no lumps.

Slowly add to the boiling broth.  Stir constantly with a whisk while returning it to a boil for 3 minutes.  Reduce heat to medium low and continue stirring for 5 minutes to cook the flour until the gravy begins to thicken slightly.  Add a generous splash of Kitchen Bouquet for a little flavor and to give the gravy a nice golden color. Stir well. Return chicken to the pan.

Dumplings starting to cook.
Dumplings starting to cook.

Chive Dumplings
1 cup flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon dried chives
⅛ cup (2 tablespoons) shortening or butter
½ cup milk

Using a pastry blender, cut in the shortening until well blended.  Add milk and stir as little as possible to make dough.

Dumplings are done.
Yippee! Dumplings are done.

Drop by tablespoons on top of the chicken pieces.  Simmer 10 minutes uncovered.  Put the lid on and simmer another 10-15 minutes or until dumplings are cooked and no longer doughy.  It may scorch a little, but don’t reduce the heat.  Otherwise, it will take forever to get the dumplings cooked.

Serve at once.

Chicken, Dumplings and Gravy Ready to Eat
Ready to Eat

 

 

 

 


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Author: Granny JJ

I live in a rural area of Arizona. I grew up in Iowa and transplanted to Arizona in the early 80's. I moved from a small Iowa farm to Phoenix, Arizona. Talk about culture shock! I lasted a couple years in metro Phoenix, then looked at a map and chose a small town. I live with my husband, Ken, and dog, Maggie, on an acreage just outside town. So much of what I learned by doing, as a way of life, is being lost. Everyone has something to offer the younger generation, so here I go...