Best Chicken and Dumplings Ever Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 3 1/2 lbs chicken, cut-up
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 2 cups flour , plus
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • additional salt & pepper

Directions:

  1. Place chicken in Dutch oven; add water until chicken is just covered. Add salt & pepper.
  2. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
  3. Remove chicken from liquid; skin, bone and return meat to broth. Remove 1-1/2 cups broth; chill.
  4. In large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups flour, shortening and 1 cup chilled broth, mix together to form dough.
  5. Turn onto well-floured surface and knead 10 times. Roll to 1/4 inch thickness; cut into 1 inch squares and set aside.
  6. To remaining chilled broth, add the rest of the flour, dash salt & pepper; stir into chicken and remaining broth in Dutch oven.
  7. Bring broth to boil, add dumpling squares, one at a time, stirring occasionally to seperate. Reduce heat to simmer and cook 10 minutes or until broth is thick and dumplings are cooked.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 703.53 Kcal (2946 kJ)
Calories from fat 370.26 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 41.14g 63%
Cholesterol 180.36mg 60%
Sodium 1606.5mg 67%
Potassium 456.86mg 10%
Total Carbs 39.78g 13%
Sugars 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 4.47g 18%
Protein 40.77g 82%
Vitamin C 6mg 10%
Iron 4.5mg 25%
Calcium 141mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 264.24 Kcal (1106 kJ)
Calories from fat 139.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.45g 63%
Cholesterol 67.74mg 60%
Sodium 603.39mg 67%
Potassium 171.6mg 10%
Total Carbs 14.94g 13%
Sugars 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 1.68g 18%
Protein 15.31g 82%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 10%
Iron 1.7mg 25%
Calcium 53mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 16.7
    Points
  • 18
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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