Chicken And Dumplings Recipe

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Chicken And Dumplings
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
734
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Place chicken in a large pot. (Turn chicken upside down; cook it with the breast side down to prevent drying. )
  2. Add the water, broth, carrot, onion, celery and salt.
  3. Bring to a boil.
  4. Cover and lower heat.
  5. Simmer for 60 to 70 minutes, or until tender and chicken is done. Remove chicken and let it cool enough to handle.
  6. Remove the carrot, onion and celery from the broth and set aside. Leave the broth in the pot.
  7. Bone chicken.
  8. Discard all skin, bones and cartilage.
  9. Tear meat into bite sized pieces.
  10. Set aside.
  11. For dumplings:
  12. Mix flour, baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt in bowl.
  13. Cut in the shortening with pastry blender or two knives until mixture is consistency of cornmeal.
  14. Add the buttermilk, (or milk).
  15. Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
  16. Turn dough onto a floured surface and ONLY knead 4 or 5 times.
  17. For drop dumplings:
  18. Pat dough down to a 1/4-inch thickness.
  19. Pinch off 1 1/2 inch pieces.
  20. For rolled dumplings:
  21. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness.
  22. Cut into strips, about 2 x 2 inches.
  23. Bring broth to a boil.
  24. With the chicken broth at a low rolling boil, drop in the dumplings, one or two at a time, and reduce heat to medium.
  25. Stir from time to time to make sure dumplings do not stick together. Cook dumplings 10 minutes.
  26. Return chicken and vegetables to the mixture.
  27. Simmer until heated through.
  28. Add freshly ground black pepper and remove from heat.
  29. Serve in low, flat bowls.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 733.9 Kcal (3073 kJ)
Calories from fat 378.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 42.06g 65%
Cholesterol 208.57mg 70%
Sodium 1194.84mg 50%
Potassium 679.36mg 14%
Total Carbs 36.76g 12%
Sugars 3.5g 14%
Dietary Fiber 2.16g 9%
Protein 46.61g 93%
Vitamin C 14.5mg 24%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 2.7mg 15%
Calcium 111.3mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 123.73 Kcal (518 kJ)
Calories from fat 63.82 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.09g 65%
Cholesterol 35.16mg 70%
Sodium 201.45mg 50%
Potassium 114.54mg 14%
Total Carbs 6.2g 12%
Sugars 0.59g 14%
Dietary Fiber 0.36g 9%
Protein 7.86g 93%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 24%
Iron 0.5mg 15%
Calcium 18.8mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 17.8
    Points
  • 19
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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