Webb's Chicken & Dumplings Recipe

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Webb's Chicken & Dumplings
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Ingredients:

  • 3 quarts water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1/4 cup milk

Directions:

  1. Boil chicken in 3 qts.
  2. Water, with 1 teaspoons salt, until done.
  3. Remove skin and debone.
  4. Strain broth.
  5. Chop chicken, set both aside.
  6. In large mixing bowl add flour and shortening.
  7. Mix until crumbly.
  8. Add eggs.
  9. Mix by hand until dough ball forms.
  10. Add milk a little at a time, till ball forms.
  11. Separate into 4 balls.
  12. On floured surface roll out each ball, using enough flour to keep rolling pin from sticking.
  13. Roll out as thin as possible.
  14. Cut into 1 squares.
  15. Sprinkle with flour and using large knife scrape dumplings from surface and into floured bowl.
  16. In 6 quart pot bring broth to a rolling boil.
  17. Add 2 or 3 drops yellow food color (optional).
  18. Begin dropping dumplings into pot a handful at a time, keeping them separated, so as not to have clumps.
  19. Stir from bottom of pot occasionally to prevent sticking.
  20. Fill the pot with dumplings.
  21. When broth begins to thicken and most is absorbed, stir often from bottom.
  22. Cook another 10 minutes this way.
  23. Remove from burner.
  24. Add chopped chicken.
  25. Cover for 5 minutes, then ready to serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 5766.03 Kcal (24141 kJ)
Calories from fat 3528.45 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 392.05g 603%
Cholesterol 1924.71mg 642%
Sodium 7988.82mg 333%
Potassium 2902.29mg 62%
Total Carbs 283.2g 94%
Sugars 3.06g 12%
Dietary Fiber 11.25g 45%
Protein 261.94g 524%
Vitamin C 31.4mg 52%
Iron 34.5mg 192%
Calcium 1890.5mg 189%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 120.22 Kcal (503 kJ)
Calories from fat 73.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.17g 603%
Cholesterol 40.13mg 642%
Sodium 166.56mg 333%
Potassium 60.51mg 62%
Total Carbs 5.9g 94%
Sugars 0.06g 12%
Dietary Fiber 0.23g 45%
Protein 5.46g 524%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 52%
Iron 0.7mg 192%
Calcium 39.4mg 189%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 147.2
    Points
  • 155
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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