Creamy Chicken & Dumplings
I loove chicken & dumplings. I really, really love chicken & dumplings. I especially love *this* chicken and dumplings. :D It is so hearty, so, so creamy, and sooooooooooooo full of flavor, you can’t even imagine. You just have to taste it. It’s a great way to use up leftover chicken, or use up some chicken breasts you got on sale (*raises hand*), and it’s perfect when you need a warm, filling, comforting soup.
Ingredients:
1 lb chicken breasts
10 bouillon cubes
2 quarts water
2 cups bisquick
2/3 cups milk
2 tbsp butter
4 eggs
2 stalks celery
salt & pepper
(Note: If the amount of the ingredients looks different in the pictures, it’s because I’m doubling it for the blog. This recipe on the blog will serve 4 for a main dish. Sometimes I try to half it for just the two of us, but I always end up regretting it because it’s so good I want to go back for seconds!! :D)
Begin by placing chicken breasts & bouillon cubes in a large pot & cover with 2 quarts of water. I’m using bone-in, skin-on breasts tonight because Kroger had them on sale super cheap. But I’ve also used boneless/skinless breasts before too and they work just fine. :) Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 20-25 mins until chicken is done. If you’re using the boneless/skinless breasts, they’ll probably be done much quicker, like after 10-15 mins.
Meanwhile, boil the eggs. I know there’s tons of different theories on how to boil an egg, but here’s what works best for me: I put the eggs in the bottom of a small pot, cover with water, bring to a boil and boil for 10 mins. After exactly 10 mins, I remove immediately from the heat, pour out the hot water and cover the eggs with cold water to stop the cooking. This keeps the yolk from turning green.
When the chicken is almost done, mix together the bisquick and milk until a soft dough forms.
When the chicken is done, remove from the pot and set aside to cool. Drop spoonfuls of the dough into the chicken stock.
Simmer over low heat, covered, for 10 mins, then uncovered for an additional 10 mins.
Meanwhile, dice 2-4 stalks of celery (depending on how much you like! I usually do 2.
Now, you could use any vegetable you want here. You could add in onions, bell peppers, carrots, heck, even frozen veggies from a bag. Any mixture of vegetables you like, really. I just really like celery. :D You want to end up with about 1/2 - 1 cup of vegetables when you put them all together. As soon as your chicken is cool enough, cut or shred into bite-sized pieces.
Melt 2 tbsp of butter over medium heat. When foamy, add in celery/vegetables and saute for 3-5 mins.
Add in chopped chicken and season well with salt (I like kosher) and a little pepper. Stir to combine. By this point, the dumplings should be done. Add the chicken and celery to the broth/dumplings. Remove the yolk from boiled eggs (and in my case, give them to 2 greedy little puppy monsters), chop up the whites and add them to the soup. Stir all to combine. :)
And serve. :) For fun, I wanted to add a little garnish to the soup. I didn’t have any fresh parsley, so I took some of the leaves from the celery and chopped them up. I don’t know if you’re allowed to do that, but in my experience, it was so aromatic and added a great flavor to the soup! :)
Every bite is chock full of hearty meat & vegetables, creamy soup, & so, so much flavor. If you need a soup to make you feel all warm and happy inside- this is it! :)
Creamy Chicken & Dumplings
1 lb chicken breasts
10 bouillon cubes
2 quarts water
2 cups bisquick
2/3 cups milk
2 tbsp butter
4 eggs
2 stalks celeryPlace chicken breasts & bouillon cubes in a large pot & cover with 2 quarts of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 20-25 mins until chicken is done.
Meanwhile, boil the eggs. Then mix together the bisquick and milk until soft dough forms. When chicken is done, remove from pot and set aside. Drop spoonfuls of dough into the chicken stock. Simmer over low heat, covered, for 10 mins, then uncovered for 10 mins.
Meanwhile, dice 2-4 stalks of celery until you have approximately 1/2 - 1 cup of diced celery. Cut or shred chicken into bit sized pieces. Saute celery in 2 tbsp of butter for a couple of mins. Add in chicken & season well with salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Add the chicken and celery to the soup. Remove yolk from boiled eggs and chop whites and add to soup. Stir all to combine. Serves 4.
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I’m under the weather today too and this sounds delish! Can’t wait to try it. . . wish my hubby would make it for me, but if I have to, I’ll make it myself! Thanks for sharing!
Holy cow, this made my mouth water! My mom used to make chicken and dumplings all the time when I was little. She never put boiled egg in it though. I’m intrigued. Here’s hoping the supermarket has chicken breast on sale soon, I want to make this exactly the way you did. I haven’t made broth/soup with bone in-skin on chicken in a long time. Such a treat!
Wow! This is my lucky day! I love Chicken and Dumplings soup. Used to buy it in the supermarket (canned) and haven’t seen it in a year! Can you imagine going through Winter without Chicken and Dumplings?! (I like the soup all year.)
Many thanks!
Hugz
Sally
When I read this recipe, I ran right out and bought the ingredients to make it. It was a HUGE hit in my house. It is so flavorful and creamy!! It is so good, I am making it for my church potlock this weekend. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful recipe!!
oh WOW i love your recipes and all your photos are so AWESOME!!! thanks for sharing, my mouth is watering looking at this.
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Excellent recipe, I made them but they didn’t look like yours. The broth was thin (broth like), but they were still tasty. I ran out of bisquick, so when we had left overs my dh ran to the store. He’s such a good guy!!! I am blessed with him, they loved the dumplings and I’ll keep using your recipes!
Made this for dinner the other night and it was fabulous and more importantly fabulous and easy!!
Thanks for keeper
Ok..I don’t know if I can get past the boiled egg white part?? that’s actually good in there???
Wow. First- Awesome site- thank you so much for all the great info.
Second I never thought of chicken and dumplings as a soup type meal but this was YUMMY! Even my hubby liked it. I didn’t put the hard boiled eggs in as that didn’t appeal to me but it was still really great. Thanks!!
I love chicken n’ dumplings! It’s the ultimate comfort food!
I like this creamy, thank you.
OMG!!! so tasty!! I just made chicken dumpling and we love it !! I cant wait to try some of your recipes :)
Your chicken and dumplings look so appetizing, I had to make it. I’m boiling the chicken now. Also, I can’t wait to try your red beans and rice recipe. I’ve added your site to my RSS feeds and will check back daily. Have mercy on me, please…I’m easily led!!
I just came across your blog!! You have some DELICIOUS looking recipes on here :) Thanks so much for sharing!
i always eat the leaves off of the celery. like you said it’s aromatic and very tasty, sometimes they can be bitter but hey, it’s all good ;)
Hey I am like everybody else u have a really cook site….i would love to be able to this kind of stuff…..like with the html and stuff…..thanks Stprkr
My husband called me from work yesterday and said he had a sore throat. I immediately thought of this recipe as I had been dying to try it. It did not disappoint! Excellent flavor and very filling! And to top it off, the house smelled soooo good too! My husband? He loved it, and no sore throat today either! ;)
I love the Creamy Chicken & Dumplings. I live in Argentina and we don´t have Bisquick here.
What can replace it????
Thanks
This recipe looks so delicious! I have never had chicken and dumplings but I am convinced now that I have to try it. It looks like the perfect comfort recipe on a cold winter day! :)
Just made this with frozen carrots and peas instead of celery. Since they were already cooked, I just dumped them and the cut up chicken in after the dumplings were done and added some butter to the broth. Delish!
I ran across this recipe today and I just finished scarfing down a bowl! It is amazing. I am not a chef by any means, but this recipe was so easy that even I could follow along. Thanks for posting this- I think you could give Cracker Barrel a run for their money!!
This looks and sounds delicious and I would love try this. I’m from the Netherlands and I don’t think we have bisquick here. It looks like pancake mix, can I use any pancake mix for this??
Thanks for sharing!
Cindy
i just tried this recipe, and for someone (me) who cannot cook, I was able to make this and it was super yummy! Thanks for sharing!
OMG! This recipe rocked! I made it for my family last night and they are begging me to make it again tomorrow. Thanks Amanda! This was an excellent recipe!
Oh yum! This is so filling and heart warming. Great recipe! I had everything at home too.
My mother made wonderful chicken and dumplings, but always used a rolling pin on the dumplings to make them flat! They taste great that way. Can’t wait to try the celery and EGGS! Never did that before.
Wow, how can anyone look at that photo and not immediately run out to the store to pick up ingredients?
This was so fast and delicious. I left out the egg and celery and added a microwave package of mixed vegetables instead and it was wonderful!
My guys had seconds and then had it for lunch the next day. GREAT recipe.
This has become one of my family’s fav recipes! Thank you for sharing!
Amanda,
I just adore your site! The dumpling soup was so yummy, I’ve made it TWICE in about a weeks time. The chicken Parm got top-notch raving reviews with my fam and don’t you know my pork is in the oven. I brined it all day yesterday and got up at 2AM to pop it in the oven. It’s been stuck at 170 degrees for hours now, but it sure smells good! The baked beans are next on my list. Too bad I don’t have 2 ovens! I check back almost everyday and just love your eye candy! One more thing….your crafting room is so awesome I am dreaming of one just like it! Thanks for all you do. Joan
Made this today, and we loved it! My husband said it was as good as his Dad’s chicken & dumplings. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Hi Amanda & Kevin,
This is my first time visiting your blog. I was googling craft room furniture because I’m about to do up my craft room and I found your blog. I’m so glad I found your blog because it rocks! I luv crafting, cooking and dogs so your blog is just perfect. If you have time come visit my blog and you can see my dog, Maddi. She’s our babygirl. Thx for sharing all your recipes! I can’t wait to try this out. I’ve posted a few food concoctions on my blog in the past. Your blog has inspired me to start doing it again.
xoxo,
Lori
Thanks for the recipe! It made me hungry and I am going to try it.
Marie