Chicken Stew With Never Fail Dumplings Recipes

CHICKEN STEW WITH NEVER FAIL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Slice celery and dice onion. Place in large pot with tight fitting lid. Add bay leaf, sprig of fresh rosemary, whole chicken and water and simmer with lid on for 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and starting to fall off the bone.
• Remove chicken and let cool. Remove and discard skin and cut chicken through the bone into serving size pieces. Discard bay leaf.
• Wash potatoes and cut into quarters or large chunks. Cut the carrots into quarters (or halves depending on size) length-wise and add to hot stock with salt, pepper and the chicken pieces and simmer with lid on for 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• To thicken, mix flour with cold water and stir to form a smooth paste. Add some hot stock to the flour mixture and mix into stew. Simmer another 5 or so minutes until it thickens.
• Stir in frozen peas.
• To make dumplings mix together the flour, cornmeal and baking powder in a bowl. Stir in milk and oil and mix until just moistened.
• Drop 6 mounds of dumpling batter approximately ¼ cup - 60 mL each by spoonfuls into the simmering stew.
• Cover with lid and simmer over medium low heat for 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre of dumplings comes out clean. Don't lift the lid or peek as the dumplings need to steam.

CHICKEN STEW WITH CLASSIC DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In Dutch oven or large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add celery, carrots and onion; cook, stirring frequently, until tender. Stir in chicken, pepper and 6 cups broth. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place flour in medium bowl. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in parsley. Add 1/2 cup broth; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto chicken or vegetables in simmering stew. Cover; cook over medium-low heat 10 to 15 minutes or until dumplings are firm.

CHICKEN STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• De-bone chicken and cut into chunks or shred. Set aside.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat; cook and stir onion and celery until soft, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle in 2 tablespoons flour and whisk continuously to make a thick roux, about 2 minutes. Slowly pour in chicken broth, whisking to remove any lumps. Add 1 teaspoon salt, black pepper, basil, thyme, potatoes, and mixed vegetable. Cover and cook the stew over medium heat until vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in chicken meat and continue to simmer.
• Meanwhile, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl; cut in 3 tablespoons butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk and dill. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough into the simmering stew. Cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Cover and cook until the dumplings are tender, 8 to 10 minutes more.

NEVER FAIL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• 1. Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Break egg into a standard measuring cup and beat lightly with a fork. Add milk to the egg to measure 1 cup, Add to dry ingredients. Mix well.Let stand 5 minutes to raise. Drop by teaspoon on top of boiling meat or chicken. Cover and boil 20 minutes. DO NOT RAISE LID during 20 minute cooking time.

CHICKEN STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat oil in 4-quart Dutch oven over medium heat until hot.
• Add carrots, onion, green pepper and celery; cook and stir 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
• Stir in chicken broth, reserving 1/3 cup; bring to a boil.
• Mix reserved 1/3 cup broth and flour; stir into boiling mixture.
• Boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute or until thickened.
• Stir chicken, potatoes, mushrooms, peas and herbs into mixture.
• Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, 18 to 20 minutes or until vegetables are almost tender and chicken is no longer pink in center.
• Add salt and pepper.
• For Herb Dumplings, combine biscuit mix and herbs in small bowl; stir in milk to form soft dough.
• Spoon dumpling mixture on top of stew in 8 large spoonfuls.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Cook, uncovered, 10 minutes.
• Cover and cook 10 minutes or until biscuits are tender and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Serve in shallow bowls.

CHICKEN STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Place chicken and water in a 5-qt. Dutch oven. Cover and cook over medium heat for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until chicken is tender. , Skim fat. Remove chicken from broth; allow to cool. Debone chicken and cut into chunks; return to broth. Add next nine ingredients. Cover and cook over medium heat for 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Meanwhile, combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk and parsley. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls into simmering stew. Cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Cover and cook for 8-10 minutes or until the dumplings are tender.