Chicken With Vegetables And Cheesy Dumplings Recipes

EASY CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Combine water, carrots, onion, celery, thyme, rosemary, salt, and black pepper in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Add chicken to soup and cook until no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.
• Drop biscuit pieces into soup and cook until dumplings are cooked through, 10 to 20 minutes.

CHICKEN CASSEROLE WITH HERBY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Toss the chicken pieces with the flour and some salt and pepper, to coat them - it's easy to do this in a plastic food bag.
• Heat the oil in a casserole with a lid. Brown the chicken pieces well on all sides - you'll need to do this in batches. Remove all the pieces to a plate, and tip the onions, carrot, lardons, bay and thyme into the pan. Cook gently for 10 mins until the onion is softened.
• Return the chicken pieces, with any juices that have collected on the plate. Then pour in the red wine, 250ml water and tomato paste and crumble in the stock cube. Add a splash more of water if you need, until the chicken is almost covered. Bring to the boil, then cover with a lid and bake in the oven for 20 mins. Remove the lid and bake for another 10 mins while you make the dumplings.
• Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until it feels like fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the herbs with ½ tsp salt and some pepper. Drizzle over 150ml water, and stir in quickly with a cutlery knife to form a light dough. Use floured hands to shape into ping pong sized balls.
• Place the dumplings on top of the stew and bake for 20 mins more until the dumplings are cooked through.

PESTO CHICKEN STEW WITH CHEESY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large casserole dish. Brown the chicken until golden on all sides - you might have to do this in batches - remove the chicken from the pan as you go and set aside.
• Add the lardons to the pan and sizzle for a few mins, then add the onion, celery and leeks, and cook over a medium heat for 8-10 mins until the vegetables have softened. Stir in the flour, season and cook for a further 2 mins.
• Gradually stir in the wine and allow it to bubble away, then stir in the stock. Return the chicken to the pan with the bay leaves and cover with a lid. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 1½ hrs or until the chicken is tender. The stew can now be cooled and frozen if you're making ahead. Just defrost thoroughly, then gently warm through back in the pan before continuing.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Add the peas, sundried tomatoes, pesto and basil to the stew. To make the dumplings, rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Mix in the grated cheese and add 150ml water, mixing with a cutlery knife to bring the crumbs together to form a light and sticky dough. Break off walnut-sized lumps and shape into small balls. Roll the tops of the dumplings in the pine nuts so a few stick to the outside, then place the dumplings on top of the stew and scatter with any remaining nuts. Put the dish in the oven and bake for 25 mins until the dumplings are golden brown and cooked through. Serve with mashed potato and extra veg if you like.

CHEESY CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In 12-inch nonstick skillet or 4-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; sprinkle with pepper. Cook 4 to 5 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown.
• Stir in frozen vegetables with sauce chips. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until chicken is no longer pink in center, sauce chips have melted and vegetables are tender.
• Stir in basil and Parmesan cheese. Cook 2 to 3 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated.

CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 4 quart saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Add the chicken, onions, celery and garlic and saute for 12-15 minutes until all the pink is gone in the chicken pieces.
• Add the mixed vegetables, broth, parsley and poultry seasoning; mix well bringing to a boil.
• In a small bowl combine the milk and flour blending until smooth; add to the chicken mixture, cooking and stirring until thickened and bubbly.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Cut the biscuits in half and arrange on top of the chicken mixture in a spiral formation- starting at the center.
• Cover tightly and cook 25-30 minutes or until biscuits are fluffy and no longer doughy.

VEGETABLES AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine the water, bouillon, and poultry seasoning in a large stock pot and heat until boiling.
• Add the onion, TVP, carrots, celery, and potatoes. Let cook covered for 10 minute.
• Meanwhile, prepare the dumplings by combining all the dry ingredients in a bowl and mixing well.
• Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or two knives until the mix is the consistency of corn meal. (I didn't work it quite this long, my chunks of shortening were a little larger.).
• Stir in the milk and mix until the consistency of dough.
• Add the zucchini to the stew. Return to boiling.
• Drop in spoonfuls of dumplings into the stew.
• Cook uncovered at a low boil for 10 minutes.
• Cover and cook for another 10 minutes.
• Serve warm, leftovers can be frozen.

CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLES AND PARSLEY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat oil in large ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle chicken leg-thigh pieces with salt and pepper. Add chicken to skillet and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Add 1-inch pieces of celery, onion, and carrot, and bay leaf. Cook until vegetables begin to soften, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Add wine and stir 1 minute, scraping up browned bits. Add broth, cover, and braise in oven until chicken is tender, about 40 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to plate. Strain broth into medium bowl, pressing on solids to release liquid. Discard solids in strainer. Remove meat from leg-thigh chicken pieces and transfer to bowl. Discard skin and bones. DO AHEAD: Broth and chicken can be made 1 day ahead. Cover broth and chicken separately and refrigerate.
• Cook sugar snap peas and chopped celery in large saucepan of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Using slotted spoon, transfer vegetables to bowl of ice water to cool. Cook baby carrots in same water until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer to same bowl of ice water to cool. Cook pearl onions in same water until tender, about 8 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer to bowl of ice water to cool. Trim root end of onions; peel. Transfer sugar snap peas, celery, baby carrots, and pearl onions to medium bowl. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
• Melt butter in heavy very large skillet or large pot over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken breast pieces with salt and pepper; add chicken to skillet and sauté 2 minutes. Sprinkle with flour and stir over medium-low heat until chicken is just cooked through, about 8 minutes. Stir in reserved chicken leg-thigh meat, chicken broth, sugar snap peas, celery, carrots, pearl onions, cream, parsley, and thyme. Stir until vegetables are warm and sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Season chicken and vegetables to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in dumplings and simmer until dumplings are warmed through, about 1 minute.