Chicken and dumplings. You'll be rewarded with a savory, steamy chicken in broth with light, fluffy dumplings as the topping. Chicken and dumplings are the ultimate comfort food, aren't they? When we were kids, my mother used to make chicken and dumplings for us by simply adding Bisquick biscuit dough to chicken stew.

There's nothing like old-fashioned homemade chicken and dumplings for a filling, comforting meal. Find a new favorite recipe, whether you like fluffy dumplings or a chewy noodle version. Slightly brothy, slightly creamy, with the most delectable dumplings. You can have Chicken and dumplings using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken and dumplings

1. Prepare 6 1/2 cups of chicken broth.
2. Prepare 1 package of chicken tenderloins.
3. You need 2 of carrots.
4. It's 4 of celery stalks.
5. It's 1/2 of onion.
6. You need 1 cup of half and half.
7. Prepare 1 (10.5 oz) of can cream of chicken condensed soup.
8. It's 1 tbsp of butter.
9. You need 1 tbsp of olive oil.
10. It's of Seasoning salt, pepper, parsley, garlic paste, paprika, chicken seasoning.
11. Prepare of Dumplings.
12. You need 1 1/3 cup of all purpose flour.
13. Prepare 2 tsp of baking powder.
14. It's 3/4 tsp of salt.
15. You need 2/3 cup of milk.
16. You need 1 tbsp of butter.

This version of chicken and dumplings starts with a couple of smart shortcuts to make it easy enough to pull off on a weeknight, without skimping on the rich, savory flavor and tender dumplings you expect. Chicken and Dumplings might be one of my new favorites! This recipe is basic that even those that are new or a beginner will be able to make it! This quick-and-easy recipe for Chicken & Dumplings is the perfect comfort food.

Chicken and dumplings step by step

1. Place chicken tenderloins in insta-pot with seasonings (salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, paprika). Add in a a tbsp if garlic paste, 1 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp olive oil. Cover with 1 cup of the chicken broth. Cook on pressure setting for 20 minutes..
2. While your chicken is cooking prepare your biscuit dough. The dough should be sticky. Get a small scoop for uniform dumplings.
3. When your chicken is done remove from pot and reserve juice to add back. Chicken should shred easily. Change settings to sauté and begin to cook mirepoix (celery, onion, carrots, parsley). After the vegetables have softened, add reserved stock back in and the rest of your chicken stock..
4. Allow liquid to come to a boil before dropping in raw dough. Cover and let the dumplings cook until they are firm and you can insert a toothpick with no sign of raw dough.
5. The dumplings will get puffy at first and then they will shrink down. Here are the finished dumplings removed from liquid..
6. Add in half and half and condensed soup. After stirring giving it taste. Add in extra seasoning to your preferences. Place shredded chicken and dumplings back in..
7. I track my calories and protein here is the breakdown if your interested.

Add the chicken and cook until browned on both sides. Prepare dumplings and set them aside for a few minutes. Shake the pot gently in a circular motion to submerge dumplings in stock. For the dumplings: While the chicken is simmering, make the dough for the dumplings. Drop tablespoons of dumpling dough into the simmering pot.