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Chicken and Dumplings
This cozy homemade Chicken and Dumplings recipe features tender chicken thighs simmered in a rich gravy and topped with fluffy dumplings made from scratch.
Prep
20 min
Cook
35 min
Total
55 min
Serves
6
Instructions
- 01
Heat the olive oil in a deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Once hot, add the chicken thighs and brown on each side. The chicken does not need to be cooked through at this point, just make sure they get very brown on the outside. Transfer the partially cooked chicken to a clean bowl.
- 02
After removing the chicken from the skillet, add the diced onion and minced garlic and sauté over medium heat until the onions have softened. Stir to dissolve the browned bits off the bottom of the skillet as the onions cook.
- 03
Add the diced carrot and celery to the skillet with the onion and garlic and continue to sauté for about 5 minutes more.
- 04
Add the butter and flour to the skillet and stir until the butter has melted and created a paste with the flour that coats the vegetables. Continue to cook and stir this mixture for about 2 minutes.
- 05
Add the parsley, thyme, rosemary, sage, salt, pepper, chicken broth, and milk to the skillet. Turn the heat up to medium-high and continue to stir and cook until the mixture comes up to a simmer and thickens into a gravy.
- 06
Dice the chicken and add it back to the skillet with the vegetables and gravy. Cover with a lid and let the chicken simmer in the gravy over medium heat while you prepare the dumplings.
- 07
To prepare the dumplings, combine the flour, parsley, sugar, salt, baking powder, garlic powder, and pepper in a bowl.
- 08
Pour the milk and melted butter into the flour mixture, then stir until a soft, scoopable batter is formed. Do not over stir.
- 09
Remove the lid from the chicken and gravy and drop the dumpling batter onto the surface of the gravy in 2 Tbsp dollops. You should get about 12 dumplings.
- 10
Make sure the gravy is still simmering, then place the lid back on the skillet and allow the dumplings to simmer for 15 minutes. Make sure they're simmering the entire time. After 15 minutes the dumplings should have doubled in size and will be fluffy and cooked in the center. Also, check that the thickest chicken pieces have reached 165°F. Serve hot and enjoy!
Nutrition
per serving · 1.5 cups
- Calories
- 369
- Protein
- 20g
- Carbs
- 28g
- Fat
- 19g
- Fiber
- 2g
- Sodium
- 991mg
Variations & swaps
Dumpling Variations!
- Pre-Made Biscuits: For a quick shortcut, cut refrigerated biscuits into evenly-sized smaller pieces and arrange them over the simmering gravy. Cover and steam until the biscuits are puffed and no longer doughy in the center. The cooking time will depend on the size and brand of biscuit.
- Biscuit Mix: Skip the from-scratch dumplings listed below and use a pre-made biscuit mix, like Bisquick, to make your biscuit/dumpling topping. Drop it over the simmering gravy in 2 Tbsp portions, then cover and cook until fluffy!
- Thick Noodles: Either make your own homemade thick noodles or “sliders” to simmer in the gravy, or buy a pre-made dried “dumpling noodle”. The noodles will absorb more liquid as they cook, so you may need to add up to 1 additional cup of chicken broth. Follow the package directions and simmer until tender.
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