If you’re having an ordinary day, doing average, insignificant things, well honey, you need something that brings that spectacular, one-of-a-kind sort of energy to it! Special Chicken & Dumplings are a pretty exceptional way to add that glimmer of greatness you need. This warm, comforting concoction of juicy chicken and homemade dumplings will make you feel right at home, but in an exciting way. Savory and amazing, Special Chicken & Dumplings are so full of flavor that the blandness from you day will disappear! Grab a bowl and soak it up!
Ingredients
For the sauce:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 cups chicken stock or broth
For the dumplings:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
- white pepper, to taste
- ground sage, to taste
- dried marjoram, to taste
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
For the chicken and sauce:
- 1 pound chicken breasts, skinless and boneless, cut into 1-inch-thick pieces
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1 cup carrot, chopped
- 1 cup potato, peeled and chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- fresh thyme sprigs, to taste, for garnish
Directions
Step 1 –In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
Step 2 –Add 1/4 cup of the flour to the melted butter and cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes.
Step 3 –Add 2 1/2 cups of the chicken stock and gently simmer, stirring frequently, until a sauce forms, for 20 minutes.
Step 4 –In a medium mixing bowl, add the remaining flour, the baking powder, the sugar, the salt, 1/8 teaspoon of the dried thyme, the white pepper, the sage, and the marjoram and stir to combine.
Step 5 –Add the milk and the lemon zest to the dough mixture and stir until it is just moistened.
Step 6 –In a 3-quart saucepan, add the chicken pieces, the remaining chicken stock, the wine, the celery, the carrot, the potato, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme and bring to boil. Then, reduce the heat to a simmer.
Step 7 –Use a small ice cream scoop or two spoons to form the dough into mounds, making about 8 equal dumplings.
Step 8 –Drop the dumplings into the chicken mixture and cover the saucepan with a lid. Simmer until the meat reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F and a toothpick inserted into the center of the dumplings comes out clean, about 10 minutes.
Step 9 –Use a slotted spoon to transfer the dumplings to a clean plate.
Step 10 –Drain and discard the liquid from the chicken mixture.
Step 11 –Add the sauce and the dumplings to the chicken mixture and cook until it is heated through.
Step 12 –Ladle the chicken mixture into four serving bowls and top each with 2 of the dumplings.
Step 13 –Serve the chicken and dumplings garnished with the fresh thyme.
