Easy Chicken and Dumplings
- Ready In:
- 1hr 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 6 chicken legs with thigh
- 8 cups water
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 chicken bouillon cubes
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 (15 ounce) package 8-inch flour tortillas
directions
- Bring first 7 ingredients to a boil in a large Dutch oven; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes or until chicken is tender.
- Remove chicken, reserving broth in Dutch oven.
- Let chicken and broth cool.
- Skin, bone and cut chicken into bite-size pieces; set aside.
- Skim fat from broth.
- Add soup to broth; bring to a boil.
- Cut tortillas into 2x1 inch strips.
- Add strips to briskly boiling broth.
- Add chicken, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent dumplings from sticking.
- Remove from heat; Serve.
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Reviews
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OMG!!! I have never been able to make chicken and dumplings that were worth a flip. This recipe was so easy my family thought I had slaved to make dumplings the old-fashioned way. They were so surprised when I told them the dumplings were flour tortillas. This tasted just like I remember my grandmother's--rich, thick and yummy. Thanks for posting this recipe. -
I have been making chicken and dumplings like this for years. The only difference is that I add a little rubbed sage and some cornstarch to the broth at the very end because we like a moderately thick broth. Wonderful tasting and very easy. In my opinion, the comfort food of all comfort foods. Glad this is posted here. -
I was given this exact same recipe at a mission that my dad and I sometimes help with and I thought there is no way those will turn out to be dumplings. I was even scared to taste them. Needless to say I didn't care one bit for them and my father asked me what happened to my regular dumplings. They are pretty and if you can't make dumplings I guess they will do but I find my recipe just as easy and much, much better, but that's what makes the world go around, if we all like the same thing it would be a very boring world. -
Wow Di! This broth was superb! Fabulous full flavor, not too salty. The bouillon & cream of chicken really enhanced this without being overbearing. (I usually don't add that stuff to my chicken stock, but it really was very good and will use that from now on). HOWEVER, I did not like the tortillas as dumplings and that's why I didn't give this 5 stars. I couldn't get over the "burrito" flavor of the flour tortillas (they just have a sort of mexican flavor to them, and yes, they were plain flour tortillas.) But for those of you who decide to use them, the longer they soak in the broth, the less they taste "mexican". But they also had sort of a sweetness to them that I didn't like. It's possible it was just the brand I used. ('La Banderita'). But aside from that, this makes the most incredible chicken stock!
