Chicken and Dumplings

Submitted by SweetT

"These are the best chicken and dumplings I have ever had! An old lady at my church makes these for Sunday lunch and you have to be at the front of the line to get any. A Southern favorite from sweet home Alabama. (Cooking times and servings may differ)"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1 large roasting chicken, cut up (app. 4 lb)
• 10 1⁄2 ounces cream of chicken soup
• 4 cups self-rising flour
• 1 tablespoon Crisco shortening
• 1 1⁄2 cups cold water

directions

1. Cover chicken with water and cook until done.
2. Remove chicken, cool and debone chicken.
3. Using approximately 2 quarts of chicken broth, add chicken soup to broth. For Dumplings: combine flour, water and shortening in a large bowl.
4. Mix to form soft dough.
5. Roll out dough, cut into 1 inch strips and drop 1 1/2 inch pieces into boiling broth and soup.
6. Cook slowly until done.
7. Add deboned chicken.
8. This can be put into a crock pot to be kept warm about 1 1/2 - 2 hours on low.

Reviews

[maggiebeth]

Thie recipe is AWESOME!!! I made it for my family as well as my friend's family who had just had surgery. Everyone raved over it! Even the leftover (what little there were) tasted great. Thanks SweetT for a wonderful "old timey" dinner.

 

[Pet-medic]

My Mother-in_law used to make this. Only she called it Chicken and Pastry. I made it for my grown boys and they had smiles on thier faces. Memories of "Regular Grandma", they said. Thanks for the good feelings.

 

[Mia Bella]

Yummy! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Carol V.]

I have been trying for a very long time to find a recipe that sounded like what my grandmother made. THIS IS IT! So simple, yet so much flavor. Took me back to my grandmother's kitchen table......what more could you ask for? Thanks SweetT for posting this treasure.