Chicken Fricassee With Herb Dumplings

CJAY's Note:

An easy, thrifty recipe using Bisquick that I found in a little booklet I forgot I had. It's titled Strictly Thrifty Menus from Betty Crocker. I'm putting them all on here for safe keeping.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 1.0 chicken

• 1 cup Bisquick baking mix
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 3 lbs broiler-fryer chickens, cut up
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 cups Bisquick baking mix
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning

Directions:

1. Blend 1 cup baking mix, salt, pepper, and paprika; coat chicken pieces.
2. Cook chicken in shortening and butter in skillet until light brown. Remove chicken and drain fat.
3. Mix soup and 1 1/2 cups milk in skillet; add chicken pieces. Cover and heat to boiling. Cook over low heat about 45 minutes or until chicken is tender.
4. Stir 2 cups baking mix, 2/3 cup milk, parsley flakes and poultry seasoning to a soft dough.
5. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto hot soup mixture. Cook uncovered over low heat 10 minutes; cover and cook 10 minutes longer.
6. Serve with tossed salad and apple pandowdy.

Reviews

[LauraBlueEyes]

Cjay, I got the same recipe from the same little booklet many years ago. It is a really good dish. The dumplings are light and airy, the chicken moist and delicious. I was stunned by the calorie count, but you must consider the cup of Bisquick used in the coating isn't all in the final product. Still not a diet friendly dish, but an awfully good one. Thanks for posting. This way when we lose that little booklet (and we will), it will be right here safe and sound.

[Maryland Jim]

Excellent, delicious, and easy. Makes this a great dish. Had it tonight with DD and SIL and nothing but raves. I used boneless chicken thighs. We will be making this again and soon. Made for 2011 Football Pool.

[SF_foodie]

This was my absolute favorite dish as a kid. My parents got the recipe from a full page ad in some magazine. The headline for the ad was "Inflation Presents the Dumpling!". This was during the runaway inflation of the 1970's.

It's pretty easy to cut the fat in this recipe. You can usr just split breasts instead of a whole fryer, fat free cream if chicken soup, heart healthy Bisquick, and ship the browning step completely. I also add some fresh or frozen veggies (peas, carrots, corn or mixed frozen veggies), to make it a little heathier. Steamed veggies on the side jelp cut the heaviness too.