Flour Tortilla Chicken and Dumplings

Submitted by riffraff

"Don't tell me this sounds awful, I KNOW. I had the recipe for a year before someone convinced me to try it. These dumplings are way better then the canned bisquit kind. I guessed at the cook time."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1 chicken (3 lbs)
• 1 1⁄2 quarts water
• 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon granules or 3 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (12 count) package flour tortillas, cut into 2 inch wedges or squares

directions

1. Cook chicken until tender.
2. Remove meat from bones when cool enough to handle.
3. Reserving liquid.
4. Place all the ingredients except flour tortillas in chicken broth in which chicken was cooked.
5. Add enough water to make approximately 2 quarts.
6. Bring to a rolling boil.
7. Drop in tortilla pieces.
8. Cover pan and let simmer for about 15 minutes.

Reviews

[bratty]

Chicken and Dumpling is one of those recipes that it seems everyones Grandma's or Mom's are always the best. My Mom recently confessed to me that this is they way she has been making them for the last 2 years, with tortillas. I could never tell the difference from the "usual" way. So, I tried your recipe Riff! They turned out perfect. I couldn't believe how good they were, and that I had made them! The less mess and effort makes this worth trying, and a recipe I will definatley make again and again.

 

[Smilynn]

These are delicious....just like mom used to make. I had lost the recipe. Thanks for posting.

 

[lilsweat5]

This is how my Nana, Mother and Aunt have always made them. Well... Nana rolled her own, but they were just like tortillas. Back in high school our friends would always come over for a big bowl when they heard my mom was making them. She actually had to make triple batches because they were so popular. She does add a little garlic powder, poultry seasoning and parsley. I do that and also add cracked black pepper and a tiny bit of milk at the end. For some reason I like mine just a touch creamier than hers. But either way is great.

 

[cindyloowhoo]

I have never had much luck making dumplings til I tried this flour tortilla method. The result was just great. I did not use bouillon. Instead I used a can of cream of chicken soup mixed into the broth. Yum.

 

[lonestarnatural]

I haven't tried this recipe yet, but am going to soon. A few people commented on how their dumplings were mushy. Try adding about 1/4 cup of milk to the broth before adding the dumplings. That's one of the secrets to good dumplings. It keeps them from sticking and getting mushy.