EASY and delicious Chicken and Dumplings recipe straight from a Southern gramma's kitchen. A truly southern homemade chicken and dumplings recipe from the Mississippi Delta. Similar to Cracker Barrel's chicken and dumplings!
Prep Time10mins
Cook Time30mins
Total Time40mins
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American, Southern
Keyword: Chicken and Dumplings, chicken and dumplings recipe, dumpling recipe, Easy Chicken and Dumplings, Homemade Chicken and Dumplings, how to make chicken and dumplings, Southern Chicken and Dumplings
Servings: 6servings
Calories: 499kcal
Author: Nikki Gladd
Ingredients
For the soup:
10cupschicken stock or broth
1/2teaspoonlemon pepper
1/2teaspoondried basil leaves
1/2teaspoongarlic powder
1/2teaspoonsalt
2bay leaves
1/4teaspoonblack pepper
3cupscooked shredded chicken
For the dumplings:
2cupsall-purpose flour
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
3Tablespoonsunsalted butter, melted
3/4cupbuttermilk
For the thickener:
1/4cupbuttermilk
2Tablespoonscornstarch
Instructions
For the soup:
Combine the chicken stock with the rest of the soup ingredients (minus the shredded chicken) in a large pot. Bring to a rapid boil over high heat. (Meanwhile prepare dumplings dough as instructed below.)
For the dumplings:
Prepare the dumplings dough while waiting for the stock to come to a boil. Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Stir in the melted butter and buttermilk until a dough forms.
Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface generously dusted with flour. Roll the dough to about 1/8-inch thick, then cut into 2-inch pieces. Drop dumplings into the boiling stock and allow to boil, while stirring frequently, for about 15 minutes or until dumplings are cooked through.
Once the dumplings are cooked, add the shredded chicken to the soup and heat through while stirring. Discard the bay leaves and serve immediately.
For the thickener:
If the soup needs to be thickened, mix together the 1/4 cup buttermilk and 2 Tablespoons cornstarch in a small bowl. Slowly stir into the soup until desired consistency is reached.