Recipe For Low Fat Chicken And Dumplings
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My Easy Healthy Chicken and Dumplings is a lightened up makeover of a classic stick-to-your ribs comfort food that's easy to make and doesn't skimp on flavor! I cook light, fluffy dumplings in a pot of homemade chicken soup that tastes like it's been simmering on the stove for hours. It's the perfect simple and hearty meal to warm you up on a cold day!
When it's cold outside, there's nothing more comforting than curling up with a piping hot bowl of soup. I love having a big pot of soup simmering away on the stove on lazy weekends. I make all kinds of soup from Butternut Squash Soup to Red Lentil Coconut Soup to hearty Italian Pasta Fagioli.
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But when it comes down to it, it's hard to beat a bowl of good old homemade chicken soup! And when you add tender, fluffy dumplings to that tasty soup, well that just takes it over the top!
Chicken and dumplings is the ultimate comfort food and aclassic Southern dish. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s basically a hearty, homemade chicken soup.
The soup is made by simmering a wholechicken in a pot with water, vegetables and seasonings, creating a flavorful chicken stock. Then the chicken is shredded and added backto the stock.
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The dumplings are madewith a biscuit-like dough that's dropped into the hot chicken soup and cooked in thesimmering liquid. As they cook, they expand and puff up into tender, fluffy, cloud-like biscuits.
Chicken and dumplings is a classic Southern comfort food dish, but it isn't necessarily the healthiest dish. Traditional chicken and dumplings from scratch uses a lot of rich ingredients like chicken fat, butter, and heavy cream.
I was actually inspired to make this dish after seeing chef Michael Symon's chicken and dumplings recipe in one of his cookbooks. Although his dish looks absolutely delicious, it has a lot of heavy ingredients.
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So I set out to make a quick and easy, healthy homemade chicken and dumplings soup recipe that could be made in a short amount of time but wouldn't skimp on flavor.
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The broth in traditional chicken and dumplings can range from a thin soup to a thick, casserole-like dish that's eaten with a fork instead of a spoon. My recipe is rich and hearty, lying somewhere in the middle.
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For me, the dumplings are what make this soup really special. They're basically light, fluffy, homemade biscuits that cook in the simmering soup and puff up into clouds of pillowy goodness. They add a hearty, stick-to-your-ribs quality to whatwould otherwise be a basic chicken soup.
There are a few different variations of dumplings used in classic Southern chicken and dumplings. In some recipes the dumplings are formed into balls, and in others, they're rolled out and cut into shapes.
Sometimes they're rolled out flat so that they resemble noodles. In other recipes, like this one, the dumplings are dropped into the soup.
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I would suggest serving this easy chicken and dumplings with a simple salad or vegetable side dish to round out your meal. My Tuscan Kale and Apple Salad or Roasted Asparagus and Grape Tomatoes are both excellent options.
You can finish of your meal with my Grilled Peaches with Greek Yogurt, Slow Cooker Apple Crisp or Easy Skillet Blueberry Peach Cobbler.
Store chicken and dumplings in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. You can reheat it in the microwave in a microwave-safe dish or on the stove in a pot over medium low heat.
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If you'd like to freeze the dish, I would recommend just freezing the soup and making the dumplings fresh on the day that you're going to eat it. Then, simply drop the dumplings into the soup when you're heating it up on the stove.
Yes! You can definitely shred up rotisserie chicken and use it in this recipe- it's a huge timesaver! You can also use leftover turkey and make Turkey Dumpling Soup. It's a great way to use up your Thanksgiving leftovers!
Yes, you can make this recipe gluten free. Simply substitute a gluten-free flour blend like this one for regular flour in the biscuit dough and also when you're making the roux for the chicken broth.
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When you make the chicken broth, one of the first steps is to add flour to the vegetables sautéing in oil. This mixture of flour and fat is called a roux and this is what thickens the broth when you add liquid to it and bring it to a boil. If your chicken broth is still not as thick as you'd like, you can still fix it by adding a
Beurre manié at the end. This is a classic French technique that I learned in culinary school. Just mix 2 teaspoons flour with 2 teaspoons soft butter and whisk the paste into the simmering soup to thicken it. You can also thicken the soup by stirring in some cream.
The dumpling dough in this recipe is really easy to make but yes, you can use a readymade product. Read the nutrition labels and choose a healthier option like Bisquick Heart Smart Pancake & Baking Mix. You can also use canned buttermilk biscuits and cut them into pieces before adding them to the soup.
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If you don’t have buttermilk, you can make it by stirring 1 ½ teaspoons fresh lemon juice or white vinegar into ½ cup milk (any type). Let the mixture sit for a 5-10 minutes until it thickens slightly and small curds form. Then use as directed in the recipe.
If your dumplings turn out heavy, dense or tough, you may be over-mixing the dumpling dough. Whisk the dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately, then gently fold them together until just combined. To avoid dry dumplings, be sure to cover the pot with a lid as they cook. This will help the dumplings steam and retain their moisture.
My Easy Healthy Chicken and Dumplings is a delicious lightened up makeover of a classic stick-to-your ribs comfort food. Fluffy dumplings are simmered in a pot of homemade chicken soup on the stove. It's the perfect hearty meal to warm you up on a cold day!
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Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 342 kcal | Carbohydrates: 27 g | Protein: 31 g | Fat: 12 g | Saturated Fat: 4 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6 g | Trans Fat: 0.1 g | Cholesterol: 94 mg | Sodium: 380 mg | Potassium: 709 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 3 g | Vitamin A: 4022 IU | Vitamin C: 9 mg | Calcium: 121 mg | Iron: 3 mg
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