Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Leann's Chicken and Dumplings is for Dinner.

Leann's Chicken and Dumplings takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Leann's Chicken and Dumplings takes 45 minutes to cook.

Leann's Chicken and Dumplings makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Leann's Chicken and Dumplings are:

I precook chicken and then use cooked chicken pieces

* Chicken Breast and other pieces 2 cup
* Chicken stock, home-prepared, 6 cup
* Water, 6 cups
* Onions, raw, 1 cup
* Celery, raw, .5 cup, diced
* Carrots, raw, .5 cup, chopped
* Garlic, 2 clove

For the dumplings
* Flour, white, 1.5 cup
* Shortening, 3 tbsp
* Baking Powder, 2 tsp
* Milk, 2%, .75 cup
* Salt, .75 tsp

Here is how you make Leann's Chicken and Dumplings:

I precook the chicken and make the stock ahead to freeze and take out as I need it.Chop onion into small diceChop carrot and celery into small dice or small piecesSaute veggies in a bit of olive oil until almost soft but not quite - onions will be opaque.Add chicken pieces and garlic (minced) and salt and pepper to tasteToss together over heat and then add stock and water.Bring to a boil and drop in dumplings, cover the pot, drop the heat under the pot and do not lift the lid for at least 15 minutesTo make the dumplingsMeasure and sift all dry ingredients together and then add shortening. Cut the shortening in with fork or cutter until about pea sized bits still remain.Add the milk and incorporate with a fork just until all is moist. Drop by spoonfuls into the chicken soup on the stove and then cover - see above to finish chicken and dumplings Number of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ACADEMY252.

The nutritional information for Leann's Chicken and Dumplings is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 216.3

• Total Fat: 8.6 g
• Cholesterol: 21.9 mg
• Sodium: 878.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 24.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
• Protein: 9.2 g