Chicken dumpling soup is the perfect meal to warm you up on a cold night! The savory flavors of the chicken and veggies combined with the perfectly seasoned broth and hearty dumplings make this dish an ideal comfort meal.
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What is Chicken Dumpling Soup
Chicken dumpling soup combines the classic mirepoix veggies of onion, carrots, and celery with shredded chicken, well seasoned chicken broth, and hearty dumplings. A secret to making this soup great is starting with a great chicken broth, as this is the base that brings everything together.
Contrary to many other chicken and dumpling recipes, this recipe is more soup than a stew. Though, the chicken, dumplings, and veggies make it a heartier soup.
How to Make Chicken Dumpling Soup
Given the flavor punch that this soup brings, it’s pretty simple to prepare with most of the time spent simmering at various stages of the cooking process. Below are step-by-step instructions on how to prepare this ultimate comfort dish.
1. Prepare the veggies by dicing the onion, peeling the carrots, slicing the carrots and celery into small pieces, and chopping the parsley. This allows you to quickly add them to the pot when needed.
2. Next, add the butter to a large soup pot and melt on medium heat.
3. Once the butter is melted, add the onion, celery, and carrots to the pot and cook until the onions are translucent (around 10 minutes), stirring frequently.
4. After the onion, carrots, and celery are cooked, add the garlic and cook for around 30 seconds, or until the garlic is fragrant.
5. Once the garlic is cooked, add the chicken broth to the pot along with the paprika, thyme, and bay leaves. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil.
6. Once the soup is boiling, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
7. While the soup is simmering, mix the dumpling ingredients into a medium sized bowl with a fork until the dumpling mix has a doughy consistency.
8. After the soup has simmered for 20 minutes, add the chicken and the parsley and mix in. You can also remove bay leaves from the soup at this time.
9. Next, add the dumpling dough to the soup in 1/2 teaspoon increments. Once all the dough has been added, cook the dumplings in the soup for five minutes (or until fully cooked).
10. Serve and enjoy! Salt and pepper to taste.
Chicken Dumpling Soup Recipe
Chicken and Dumpling Soup
Equipment
- 1 Large pot
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp. Butter
- 1 Medium Onion Diced
- 4 Stalks Celery Sliced
- 3 Carrots Sliced
- 3 Cloves Garlic Minced
- 1/4 Cup Fresh Parsley Chopped
- 6 Cups Chicken Broth or Stock
- 1 tsp. Paprika
- 1 tsp. Dried Thyme
- 2 Bay leaves
- 2 Cups Cooked chicken Shredded
- Salt To Taste
- Pepper To Taste
Dumplings
- 1 Cup Flour
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1/2 tsp. Ground Pepper
- 3/4 Cup Milk 2% or Whole
Instructions
- Prepare the veggies by dicing the onion, peeling the carrots, slicing the carrots and celery into small pieces, and chopping the parsley. This allows you to quickly add them to the pot when needed.
- Next, add the butter to a large soup pot and melt on medium heat.
- Once the butter is melted, add the onion, celery, and carrots to the pot and cook until the onions are translucent (around 10 minutes), stirring frequently.
- After the onion, carrots, and celery are cooked, add the garlic and cook for around 30 seconds, or until the garlic is fragrant.
- Once the garlic is cooked, add the chicken broth to the pot along with the paprika, thyme, and bay leaves. Increase the heat to high and bring the soup to a boil.
- Once the soup is boiling, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
- While the soup is simmering, mix the dumpling ingredients into a medium sized bowl with a fork until the dumplings have a doughy consistency.
- After the soup has simmered for 20 minutes, add the chicken and the parsley and mix in. You can also remove bay leaves from the soup at this time.
- Next, add the dumpling dough to the soup in 1/2 teaspoon increments. Once all the dough has been added, cook the dumplings in the soup for five minutes (or until fully cooked).
- Serve and enjoy! Salt and pepper to taste.
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Nutrition
Frequently Asked Questions
Is chicken dumpling soup good for you?
Yes. The chicken, veggies, and broth make this a very healthy meal. While the dumplings themselves are not overly healthy, the rest of the soup is very good for you.
Is chicken dumpling soup gluten-free?
Unless you make it yourself or it specifically says that it’s gluten-free, chicken dumpling soup will likely contain gluten as the dumplings are made of flour. In some cases, store-brought chicken broth may also contain gluten as some of the additives have gluten. However, you can make this soup gluten-free by using a gluten-free flour and making sure your broth is also gluten-free.
Final Thoughts on Chicken Dumpling Soup
Chicken dumpling soup is the perfect soup for a chilly night. Everyone in our house looks forward to dinner when they smell this soup simmering on the stove. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as my family does. Happy cooking!
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