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Copycat Cracker Barrel Chicken and Dumplings

Copycat Cracker Barrel Chicken and Dumplings

This Copycat Cracker Barrel Chicken and Dumplings recipe is the definition of home-cooked comfort food.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 500 kcal

Equipment

  • Stockpot or Dutch oven

Ingredients
  

Broth and Chicken

  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 2 ribs celery, broken in half
  • ½ medium onion keep it as a chunk
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts each breast cut in half

Dumpling Mixture

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoon milk
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

Cooking Instructions

  • In a stockpot or Dutch oven, add broth, celery, onion, and chicken breasts.
  • Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for about 15 minutes, until the chicken breast is cooked through. While the chicken is cooking, prepare the dumplings.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the milk just until combined into a shaggy dough.
  • Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and roll to about ¼ inch thickness.
  • Use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into strips or squares about 1 to 2 inches in size.
  • Once the chicken is cooked through, remove it to a cutting board. Remove the onion chunk and celery pieces and discard.
  • Add the dough strips to the simmering broth and simmer for about 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, allowing the dumplings to cook and the broth to thicken to a gravy-like consistency.
  • While the dumplings are simmering, shred or chop chicken and return to the pot.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste, then serve warm.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 500kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 30gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 1500mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 200mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Chicken and Dumplings, comfort food, Cracker Barrel, Home Cooked
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