Stewed Chicken with Dumplings

Here’s a family-favorite that’s ideal for a relaxing winter evening, with juicy, melt-in-your-mouth chicken and light, fluffy dumplings.

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Where To Buy
Servings: 7
NoYolks Wavy Noodle

Ingredients

  • 3 Tbsps vegetable oil
  • 2 lbs bone-in chicken pieces
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 cup onion, sliced
  • 1 celery stalk, cut in half, quartered
  • 2 tsps salt
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3/4 tsp dried thyme leaves
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 6 oz No Yolks® Dumplings
  • 2 cups carrots, sliced
  • 1 cup celery, sliced
  • 3 Tbsps all purpose flour
  • 3 tsps water
  • lemon juice and zest, if desired

Directions

For the Broth:

  1. In heavy 5-quart saucepan over medium heat, heat oil; brown chicken. Drain off fat.
  2. Add water, onion, celery, salt, bay leaf, thyme and pepper; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 40 minutes or until chicken is tender.
  3. Remove chicken; discard chicken skin and bones, celery stalk, and bay leaf. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and set aside.

For the Noodles:

  1. Heat broth to boiling; add uncooked pasta, carrot and celery. Boil, uncovered, over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until pasta and vegetables are tender.
  2. Mix flour in water.  Stir flour mixture into broth and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute or until thickened.
  3. Add reserved chicken and lemon juice and zest, if desired, to dumplings mixture and heat through.