Ahhh yes — Chicken and Dumplings is the coziest bowl of love you can get. It’s steamy, creamy, and full of tender chicken and fluffy dumplings that soak up allll the goodness. Southern, homestyle, and pure comfort food magic. 🥣🍗🫶
🍲 Classic Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
Ingredients (for the stew):
- 2 tbsp butter or oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups cooked chicken (shredded)
- 1 tsp thyme
- Salt & pepper to taste
- ½ cup heavy cream (optional for creamy version)
Dumpling Dough:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
- ½ cup milk
👩🍳 Instructions:
- Make the Base: In a large pot, sauté onion, carrots, and celery in butter until softened. Add garlic and cook for another minute.
- Add Broth & Chicken: Stir in chicken broth, thyme, and shredded chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Let it simmer gently.
- Mix the Dumplings: In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add melted butter and milk. Stir until just combined (don’t overmix!).
- Drop the Dumplings: Drop spoonfuls of dough (about 1 tbsp each) into the simmering stew. Cover the pot and cook on low for 15 minutes — no peeking! Steam = fluffy dumplings.
- Finish: Stir in cream if you’re going creamy. Let it rest a couple of minutes, then serve hot and steamy.
🧡 Variations:
- Use biscuit dough for quick dumplings
- Add peas, corn, or herbs for color & pop
- Make it in the slow cooker or instant pot for easy comfort
🎯 Social Caption Ideas:
- “Wrapped in a blanket? Good. Wrapped in dumplings? Even better. 🥹✨”
- “Southern comfort in a spoon 🥄💛”
- “This stew don’t miss. And these dumplings? FLUFFY AF.”
- “When the dumplings are soft but the flavor hits hard 😮💨🔥”
Want a cute reel script like “POV: You just made your grandma proud”? Or a carousel idea like “5 Comfort Foods You Need This Week”? Let me know and I’ll whip it up!
