Grandma's Chicken 'n' Dumpling Soup

• Ready in 3h 5m

• Serves 12

• 319 calories

• 27.44g carbs

Grandma's Chicken 'n' Dumpling Soup takes around 3 hours and 5 minutes from beginning to end. One portion of this dish contains roughly 18g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 319 calories. This recipe serves 12. For $1.07 per serving, this recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is liked by 2786 foodies and cooks. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. It is brought to you by Taste of Home. If you have celery, bay leaf, condensed cream of chicken soup, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a reasonably priced main course.

21 ingredients

1. 4 tsps baking powder
2. 1 bay leaf
3. 2 tbsps butter
4. 2 cups carrots
5. 1 cup celery
6. 4 lb broiler/fryer chicken
7. 5 chicken bouillon cubes
8. 10 oz condensed cream of chicken soup
9. 10 oz condensed cream of mushroom soup
10. 1 large egg
11. 2 cups flour
12. 12 servings parsley
13. 1 cup peas
14. 3/4 cups milk
15. 1/4 cups onion
16. 1/4 tsps pepper
17. 1 cup potatoes
18. 1 tsp salt
19. 2 tsps seasoned salt
20. 2 qts water
21. 6 peppercorns

Instructions

1. Place the chicken, water, bouillon, peppercorns and cloves in a stockpot. Cover and bring to a boil; skim foam. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 45-60 minutes or until chicken is tender. Strain broth; return to stockpot.
2. Remove chicken and set aside until cool enough to handle.
3. Remove meat from bones; discard bones and skin and cut chicken into chunks. Cool broth and skim off fat.
4. Return chicken to stockpot with soups, vegetables and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Uncover; increase heat to a gentle boil. Discard bay leaf.
5. For dumplings, combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Stir in egg, butter and enough milk to make a moist stiff batter. Drop by teaspoonfuls into soup. Cover and cook without lifting the lid for 18-20 minutes.
6. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.