Chicken Stew with Dumplings

Name: Chicken Stew with Dumplings
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2-1/2 to 3 pounds bone-in chicken thighs or drumsticks; 5 cups water; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 teaspoon dried basil; 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme; 3/4 pound new potatoes, quartered; 3 carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces; 2 celery ribs, sliced; 1 medium onion, cut into eighths; 1 package (10 ounces) frozen peas; DUMPLINGS:; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons butter or margarine; 3/4 cup milk; 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley

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Total Time:Prep: 10 min. Cook: 1 hour 35 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Elizabeth Durance

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Jun. 30, 2023

My mother usually didn't care for dumplings. But she raved about this stew...dumplings and all. It's a down-home delicious meal that I make often for my family.

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Chicken Stew with Dumplings

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Yield:8 servings

Prep:10 min

Cook:1 hour 35 min

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Ingredients

2-1/2 to 3 pounds bone-in chicken thighs or drumsticks
5 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
3/4 pound new potatoes, quartered
3 carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces
2 celery ribs, sliced
1 medium onion, cut into eighths
1 package (10 ounces) frozen peas
dumplings:

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley

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Directions

1
Place chicken and water in a 5-qt. Dutch oven. Cover and cook over medium heat for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until chicken is tender.

2
Skim fat. Remove chicken from broth; allow to cool. Debone chicken and cut into chunks; return to broth. Add next nine ingredients. Cover and cook over medium heat for 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
3
Meanwhile, combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk and parsley. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls into simmering stew. Cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Cover and cook for 8-10 minutes or until the dumplings are tender.