Chicken and Dumplings with Frozen Mixed Vegetables Recipe 🥒🥕🌽🧅🧄🍗🍲👨‍🍳😀

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while maintaining flavor.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk lowers calories and is dairy-free.

Boil chicken leg quarters in 3 cups of vegetable stock for 2 hours over low heat.

Remove chicken from the pot, take it off the bone, and set aside in the chicken stock.

Add 1/2 medium onion and 4 to 5 garlic cloves to the chicken stock.

Bring the stock to a boil, then add 1/2 lb of frozen mixed vegetables and cook for about 5 minutes until softened.

In a bowl, mix together 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 3/4 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon parsley.

Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in the microwave and add to the flour mixture along with 1/4 cup of skim milk.

Mix the dumpling batter until combined, then take spoonfuls (about 1 teaspoon each) and drop them into the boiling broth.

After adding the dumplings, cook on medium heat for 15 minutes without stirring too much to prevent them from falling apart.

After 5 minutes, drizzle some broth over the dumplings to help them cook evenly and add spices: 1/2 teaspoon each of garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, and salt, plus 1/4 teaspoon of poultry seasoning.

After 15 minutes, add the chicken back into the pot in large pieces to avoid shredding, and stir gently if needed.

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