Holiday Chicken & Dumplings That Warm the Soul

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour is more nutritious.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and can be used in cooking.

Wash the chicken with lemon juice, salt, and water, then pat dry.

Remove excess fat from the chicken thighs and place them in a pot of water to boil.

Chop celery, green bell pepper, and sweet Vidalia onion.

Add half of the chopped vegetables to the boiling chicken to enhance the broth's flavor.

Season the broth with chicken bouillon, pepper, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, and fresh thyme.

Shred the cooked chicken using two forks, discarding the skin and bones, then return the shredded chicken to the pot.

Add the remaining chopped vegetables to the broth.

Add 1.5 bags (24 oz) of homemade noodles to the pot and let cook for 25 minutes.

After 25 minutes, stir in 2 cans of cream of chicken soup and cook for an additional 15 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

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