Homemade Chicken and Dumplings Recipe | Fluffy Cream Cheese Dumplings from Scratch

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner and lower in calories; chicken thighs are more affordable.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour offers more nutrients; all-purpose flour is often less expensive.

Dice celery, baby carrots, and yellow onion and set aside.

Season 3 chicken breasts with onion powder, garlic powder, and cajun seasoning, patting the seasonings in.

Heat oil in a pan and sear the seasoned chicken until browned on one side, then flip to brown the other side.

Remove the chicken from the pan and let it rest.

Add 3 tablespoons of butter to the pan and let it melt, then add the diced vegetables and cook until onions are translucent, scraping the fond from the bottom of the pan.

Mince garlic and add it to the pan, cooking until fragrant.

Slowly add chicken broth to the pan, stirring to prevent clumping, then add sage and 1/2 tablespoon of better than bullion.

Taste the broth for seasoning, then add 1/2 cup of half and half and 2 bay leaves.

Add the chicken back into the pot, which is not fully cooked, and bring to a simmer, covering for about 30 minutes.

In a bowl, mix together 2 cups of flour, salt, pepper, baking powder, and thyme.

Add melted butter and 3/4 cup of milk to the flour mixture, then mix.

Knead the dough lightly by hand, adding 1/4 cup of milk as needed until the dough is formed and cream cheese is incorporated.

Stir the pot with the chicken and broth, remove bay leaves, and drop spoonfuls of dumpling dough on top.

Cover the pot and let the dumplings steam for about 15 minutes, checking for doneness.

Check a dumpling by cutting it in half to ensure it is fluffy and cooked through.

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