Easy Weeknight Chicken & Dumplins Recipe – Serious comfort food easy enough for a weeknight dinner!
This is one of the first recipes I learned to make after I got married. It is super easy and perfect for cool nights! Over the years, I have tweaked this recipe and made it perfect for our family.
What ingredients do I need for this Easy Weeknight Chicken & Dumplins?
- chicken breasts
- creole seasoning
- olive oil
- butter
- diced carrots
- diced celery
- diced onion
- bay leaf
- flour
- chicken broth
- baking mix
- milk
- parsley
- frozen peas
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Easy Weeknight Chicken & Dumplins
Recipe Type : Main Dish Author: Jaren
Ingredients
- 3 boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2 1/2 tsp creole seasoning, divided
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 carrots, diced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 rib celery, diced
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 tbsp flour
- 1 quart chicken broth
- 2 cups bisquick
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1 cup frozen peas
Instructions
- Season chicken with 1 1/2 tsp creole seasoning.
- In a large pot over medium high heat, melt butter and olive oil.
- Add onions, carrots, celery, and the bay leaf. Season with 1 tsp of creole seasoning. Stir and cook for about 10 minutes.
- Add flour and stir for 1 minute.
- Add chicken broth and stir. Bring to a boil.
- Add cut up and seasoned chicken. Bring back up to a simmering boil and cook for about 15 minutes stirring occasionally to make sure it doesn't stick.
- While chicken is cooking, make the dumplings by mixing together the bisquik, milk, and parsley.
- Add peas to the mixture and stir.
- Drop heaping tablespoons of dumpling mixture into pot. Do not stir. Place lid on pot. Reduce heat to medium low. Allow it to cook for another 8 to 10 minutes. Soup will thicken.
- Once finished cooking, turn off heat, gently stir and serve.
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The creole seasoning is a nice twist!
Happy blog birthday!! This recipe looks fantastic! I love that it’s easy for weeknights!!
Happy 2nd blog birthday friend! Here is to many more!
Happy Blog Birthday! =)
Such a classic comfort food and perfect for these cold winter nights!
I love this, Jaren. Chicken and dumplings are one of my favorites! Congratulations on your blog birthday too. So glad I’ve gotten to know you!
Happy Blog Birthday!! 🙂 This chicken and dumplings look delicious, I can’t wait to make this soon. I haven’t had chicken and dumplings in forever….thanks for the awesome recipe! 🙂
What a great blog you have here! Congrats on your 2nd Birthday. I have signed up for the email so I may keep up.
Thanks for the awesome giveaway. Someone is going to be a very happy person 🙂
Congrats on the blog!! This dinner looks like the perfect comfort food!
Thanks Laura!
Happy blogiversary! And I can see why this is one of your favorites– it looks like ultimate comfort food 🙂
Thanks Ashton!