Recipe: Perfect Grandma's Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings

Grandma's Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings. Grandma would always make these for us when we were under the weather. She would cook a chicken in a pot with water, carrots, onions, and celery until it was done. Then she would pull all the chicken meat of the bone, and put it back into the broth (she would taste it after the meat was added and then add salt, pepper, and a little parsley).

Add to flour mixture and stir to form a ball of dough. Place onto a floured surface; knead and roll as thin as possible using a floured rolling pin. I know a lot of people make big puffy biscuit-like "dumplings", but this is how my Grandma made Southern-style chicken n' dumplings, and that is why they look like large noodles. You can have Grandma's Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings using 13 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Grandma's Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings

1. It's 1 of whole chicken ( 4 to 5 pound ).
2. It's 1 medium of onion, chopped.
3. It's 5 of bay leafs.
4. Prepare 5 tbsp of salted butter.
5. You need 1 1/2 tbsp of table salt, plus more to taste if desired.
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper or to taste.
7. Prepare 3 cup of all-purpose flour.
8. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp of baking powder.
9. You need 2 large of eggs, beaten.
10. Prepare 3/4 cup of plus 2 tablespoons water.
11. It's 1/2 cup of vegetable oil.
12. Prepare 1/2 tsp of table salt.
13. You need 1 of minced parsley or dried parsley flakes to garnish.

I start by blending flour, salt, and shortening together using a pastry cutter, cutting it in until the shortening is the size of small peas. Grandma's dinners were always the best. Try my Grandma's Chicken and Dumplings for an easy delicious meal that will please any hungry stomach. Old fashioned chicken and dumplings will remain a dinner staple, especially with this recipe.

Grandma's Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings instructions

1. Add enough water in stock pot to cover chicken..
2. Add chicken, onions, bay leaves, butter, salt and pepper..
3. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium low heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour or until cooked fully and tender..
4. When the chicken is cooked, remove from stock and put on cutting board or large bowl to cool. Leave stock in the pot..
5. When chicken is cool enough to handle, pull chicken off the bone and discard the bones and skin..
6. Cut the chicken into desired size and set aside..
7. FOR THE DUMPLINGS:.
8. Put the flour, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl whisk together until well combined..
9. Add the oil to the flour mixture and stir o coat flour slightly, then add eggs and water. Mix just until combined..
10. Turn dough out onto floured surface and knead until well mixed..
11. Divide the dough in half. Roll the dough into a thin rectangle and cut into 1/2 inch strips. Repeat cross wise cutting to make squares. Repeat with remaining dough..
12. Toss squares in flour to keep from sticking together..
13. Bring the broth back to a rolling boil and shake off excess flour on the dumplings. Drop into boiling broth and reduce heat to a simmer, uncovered..
14. Stir occasionally to keep from sticking and cook until dumpling are fully cooked. They will fluff up some, cook for about 20-25 minutes..
15. Add the chicken to the pot about last 5 minutes of cooking. Serve hot with garnish of the parsley. Add more salt and pepper if needed..

Add the Can Cream of Chicken Soup to the pot of broth and seasonings and stir well. When the chicken has cooled shred or cube. Add chicken, onions, bay leaves, butter, salt and pepper. When the chicken is cooked, remove from stock and put on cutting board or large bowl to cool. My Grandma's Old-Fashioned Chicken & Dumplings with my own little twist on it.