Denise's Light Chicken and Dumplings
Recipe: #1729
October 30, 2011
Categories: Chicken, Southern Sunday Dinner, High Protein, Low Fat, Chicken Dinner, more
"Yes, chicken and dumplings can be healthy. I've reduced the fat content by over half just by using boneless chicken breast. Packed full of veggies and flavor. No one will guess this is healthy if you don't tell them."
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (439.4 g)
- Calories 533
- Total Fat - 10.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.8 g
- Cholesterol - 184.7 mg
- Sodium - 918.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 67.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.8 g
- Sugars - 10.1 g
- Protein - 40.6 g
- Calcium - 385.7 mg
- Iron - 4 mg
- Vitamin C - 21.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat olive oil in a large dutch oven over medium high heat. Season chicken breasts with paprika, salt, pepper and onion powder. Saute chicken in the dutch oven until starting to brown; add garlic, onions and mushrooms and continue to brown another 1-2 minutes.
Step 2
Add celery, carrots, peas, stir. Add poultry seasoning and chicken stock - test at this point for seasoning, add salt and pepper to taste and simmer for 30 minutes.
Step 3
For the dumplings - Stir together flour, baking powder, milk, salt and egg. Drop by small teaspoon into bubbling hot stock. Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until dumplings are cooked through.
Tips
No special items needed.