Chicken and Dumplings
- Chef John Politte
- Oct 16, 2022
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 10, 2025

Chicken and dumplings is a comforting Southern dish with tender chicken and soft dumplings simmered in a savory broth. Hearty and warm, it’s a staple of home-cooked meals.
Chicken and Dumplings
Ingredients
6 Tablespoons butter
1 cup diced onion
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced celery
3 cloves fresh garlic
6 Tablespoons A/P flour
6 cups chicken broth
½ cup heavy cream
2 pounds cooked chicken
1 Tablespoon fresh thyme
2 bay leaves
1 ½ cup frozen peas
Salt and pepper through out
For the Dumplings:
2 cups A/P flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon each of salt and pepper
1 ½ cups heavy cream
Method
Add the mirepoix of diced celery, carrots, and onions to a large saucepan with melted butter and sauté your mirepoix until tender and the sugars have been released. Add the garlic and salt and pepper. Stir well
Add the flour and stir in to for a roux. Cook the roux until it stops sticking to the sides of the cooking vessel, and is the consistency of peanut butter
Add the chicken stock and stir with a whisk, to blend the sauce as it thickens
Stir in the cream and add the cooked chicken, continue to stir
Add the seasonings and the bay leaves and turn the heat to low
Make the dumplings as per the recipe, and add them into the chicken mixture in small ½ inch dough balls
Cover pot and leave on low heat, and simmer for 30 minutes until the dumplings have completely cooked.
Add the peas, then plate and serve



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