How to make homemade chicken 'n dumplings

Just like Cracker Barrel!

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INGREDIENTS

Boil chicken for 20 minutes to cook through.

Boil chicken for 20 minutes to cook through.

In separate bowl, add flour.

In separate bowl, add flour.

Add baking powder and stir.

Add baking powder and stir.

Add butter.  Mix butter into the flour using your fingers or a pastry cutter.  Flour should become crumbly.

Add butter. Mix butter into the flour using your fingers or a pastry cutter. Flour should become crumbly.

Add a little less than 1 cup of milk and stir well.

Add a little less than 1 cup of milk and stir well.

Add flour to your counter or cooking workspace. Coat rolling pin with flour.

Add flour to your counter or cooking workspace. Coat rolling pin with flour.

Place dough on flour and coat well.  You want lots of flour on the dough.

Place dough on flour and coat well. You want lots of flour on the dough.

Roll out the dough evenly.

Roll out the dough evenly.

Cut long strips of dough using a pizza cutter or knife.

Cut long strips of dough using a pizza cutter or knife.

Cut the opposite way to make dumpling squares.

Cut the opposite way to make dumpling squares.

When chicken is done, remove from water and cut in bite sized chunks.  Set aside.

When chicken is done, remove from water and cut in bite sized chunks. Set aside.

Heat chicken broth to boiling.    Gently add dumplings to broth.  It's good to have extra flour on the dumplings as this will help thicken the sauce.

Heat chicken broth to boiling. Gently add dumplings to broth. It's good to have extra flour on the dumplings as this will help thicken the sauce.

Boil dumplings for 15-20 minutes.

Boil dumplings for 15-20 minutes.

Sprinkle in some basil as the dumplings cook.

Sprinkle in some basil as the dumplings cook.

When dumplings are cooked and sauce thickened, add chicken.

When dumplings are cooked and sauce thickened, add chicken.

Serve and enjoy!

  • 3.0 Chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
  • 2.0c Flour
  • 1/2tsp Baking powder
  • 2.0Tbsp Butter
  • 1.0c Milk (actually a little less)
  • Basil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 8.0c Chicken broth