Big Thicket Chicken and Dumplings

very good! I felt like the dumpling ratio was perfect, and so did our guests. when making the dumplings, i added a teaspoon of powdered chicken stock into the flour mixture and thought it gave it a bit more flavor than it would have had other wise. also, I sauteed the onion, carrots, and celery in a tea of olive oil for 5-8 minutes covered in the stock pot before adding the broth back in. I chilled the broth slightly after removing the chicken to separate the fat out. don't feel it was lacking any flavor from removing the fat. we feel like it could have fed 6 adults as a main dish.

HOLY SMOKES BATMAN! These dumplings are crazy wonderful! It does make a huge huge amount. But I think they taste better the next day. The soup is tasty too! I have recommended this recipe to many , many. It also is my stand by for making a dish to give away. The poultry seasoning in the dumplings make the difference..I actually upped it too 2tsp. Try this recipe , you wont regret it!

Old time Texas food!...I made a batch for "Wednesday Special" at my small cafe in Uncertain, Texas... Had to make two more batches that day...It is the best the we, "River Rats", have had!

That's what I call noodles, not dumplings. Dumplings are fat, puffy, soft things and I use biscuit dough with extra milk and just drop them on top of hot stew, cover and cook on low for 20 minutes until done and not gooey on the bottom anymore. Chicken or beef stew, works with both, and everybody loves it.

This was a huge success with my family. I used Wondra to prevent the dumplings sticking to each other and froze the dumplings I didn't cook on single layers of waxed paper sprinkled with Wondra. The Wondra, in addition to preventing sticking, also helps thicken the broth without changing the flavor. Tasted great!!! Thanks so much!