In the realm of comforting and soulful Southern cuisine, Maw Maw's Chicken and Dumplings reign supreme. This classic dish, often passed down through generations, embodies the essence of home cooking with its tender chicken, flavorful broth, and fluffy dumplings. The aroma alone is enough to awaken the senses and evoke memories of family gatherings around the dinner table. Our collection of Maw Maw's Chicken and Dumplings recipes offers a diverse range of variations, each with its unique charm and flavor profile. From the traditional Southern-style dumplings made with buttermilk and self-rising flour to the more modern takes featuring herbs, vegetables, and different cooking methods, there's a recipe here to satisfy every palate. Whether you prefer a hearty, thick broth or a lighter, more delicate one, our recipes provide detailed instructions and helpful tips to ensure a successful cooking experience. So gather your loved ones, prepare your taste buds, and embark on a culinary journey that celebrates the timeless tradition of Maw Maw's Chicken and Dumplings.
Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!
OLD FASHIONED CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
This is comfort food that can't be beat!
Provided by Karena
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Noodle Soup Recipes
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large pot place chicken pieces and add the chicken stock, onion, celery and 2 teaspoons of the salt. Put heat on medium low and simmer, partially covered, 15 to 20 minutes or until chicken is tender.
- To Prepare Dumplings: In a large mixing bowl beat together the egg and milk. Add 1 cup flour, remaining salt and baking powder and mix all together. Cut the butter into the flour mixture until the mixture is crumbly. Add 1 tablespoon of the parsley and mix. In 6 large spoonfuls, drop dumpling mixture onto the top of the simmering chicken. Cover the pot and let all simmer for 10 minutes more.
- To Make Gravy: Remove chicken and dumplings to a large serving bowl. Cover and set aside, keeping warm. Strain the stock left in the pot, pressing out any 'veggie liquid'. Return stock to pot. Combine water with remaining flour, then stir into the strained stock. Bring all to a boil, stirring constantly, to thicken. Return chicken and dumplings to pot, combing all gently. Serve with remaining parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 399.9 calories, Carbohydrate 8.9 g, Cholesterol 132.8 mg, Fat 25.6 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 31.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.7 g, Sodium 699.5 mg, Sugar 1 g
MAMAW'S CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE
I grew up on this recipe, my Grandmother got it from a lady from church at a pot luck a long time ago! She passed it down to my mom and it's always been a family favorite. Quick and easy for school nights, and the leftovers are just as good! You can use less butter on top of course, my Momma and Mamaw always put the full stick on top (gotta love Southern ladies and their butter!)
Provided by katiefbenham
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 1h20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease sides and bottom of a casserole dish.
- Stir chicken, water, rice, cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, and cream of mushroom soup together in the prepared casserole dish; season with salt and pepper. Arrange butter evenly over the top of the chicken mixture.
- Bake in preheated oven until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through, 1 hour to 75 minutes. Cool 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 441.2 calories, Carbohydrate 36.7 g, Cholesterol 80.7 mg, Fat 25 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 16.8 g, SaturatedFat 12.2 g, Sodium 1211.2 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
MAW-MAW'S CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
This has always been my favorite meal of all time. It is my ultimate comfort food. It is always my request as a birthday dinner. It reminds me of so many wonderful dinners as a child. It may seem odd, but we eat this over rice, we are Cajuns, so we eat rice with everything.
Provided by Stacey Lawson
Categories Chicken
Time 1h30m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Cut hen into pieces: 2 legs, 2 thighs, 2 wings, 2 breasts. Keep other parts to let them stew in the broth.
- 2. Chop onion, celery, and parsley. These will be added later.
- 3. In a medium-high dutch oven put in oil and then flour, stir to combine. This step is very important to NEVER walk away from the pot. Using a wooden spoon, continually stir flour and oil mixture in a figure 8 motion. You are making a roux and you need to get it to the color of peanut butter. Stir continually until you get that color.
- 4. Once roux is the perfect color, then add celery and onions and a teaspoon of salt. Stir to combine and let it sweat for a minute or so.
- 5. Add chicken broth and pieces of hen to pot. Use water if necessary to cover the hen. Add slat and pepper to taste.
- 6. Let this stew on medium-low heat for approximately an hour, until hen is tender. A hen takes time to cook and become tender.
- 7. Once hen is done, I usually remove the meat from the bones. Discard the bones and keep meat warm.
- 8. Mix pioneer baking mix to drop biscuit recipe for dumplings. Bring broth to a boil. Drop about 4-5 tablespoons of drop biscuit mix in broth, put on cover. Wait about 3 minutes before removing cover. Dumplings should be big and fluffy.
- 9. Remove dumplings that are done, keep in a corning ware with cover. Repeat step 8 until dough is used. You may need to add more water to broth, as the dumplings will soak it up as they cook.
- 10. Finally, after all dumplings are done, add chopped parsley to broth, you may want to return the hen meat to warm through again. Serve over rice with dumplings on the side.
MAMAW'S CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
I have made these with my kids, and now my grandkids!!! there is nothing like it when they say "Mammaw, we need to make Chicken and dumplins!" cookie cutters and smiles all around the table!!! melts my heart! If your family is like mine you can double the dumplins...they always fish 'em out ;)This recipe makes a firm dumpling,...
Provided by Bobbie Weiner
Categories Turkey Soups
Time 2h
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. In a large pot add whole chicken, celery, onion and garlic. Add water 4 inches above and boil until chicken is cooked thru. I skim the fat from the top of the water.I taste the stock and add chicken stock paste 1 tbsp at a time to taste (if needed) Remove all veggies and chicken. Debone chicken,add Chicken back to stock. My kids do not like the veggies so I remove them and add them to my bowl,otherwise you can dice them prior to adding to the stock for cooking and leave 'em in!
- 2. In a bowl, combine flour,(**OPTIONAL** mix in rosemary and dill for the more "grown up" version) and shortening..I use Crisco. mix together with a fork or pastry cutter(DO NOT OVERWORK), then add buttermilk to form a doughy consistency. (Should be somewhat crumbly, almost like a crisp topping)
- 3. flour a flat work space and roll out dough about 3/8 of an inch and let the kiddies go crazy with the cookie cutters! Drudge each piece thru raw all purpose flour and drop into boiling broth and chicken turn fire down to a simmer and cook till tender...about 2 hours until good-n-creamy. finish with 1/4 stick real butter ***if you aren't including the kiddies you can just pat out with your fingers...***
- 4. Plate as is in a bowl with a piece of garlic bread, or over egg noodles or mashed potatoes!
MAW MAW'S THANKSGIVING DRESSING
This was my Maw Maw's recipe for homemade dressing. It is the best!!! My family has been using this particular dressing recipe for years!
Provided by Kim D.
Categories Kid Friendly
Time 1h30m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 350F.
- In a very large mixing bowl, combine bread crumbs, crumbled cornbread, crumbled biscuits, yellow onions, celery, green onions, fresh parsley, sage, salt and pepper.
- Toss well.
- Add melted butter and eggs; mix.
- Add chicken broth, a little at a time, mixing lightly, but well.
- Add enough broth to make mixture extra moist.
- Place mixture into a well-greased baking dish.
- Bake about 45 minutes or until top is golden brown.
- ~NOTE~This can be made ahead of time by mixing everything together, placing it in the well-greased baking dish, covering with foil, and refrigerating.
- To bake, remove from refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
- Then, remove foil and bake for about 45 minutes.
Tips:
- Use a large pot or Dutch oven to make sure there's enough space for the chicken, dumplings, and broth.
- Don't overcrowd the pot with chicken pieces. If necessary, cook the chicken in batches.
- To make sure the dumplings are cooked through, drop them into the boiling broth and stir gently. Cook for about 10 minutes, or until the dumplings are no longer doughy in the center.
- If you want a thicker broth, add more flour to the dumpling mixture. For a thinner broth, add less flour.
- Season the broth to taste with salt and pepper. You can also add other seasonings, such as garlic powder, onion powder, or thyme.
- Serve the chicken and dumplings immediately, or store them in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Conclusion:
Maw Maw's Chicken and Dumplings is a classic comfort food dish that's perfect for a cold winter day. The tender chicken, fluffy dumplings, and flavorful broth make this dish a hit with people of all ages. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can easily make this delicious dish at home.
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