Best 5 Ww Chicken And Herb Dumplings Recipes

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Craving a warm and comforting meal? Look no further! This article showcases a delectable Weight Watchers Chicken and Herb Dumplings recipe that promises a delightful culinary experience. Featuring tender chicken, aromatic herbs, and fluffy dumplings simmering in a flavorful broth, this dish strikes the perfect balance between hearty and healthy.

Embark on a culinary journey as we explore the secrets behind this delectable creation. Discover how to select the best chicken cuts, master the art of herb blending, and craft dumplings that are light and fluffy. Along the way, uncover variations of this classic dish, including a vegetarian option for those seeking a meatless alternative.

Whether you're a seasoned cook or just starting your culinary adventures, this article provides clear instructions and helpful tips to guide you through the process. Learn how to create a flavorful broth, achieve perfectly cooked chicken, and assemble the dumplings with ease.

Prepare to tantalize your taste buds with this Weight Watchers Chicken and Herb Dumplings extravaganza. With its satisfying flavors, customizable variations, and ease of preparation, this recipe is sure to become a family favorite. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's embark on this culinary adventure together!

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

CHICKEN AND HERB DUMPLINGS



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     main-dish

Time 40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

7 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
2 carrots, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 parsnip, peeled and chopped
1 bay leaf
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 1/2 cups plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 teaspoons baking powder
2/3 cup cold buttermilk
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill, plus more for topping
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives, plus more for topping
2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken, skin removed

Steps:

  • Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a large Dutch oven or wide pot over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, celery, parsnip, bay leaf, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Add 3 tablespoons flour; stir until toasted, about 1 minute. Gradually pour in the chicken broth, stirring. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until slightly thickened and the vegetables are tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Meanwhile, whisk the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour with the baking powder and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Cut the remaining 4 tablespoons butter into small cubes and rub into the flour mixture with your fingers until pea-size pieces form. Stir in the buttermilk and chopped herbs with a fork until combined. Divide the dough into twelve 1 1/2-inch balls.
  • Stir the chicken into the pot. Arrange the dough balls on top. Cover and cook over medium-low heat until the dumplings are firm to the touch and cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes. Top with more dill and chives.

CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS (WEIGHT WATCHERS)



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This healthier version of chicken and dumplings is comfort food at it's best and only 7 Weight Watchers PointsPlus per serving.

Provided by Kevin Anthony

Categories     Casseroles

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 celery ribs, chopped
1 c sliced fresh carrots
3 can(s) 14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
1/8 tsp pepper
3 c cubed cooked chicken breast
1-2/3 c reduced-fat biscuit/baking mix
2/3 c fat-free milk

Steps:

  • 1. In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, saute celery and carrots for 5 minutes. Stir in the broth, poultry seasoning and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered. Add the chicken.
  • 2. For dumplings, combine biscuit mix and milk. Drop by..... http://www.wwrecipes.net/chicken-dumplings.html

CHICKEN WITH HERB DUMPLINGS



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Savory, soul-satisfying, slow-simmering chicken and dumplings, made quick and easy with cream of chicken soup and all-purpose baking mix.

Provided by Caryl

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes     Chicken Soup Recipes     Chicken and Dumpling Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 tablespoons vegetable shortening
1 cup all-purpose baking mix
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon paprika
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 ½ pounds bone-in chicken parts
2 (10.5 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup, undiluted
3 cups milk
2 cups all-purpose baking mix
⅔ cup milk
½ teaspoon dried parsley
¼ teaspoon poultry seasoning

Steps:

  • Heat shortening in a large skillet over medium-high heat. In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup baking mix, salt, paprika, and pepper. Coat chicken with mixture, and fry in shortening, turning until browned. Remove chicken to paper towels, and drain fat.
  • Wipe out skillet, and return to stove. Stir soup and milk together in skillet. Place chicken in pan, and heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover skillet, and simmer 45 minutes, turning chicken from time to time.
  • Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine 2 cups baking mix, milk, parsley, and poultry seasoning, stirring together until a soft dough forms. Once the chicken has cooked 45 minutes, drop the dumpling mixture by tablespoonfuls into the simmering gravy. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes; cover, and cook 10 minutes more, until dumplings expand.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 525 calories, Carbohydrate 38.5 g, Cholesterol 77.2 mg, Fat 28.2 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 28.4 g, SaturatedFat 8.4 g, Sodium 1736.1 mg, Sugar 6.5 g

WW CHICKEN AND HERB DUMPLINGS



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This recipe is from a Weight Watchers Cookbook. Use two spoons when dropping your dumplings: one to scoop up the dough the other to push the sticky dough into the soup. Once you add the dumplings, don't allow the soup to come to a boil, or the dumplings will fall apart.

Provided by Branfletch

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 55m

Yield 3/4 cup chicken mixture and 3 dumplings, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 teaspoon canola oil
3/4 cup diced onion
2/3 cup diced celery or 2 celery ribs
1 1/2 cups sliced carrots or 3 medium carrots
2 cups chopped cooked chicken breasts
1 (32 ounce) container reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oil in a dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, and carrot; saute 10 minutes or until tender. Add chicken, broth, water, and thyme; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes.
  • 2. While soup simmers, lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, rosemary, and salt into a bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixtures resembles coarse meal. Add buttermilk, stirring just until moist.
  • 3. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls into simmering chicken mixture. Cover and cook over low heat 11 minutes (do not let soup boil). YIELD: 6 servings (serving size: about 3/4 cup chicken mixture and 3 dumplings).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 244.9, Fat 8.8, SaturatedFat 3.7, Cholesterol 50.6, Sodium 350.6, Carbohydrate 23.1, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 4.1, Protein 17.7

CHICKEN CASSEROLE WITH HERBY DUMPLINGS



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Bypass the suet and make lighter dumplings for this family-friendly one-pot stew

Provided by Sarah Cook

Categories     Dinner, Main course

Time 1h40m

Number Of Ingredients 14

12 skinless chicken pieces - a mixture of thighs and drumsticks on the bone, and halved chicken breasts
3 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp sunflower oil
2 onions, sliced
2 carrots, diced
200g bacon lardons, smoked or unsmoked, or streaky rashers, snipped
3 bay leaves
3 sprigs thyme
250ml red wine
3 tbsp tomato paste
1 chicken stock cube
140g cold butter, diced
250g self-raising flour
2 tbsp chopped mixed herb - try parsley, thyme and sage or chives

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Toss the chicken pieces with the flour and some salt and pepper, to coat them - it's easy to do this in a plastic food bag.
  • Heat the oil in a casserole with a lid. Brown the chicken pieces well on all sides - you'll need to do this in batches. Remove all the pieces to a plate, and tip the onions, carrot, lardons, bay and thyme into the pan. Cook gently for 10 mins until the onion is softened.
  • Return the chicken pieces, with any juices that have collected on the plate. Then pour in the red wine, 250ml water and tomato paste and crumble in the stock cube. Add a splash more of water if you need, until the chicken is almost covered. Bring to the boil, then cover with a lid and bake in the oven for 20 mins. Remove the lid and bake for another 10 mins while you make the dumplings.
  • Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until it feels like fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the herbs with ½ tsp salt and some pepper. Drizzle over 150ml water, and stir in quickly with a cutlery knife to form a light dough. Use floured hands to shape into ping pong sized balls.
  • Place the dumplings on top of the stew and bake for 20 mins more until the dumplings are cooked through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 744 calories, Fat 38.3 grams fat, SaturatedFat 17.3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 43.9 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6.6 grams sugar, Fiber 4.3 grams fiber, Protein 34.9 grams protein, Sodium 3 milligram of sodium

Tips:

  • For a richer flavor, use chicken broth instead of water.
  • Add a teaspoon of dried thyme or rosemary to the dumplings for extra flavor.
  • If you don't have self-rising flour, you can make your own by adding 1 teaspoon of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt to 1 cup of all-purpose flour.
  • Be sure to not overmix the dumpling dough, as this will make them tough.
  • Drop the dumplings into the simmering liquid by rounded tablespoonfuls. Do not crowd the pot, or the dumplings will not cook evenly.
  • Cover the pot and simmer the dumplings for 10-12 minutes, or until they are cooked through.
  • Serve the dumplings hot with your favorite gravy or sauce.

Conclusion:

This Weight Watchers Chicken and Herb Dumplings recipe is a delicious and easy-to-make comfort food that is perfect for a cold winter day. The dumplings are light and fluffy, and the chicken is tender and flavorful. The whole dish is made in one pot, which makes cleanup a breeze. If you are looking for a hearty and satisfying meal that is also Weight Watchers friendly, this recipe is a great option.

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