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Creamy Chicken and Thyme Dumplings

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Tablespoon Kitchens
Updated Sep 18, 2017
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This is exactly what you need to warm up on cold nights: chicken, carrots and celery combined with creamy gravy, then topped with tender dumplings and a hit of fresh herbs. It’s the food equivalent of your favorite sweatpants.

Creamy Chicken and Thyme Dumplings

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 5 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 15
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Ingredients

Stew

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 3 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 carton (32 oz) Progresso™ chicken broth
  • 3 cups deli rotisserie chicken, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 4 medium carrots, peeled and cut diagonally into 1/4-inch slices
  • 3 stalks celery, cut diagonally into 1/4-inch slices
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Dumplings

  • 2 cups Original Bisquick™ mix
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 5-quart Dutch oven, heat butter over medium heat. Cook onion in butter 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add flour; cook and stir 2 minutes. Gradually add broth, stirring until blended. Add chicken, carrots, celery, whipping cream, 2 teaspoons thyme, the salt and pepper. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; simmer 12 to 15 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir together Dumpling ingredients. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into hot chicken mixture. Cook 10 minutes. Cover; cook 10 minutes longer or until dumplings are cooked through.

Nutrition

670 Calories
31g Total Fat
38g Protein
60g Total Carbohydrate
11g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
670
Calories from Fat
280
Total Fat
31g
48%
Saturated Fat
15g
77%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
150mg
50%
Sodium
2360mg
98%
Potassium
730mg
21%
Total Carbohydrate
60g
20%
Dietary Fiber
5g
18%
Sugars
11g
Protein
38g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
220%
220%
Vitamin C
8%
8%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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