Cracker Barrel Inspired Chicken & Dumplings
There are a ton of chicken and dumplings recipes out there, but none ever compare to my favorite. Cracker Barrel Inspired Chicken & Dumplings is just like the one you can get at the restaurant, but you don't have to leave home to get it.
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 3 carrots, cut up
- 1 yellow onion, minced
- 4 stalks of celery, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 2 teaspoon sage
- pepper, to taste
- pinch salt
- 5 quart water
- 3 cup strained stock
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 1 small yellow onion, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon sage
- For Dumplings:
- 2 1/2 cup flour
- 3 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoon crisco
- 2 tablespoon parsley, chopped or 1 tablespoon of dill weed
- 1 1/4 cup milk
Instructions
- Simmer all stock ingredients in water for about 45 minutes.
- Remove chicken from pot and cool until able to handle. Skin and bone chicken and cut or tear into small pieces.
- Strain stock reserving 3 cups or so.
- Add chicken and ingredients list for soup. Bring to a simmer while you are preparing the dumplings.
- Dumplings can either be made with Bisquick or you make them with the ingredients listed above.
- Mix dry ingredients and cut in Crisco, using a pastry blender or two knives.
- Add parsley or dill and stir milk in with a wooden fork. Do not overmix.
- Drop by large spoonfuls on top of the simmering soup. Simmer 5 minutes with the lid off, then cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes longer. Serve immediately.