Shortcut Chicken and Dumplings

If you're looking for easy, homestyle comfort food, look no further than this Shortcut Chicken and Dumplings. This dish provides all of the warm and cozy taste you love without a lot of fuss in the kitchen.
Cuisine: American, Main Dishes, Protein Rich
Course: dinner, Main Dishes, Quick & Easy
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Prep Time 14 minutes
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Total Time 24 minutes
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Servings 6
Plate of chicken and dumplings with carrots and green beans, with a skillet in the background

Ingredients:

  • 6 boneless chicken breasts (with skin on)
  • 1 can chicken broth
  • 4 cans refrigerated biscuits
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 cup fresh green beans
  • 2 stalks celery (with leaves)
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine
  • 1 cup Prairie Farms Whole Vitamin D Milk
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

  • Cook chicken in large pan with enough water to cover chicken completely.
  • After chicken starts to boil, add chopped celery, carrots, green beans, onions and broth.
  • When chicken is cooked, remove from broth, take off skin and cut into large chunks. Bring broth and vegetables to rolling boil.
  • Open and remove biscuits from tubes. Flatten each biscuit and cut into 4 strips. Drop each strip into boiling mixture, stirring occasionally.
  • When dumplings are cooked, add salt, pepper, milk and margarine and continue cooking until desired consistency is reached.
  • During last 10 minutes of cooking, add reserved chicken.

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