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Healthy Chicken & Dumplings

It’s chicken and dumplings tonight. Made from scratch, these little dumplings are sure to melt in your mouth, not in your pans. Try a batch tonight!
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Cuisine American

Servings 6 servings
Calories 1809.74 kcal

Ingredients

  

  • 1 pound(s) boneless, skinless, chicken breasts, cut into cubes
  • 1/2 cup(s) onions, chopped
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt, table
  • 1 dash(es) pepper, to taste
  • 1 dash(es) cloves, ground
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 cup(s) water
  • 1 teaspoon(s) cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon(s) spices, basil, dried
  • 1 package (10 ounces) frozen green peas
  • 1 cup(s) yellow cornmeal
  • 3/4 cup(s) flour, sifted
  • 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
  • 1 cup(s) low-fat milk
  • 1 tablespoon(s) vegetable oil

Instructions

 

  • Place chicken, onion, carrot, celery, salt, pepper, cloves, bay leaf, and water in large saucepan.
  • Heat to boiling.
  • Cover and reduce heat to simmer.
  • Cook for about 30 minutes or until chicken is tender.
  • Remove chicken and vegetables from broth.
  • Strain broth.
  • Skim fat from broth.
  • Measure and, if necessary, add water to make 3 cups liquid.
  • Add cornstarch to 1 cup of cooled broth and mix by shaking vigorously in jar with tight-fitting lid.
  • Pour mix into saucepan with remaining broth.
  • Cook, stirring constantly, until liquid comes to boil and is thickened.
  • Add basil, peas, and reserved vegetables to sauce.
  • Stir to combine.
  • Add chicken and heat slowly to boiling while preparing cornmeal dumplings.
  • To prepare dumplings: Put cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt into large mixing bowl.
  • Mix milk and oil.
  • Add milk mixture all at once to dry ingredients.
  • Stir just enough to moisten flour and evenly distribute liquid.
  • Dough will be soft.
  • Drop by full tablespoons on top of stew.
  • Cover saucepan tightly.
  • Heat to boiling.
  • Reduce heat to simmering, and steam for about 20 minutes.
  • Do not lift cover.

Nutrition

Calories: 1809.74kcalCarbohydrates: 354.11gProtein: 49.72gFat: 23.45gSaturated Fat: 3.67gCholesterol: 26.25mgSodium: 2288.94mgFiber: 30.66gSugar: 31.63g

Keyword Chicken, Healthy Bytes, Heart Healthy, Kid Pleaser, Low Calorie, Low Fat
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