Aqiimuk's Kitchen: Chicken and Dumplings

This is one of several meals you can prepare with a rotisserie chicken. You start by making soup, cooking the whole carcass. This recipe makes enough for two families. We shared the other pan with our neighbor, Starina Jones. This is a comfort food. Takes about 2 hours to prepare.

Ingredients

Rotisserie chicken, what's leftover from another meal

Onion, ½ medium, chopped

Carrots, 2 peeled and chopped

Water, 2 quarts

Flour, 2 cups

Baking powder, 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon

Dried oregano or thyme, ¼ teaspoon

Milk, ¾ cup

Butter, melted, 4 tablespoons

Preparation

Add the rotisserie chicken, whole, into the water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the chicken and cool slightly. Debone, remove skin and tear or cut into chunks. Add it back into the soup pot. Add the onion and carrots. Cook another 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

For the dumplings mix the flour, baking powder, melted butter, milk and oregano or thyme. It will be a wet dough. Use an ice cream scoop to make the dumpling. Add to your simmering chicken soup, one at a time. Cook for 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to turn it over, after 5 minutes.

Test them with a toothpick. If the center is doughy, cook another 2 minutes.

Cooking tip. The longer you leave the dumpling in the soup, the more soggy they will become. But they are still tasty.

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