Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
Ingredients:
- 5 chicken leg quarters
- Water
- 1 stick of sweet cream salted butter
- Approximately 3 tablespoons of poultry spice
- Salt and pepper
- Buttermilk can biscuits
- One large can
Instructions:
- In a large pot, place the 5 chicken leg quarters and cover them with water.
- Add the stick of sweet cream salted butter, approximately 3 tablespoons of poultry spice, salt, and pepper to the pot.
- Bring the pot to a boil and cook until the chicken is done.
- Drain the cooked chicken and let it cool in a colander.
- Return the soup to a gentle boil.
- Take the Buttermilk can biscuits and pinch off quarter-size pieces of dough, dropping them into the boiling soup.
- Stir the dumplings frequently while they cook.
- Debone the cooled chicken and add it back into the pot.
- Continue cooking the dumplings until they become heavy and start to drop into the broth.
- Use one large can for the dumplings.
- While the dumplings are cooking, stir often.
- Make sure to cook the dumplings long enough for them to get heavy and start dropping into the broth.
- If you prefer, you can use a whole chicken instead of chicken leg quarters.
- The dish tastes amazing and improves over time. However, it might not last long in your house.
- Enjoy!
