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Old-fashioned chicken and dumplings simmering in a creamy broth with fluffy Bisquick dumplings

Old-Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings (No-Fail Family Recipe)

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Ingredients
  

  • - 6–8 chicken thighs bone-in, skin removed
  • - Water enough to cover chicken
  • - Salt and pepper to taste
  • - Milk enough to make broth creamy, about halfway up the pot
  • For Dumplings:
  • - Bisquick baking mix double the biscuit recipe on the box
  • - Milk as needed for dough
  • - Salt and pepper mixed into the dough

Instructions
 

  • In a large pot, boil chicken thighs in salted water for 1 hour.
  • Remove chicken, shred, and set aside. Reserve broth.
  • Add milk to the broth until it looks creamy. Bring to a soft boil.
  • Mix Bisquick dumpling dough according to biscuit recipe and double it. Add salt and pepper.
  • Drop dumplings by spoonfuls into the boiling broth.
  • Boil uncovered for 10 minutes.
  • Cover and simmer for another 10 minutes.
  • Stir in shredded chicken. Taste and season as needed.
  • Serve hot with extra black pepper.