Chicken and Dumplings

chicken and dumplings

Bill is super duper crazy about this dish.  I love it because it’s an elegant spin on what can be a bland “comfort food” dish.  First off, the “dumplings” are actually gnocchi.  The original recipe has you make homemade ricotta gnocchi,  but I just use these Pastene gnocchi.  By slicing the veggies very thin and cooking them only for a few minutes, they have a great crunch and the parsnips add a wonderful sweetness to the sauce.

Chicken and Dumplings
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Recipe type: Main
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Serves: 6-8
 
Ingredients
  • •10 cups low-salt chicken broth
  • •2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs
  • •1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
  • •6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • •2 celery stalks, cut crosswise into ¼"-thick slices
  • •1 carrot, peeled, thinly sliced
  • •1 parsnip, peeled, cut into ¼"-thick rounds
  • •1 leek, halved lengthwise, cut crosswise into ¼"-thick slices
  • •1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • •1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
  • •Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
  • •Shaved Parmesan
  • Gnocchi
Instructions
  1. Bring the broth to a simmer in a large pot and add the chicken. Salt and pepper to taste. Simmer chicken for 20 minutes until cooked through. Remove chicken, let it cool and shred the chicken.
  2. Bring a large pot of water to boil, to be ready to cook the gnocchi.
  3. Melt the butter in a saute pan. Add the flour and wisk well for 5 minutes until the roux gets a little color.
  4. Add the roux to the chicken broth, stirring well, until the broth thickens slightly and coats a spoon.
  5. Add the carrots, celery, leeks and parsnips to the broth and cook for 5 minutes so that they still have a little crunch. Salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Cook the gnocchi.
  7. Add the chicken, chives and parsley to the pan.
  8. Serve in a bowl with gnocchi and shaved parmesan on top.