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Homemade Chicken and Dumplings Recipe: Quick Chicken and Dumplings for Cancer Patients

Are you looking for an easy homemade Chicken and Dumplings recipe? There’s lots of recipes for this southern specialty but Holly’squick Chicken and Dumplings recipehas that homemade taste you are craving.If you have a craving for old-fashioned home-style chicken stew, but don’t feel like spending a lot of time in the kitchen then this recipe is for you. Turn to Holly’sChicken and Dumplings with Bisquick from Eating Well Through Cancer Cookbook for the perfect recipe! With broth, rotisserie chicken and Bisquick,you can whip up this best chicken and dumplings recipe in less than 30 minutes from start to finish. The ultimate comfort food!

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Easy Chicken and Dumplings

With rotisserie chicken, canned broth and drop Bisquick dumplings, my healthy Chicken and Dumplings recipe becomes an effortless one-dish meal! After making my Chicken and Dumplings Bisquick recipe, you will find yourself making this quick delicious dinner meal all the time.Featured On Reader's Digest Article:11 Healthy Makeovers of Your Favorite Family Recipes

Servings 8 (1 cup) servings

Ingredients

  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups baby carrots
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 6 cups fat-free chicken broth divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 2 cups chopped skinless rotisserie chicken breast
  • 2 cups biscuit baking mix
  • 2/3 cup skim milk

Servings 8 (1 cup) servings

Ingredients

  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups baby carrots
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 6 cups fat-free chicken broth divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 2 cups chopped skinless rotisserie chicken breast
  • 2 cups biscuit baking mix
  • 2/3 cup skim milk

Instructions

  1. In large nonstick pot coated with nonstick cooking spray, sauté onion, carrots, and garlic over medium heat until tender.


  2. In small cup, stir flour and 1/3 cup broth, mixing until smooth. Gradually add flour mixture and remaining broth to pot; bring to boil. Add thyme and chicken.


  3. In bowl, stir together biscuit baking mix and milk. Drop the mixture by spoonfuls into boiling broth.


  4. Return to boil, reduce heat, and cook, covered, carefully stirring occasionally, 15-20 minutes or until dumplings are done. Season to taste. If soup is too thick, add more broth.

Nutritional Info

Per Serving:Calories 218, Calories from Fat 23%, Fat 6g, Saturated Fat 1g, Cholesterol 32mg, Sodium 1207mg, Carbohydrates 28g, Dietary Fiber 2g, Total Sugars 4g, Protein 15g, Dietary Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 1/2 lean meat

Terrific Tip: Another short-cut for dumplings: cut flaky biscuits into fourths and drop into boiling broth or you can even use flour tortillas cut into fourths.You can slice carrots — but I find baby carrots a time-saver.

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From Holly’s Personal Account of Tube Feeding After Gastrectomy

“My portions have to be small and I can only eat about 1/2 cup or I feel uncomfortable and full. Because I have stomach cancer, my stomach isn’t working. I have had three chemo treatments so they said I could try eggs, ground beef, rice, tortilla, chicken, pasta and and soup. Most importantly, everything needs to be very low in fiber and fat since my stomach still isn’t working well. If I can eat 300 calories and 13g of protein during the day, I can now skip my 2.5 hour day time feed. The calories are easy to hit but getting enough protein is challenging. I’m stuck with my 10.5 hr overnight feeding – for now!”

How To Add Protein And Adapt Holly’s Homemade Chicken And Dumplings Recipe

Quick Chicken and Dumplings: Chicken And Dumplings with Bisquick (4)“Today, I decided I would make my Chicken and Dumplings with Bisquick because it is hard to beat simple southern comfort food. This Quick Chicken and Dumplings recipe is in Eating Well Through Cancer in the Day of Chemo Chapter. Light, quick to make and easy to tolerate. I adapted the recipe to my needs. I left out the carrots and onion and used a little garlic powder (I can’t have fiber). Then, I bought chicken stock instead of chicken broth because chicken stock has five times the amount of protein. I am not a bone broth fan but bone broth even has more protein. I bought shredded rotisserie white meat chicken so talk about easy to make!”

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Chicken and Dumplings with Bisquick From Eating Well Through Cancer Cookbook

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In Eating Well Through Cancer cookbook, Holly highlights diabetic recipes. Easy Chicken and Dumpling recipe is diabetic-friendly (if use reduced sodium chicken broth) making it the ideal low fat choice. Ironically, Holly has guided people through this book for over 15 years and she turned to her cancer cookbook to help guide her through her cancer journey.

She often made the Easy Potato Soup from the cancer cookbook and ate it with a dollop of Greek yogurt for an extra dose of protein. She also added extra protein powder to help meet her protein goals.

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Homemade Chicken and Dumplings Recipe Hard To Beat

What’s great about this recipe is that it served everyone for dinner and everyone was excited about getting my homemade chicken and dumplings recipe. Whether you have cancer or don’t feel well, this recipe is so easy to make as basically I used rotisserie chicken, broth and Bisquick for this quick chicken and dumplings. With a little thyme and garlic powder, I didn’t even miss the onions and fresh garlic. I ate a little more than my 1/2 cup because it was so good and I did OK which was encouraging. Now, I can’t wait to have another bowl tomorrow!

Made My Protein For The Day with My Quick Chicken and Dumplings

Remember, I used the chicken stock instead of chicken broth for added protein and chicken is a good source of protein. This morning I started my day with a scrambled egg mixed with Greek yogurt. Later, I ate cottage cheese and I sure didn’t know 1/2 cup cottage cheese had 13 g of protein. Then, the day ended with one of my favorite recipes, my Chicken and Dumplings with Bisquick. So, the white food all day wasn’t so bad today and besides, I got to eat. As I go to bed tonight I am hooked up to my feeding tube for the next 10 1/2 hours. My hope is I continue to eat more and get to use the feeding tube less. Next week at chemo, I will be half done!

Use Chicken Stock For Added Protein in Your Soup

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Here’s the chicken stock I used in the easy Chicken and Dumplings recipe. You can get it low-sodium to keep the recipe diabetic.

This has five times the amount of protein and I think it actually enhances the flavor of the soup. See what you think and you can always use bone broth which is a great source of protein. I just don’t like the flavor of bone broth but it is very good for you.

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FAQs

How do you keep Bisquick dumplings from falling apart? ›

PREPARE THE DUMPLINGS:

In a medium bowl, stir together baking mix and milk. Drop the dough by tablespoonfuls into the simmering broth; do NOT stir the dumplings and do not let your simmer go too fast (or the dumplings will fall apart). Cook the dumplings, uncovered, over medium-low heat for 10 minutes.

How do you keep dumplings from falling apart in chicken and dumplings? ›

When cooking the dumplings, keep the pot at a gentle simmer. An aggressive simmer or boiling will break them apart. Keep the heat low and keep your pot covered so that they steam.

How to know when dumplings are cooked in chicken and dumplings? ›

Set a timer for 15 minutes, don't lift the lid during this time, the dumplings need to steam. Open the lid and insert a toothpick into the middle of a dumpling to check for doneness. If it comes out clean, it's ready. If not, cover and simmer for a few more minutes.

Why are my Bisquick dumplings not fluffy? ›

One of the most common reasons is overmixing the dough. Overworking the dough can activate the gluten in the Bisquick mix, making your dumplings tough and chewy. Remember, the dough should be soft and slightly sticky before forming the dumplings. So, it's best to mix the ingredients just until they're combined.

Do you cook dumplings covered or uncovered? ›

The second secret to making really good dumplings is to keep the lid closed while the dumplings cook. With the soup simmering over a low flame and the dumpling dough ready, you'll drop spoonfuls of the dough onto the surface of the simmering broth, then cover the pot with a lid.

How to keep dumplings from sticking together for chicken and dumplings? ›

Drop in the dumplings, one at a time, and give the whole pot a gentle stir after every 5 or so dumplings. This will help keep them from sticking together. After all the dumplings have been added, continue to cook on medium, stirring regularly, for 7-10 minutes.

How do I stop my dumplings from dissolving? ›

To stop biscuit dumplings from dissolving it's important to drop the dough into boiling liquid, then immediately reduce the heat to low (if the low setting on your stove is really low, then you might need to use medium-low).

How do you fix runny chicken and dumplings? ›

Use Cornstarch to Thicken Chicken and Dumplings

Make sure the soup is brought back to a good boil and go ahead and stir in the cornstarch mixture.

Are my dumplings done when they float? ›

Cover and bring to a vigorous boil. Add roughly one cup of cold water and return to boil while covered. Repeat this step again. The dumplings will be completely cooked and ready when they float on the surface of the boiling water.

Do dumplings cook better with lid on or off? ›

If you keep the lid on, the dumplings will end up entirely steamed, so they'll be softer and slightly wetter. If you leave the lid off, they'll crisp up more on top, and be slightly drier. I like to do a bit of both, so I'll usually leave the lid on for the first 10 minutes or so, then take it off for another 10.

How long to cook dumplings on the stove? ›

Add 1/2 cup water, cover and cook for 3 minutes; uncover and cook until the liquid has evaporated completely and the bottoms are crisp and golden brown, about 2 more minutes. Repeat with remaining dumplings, adding more vegetable oil as needed. Serve immediately.

How do you keep dumplings from getting mushy? ›

We recommend pan searing as the best way to reheat your dumplings. Not only does it maintain their crispy bottoms, but it also brings out their wonderful flavors.

How to make dumplings more juicy? ›

Mix together a bit of cornstarch with water then stir it into the ground pork. Stirring in a bit of cornstarch and water will make the insides of your dumplings super tender. It's the secret to juicy, tender dumplings!

Can you use water instead of milk when making dumplings? ›

Dumplings of any kind are made with flour and water (or milk) and are relatively easy to make.

What causes dumplings to fall apart? ›

The steam that builds up by covering the pot is what cooks the dumplings. Don't boil or stir the dumplings. Vigorous boiling and stirring will cause the dumplings to fall apart.

How do you make dumplings not stick together? ›

Add a teaspoon of vegetable oil to stop the dumplings sticking together. Carefully drop frozen dumplings into the boiling water. Cook for 8-10 minutes until the dumplings are tender and rise to the surface.

Why are my biscuit dumplings mushy? ›

Be sure the liquid is hot before you add the dumpling dough. You can tell if the temperature is hot enough when the liquid is gently boiling with bubbles breaking on the surface. If you add the dough before the liquid is hot enough, the dumplings will end up soggy and undercooked.

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