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My family loved this! My husband declared it a success!! SO GOOD!!

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It reheats really well, if you make smaller dumplings it may not so I recommend keeping them bigger, I did cook mine a bit longer too.

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Serves 6 | WW POINTS: 2 | Cooking time: 26 minutes

Ingredients:

1/4 pound(s) uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast(s), cut into 1-inch pieces

1/8 tsp table salt, or to taste

1/8 tsp black pepper, or to taste

2 Tbsp all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp table salt

1/4 tsp black pepper

2 tsp vegetable oil

4 medium uncooked leek(s), white and light green parts only), thinly sliced

4 medium uncooked shallot(s), thinly sliced

2 medium uncooked carrot(s), sliced into thin rounds

2 rib(s), medium uncooked celery, sliced

1 leaf/leaves bay leaf

1 tsp fresh thyme

1/2 cup(s) fat-free chicken broth

2 Tbsp all-purpose flour

2 Tbsp uncooked unenriched white cornmeal

3/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp table salt

1/2 tsp fresh parsley, minced

1/4 cup(s) low-fat milk

1/2 cup(s) apple juice

1/2 cup(s) frozen green peas, thawed

How to make Chicken and Dumplings:

Step 1. Season chicken with 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Mix flour with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Sprinkle chicken with 1 tablespoon of seasoned flour. In a large skillet, heat oil and lightly brown chicken. Remove from pan.

Step 2. In the same skillet, sauté leeks and shallots until lightly golden, about 3 minutes. Add carrots, celery, bay leaf, and thyme and cook for another 3 minutes. Stir in the remaining tablespoon of seasoned flour and cook until it begins to color for about 1 minute. Pour in chicken broth and apple juice. Return chicken to the pot. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until chicken is cooked through 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 3. Meanwhile to make dumplings, sift 2 tablespoons flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt together into a bowl. Stir in parsley. With a fork, stir in milk until dough just comes together. Drop dumpling mixture with a teaspoon into chicken mixture.

Step 4. Simmer, covered, about 6 to 8 minutes.

Step 5. Add peas, and cook until dumplings are done, another 2 to 4 minutes. Serve in six 1-cup portions.

Enjoy!

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Chicken and Dumplings

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Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 pound(s) uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast(s), cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1/8 tsp table salt, or to taste
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper, or to taste
  • 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp table salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
  • 4 medium uncooked leek(s), white and light green parts only), thinly sliced
  • 4 medium uncooked shallot(s), thinly sliced
  • 2 medium uncooked carrot(s), sliced into thin rounds
  • 2 rib(s), medium uncooked celery, sliced
  • 1 leaf/leaves bay leaf
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme
  • 2 1/2 cup(s) fat free chicken broth
  • 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 Tbsp uncooked unenriched white cornmeal
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp table salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp fresh parsley, minced
  • 1/4 cup(s) low-fat milk
  • 1/2 cup(s) apple juice
  • 1/2 cup(s) frozen green peas, thawed

Instructions

  1. Season chicken with 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Mix flour with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Sprinkle chicken with 1 tablespoon of seasoned flour. In a large skillet, heat oil and lightly brown chicken. Remove from pan.
  2. In the same skillet, sauté leeks and shallots until lightly golden, about 3 minutes. Add carrots, celery, bay leaf and thyme and cook another 3 minutes. Stir in remaining tablespoon of seasoned flour and it cook until it begins to color, about 1 minute. Pour in chicken broth and apple juice. Return chicken to pot. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until chicken is cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile to make dumplings, sift 2 tablespoons flour, cornmeal, baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt together into a bowl. Stir in parsley. With a fork, stir in milk until dough just comes together. Drop dumpling mixture with a teaspoon into chicken mixture.
  4. Simmer, covered, about 6 to 8 minutes.
  5. Add peas, and cook until dumplings are done, another 2 to 4 minutes. Serve in six 1-cup portions.