Creamy Chicken and Dumplings

Hello ladies,

Last night, I had no plans for dinner, no motivation, and no good ideas. Jed hates that I serve chicken 9/10 dinners. I say tough luck, and when I suggested we have chicken and dumplings (which I've never made before), he said "No," I glared, and he followed up with "I mean, sure."
So, I found this recipe online, and I was oh so pleasantly surprised. I knew it would be good, but it was delicious. Every time I make a new meal, I ask Jed to rate it 1 to 10, 10 being the best. Guess what he said-- 10! That is true success in my eyes. So, I know I will be making this recipe from now until the end of time.

I changed a few things along the way, so I will include my changes in parentheses.

Creamy Chicken and Dumplings

Ingredients:
1 lb chicken breasts (I used boneless skinless, but you can also use bone-in and skin-on, just cook for longer)
10 bouillon cubes (I used two cans of chicken broth and 4 cups of water, with 5 bouillon cubes... that's all I had)
2 quarts water (That's 8 cups, in case you're wondering. I added a bit of water during the process, so you might need to too)
2 cups Bisquick (I just made my own using this recipe)
2/3 cups milk
2 tbsp butter
4 eggs
2 stalks celery (I used carrots, onions, peas, corn, and celery. I love vegetables, so it equaled 2 cups of veggies total)
salt & pepper (I used kosher)

Place chicken breasts & bouillon cubes in a large pot & cover with 2 quarts of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 20-25 mins until chicken is done.

Meanwhile, boil the eggs. Then mix together the bisquick and milk until soft dough forms. When chicken is done, remove from pot and set aside. Drop spoonfuls of dough into the chicken stock. Simmer over low heat, covered, for 10 mins, then uncovered for 10 mins.

Meanwhile, dice 2-4 stalks of celery until you have approximately 1/2 – 1 cup of diced celery. Cut or shred chicken into bit sized pieces. Saute celery in 2 tbsp of butter for a couple of mins. Add in chicken & season well with salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Add the chicken and celery to the soup. Remove yolk from boiled eggs and chop whites and add to soup. Stir all to combine. Serves 4.



I thought the eggs would be weird, but they made all the difference. If you click on the link, you will find more detailed steps such as the best way to boil an eggs and other stuff.

No go make it, and LOVE it, like we do!

Adrianne

Sweet Potato Biscuits

I bought sweet potatoes at Costco because the whole box was cheaper than buying 3 at Walmart.  Alaska is awesome like that.  Anyways, I'm swimming in sweet potatoes and have been trying to find different ways to hide them in Sophie's food.  These were a major hit.  They are sooooo good.  They are especially delicious if you have them with Trader Joe's Pumpkin Butter!  You can simply use the mashed potatoes in place of all the wet ingredients, but if you want you can add the milk and butter.

Sweet Potato Biscuits

2 ½ c Bsquick

1/3 c butter softened

1 c mashed or smashed sweet potatoes

½ c milk

Heat oven to 450°F. Stir all ingredients until soft dough forms.  Place dough on surface sprinkled with Bisquick mix; roll in Bisquick mix to coat. Shape into a ball; knead 3 or 4 times. Roll 1/2 inch thick. Cut with 2 1/2-inch round cutter dipped in Bisquick mix. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Serve warm.