Denim Chicken Dumpling Dinner Recipe

1      Reviews by:    Edith Anderson   Denim Chicken Dumpling Dinner Recipe creates a tasty and robust chicken dumpling dish using fryer chickens, onion, celery, carrot, flour, hash brown potatoes, Cheddar cheese and eggs. Food Category:    Pasta and Dumplings Cuisine Origin:    Midwestern    Servings:10 Calories per Serving:723 Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   4 Hours 20 Minutes Cook Time:   53 Minutes Total Time:   5 Hours 13 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 2 broiler-fryer chickens (3 pounds each) rinsed
• 6 cups boiling water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1 1/2 cups cut celery (1/2 inch pieces)
• 3/4 cup cut carrot (1/2 inch pieces)
• 2 cups cold water
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 packages (12 ounces each) frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed
• 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (about 4 ounces)
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten

DIRECTIONS

• Put chicken, boiling water, and salt into a saucepot. Bring to boilinq, reduce heat, and simmer covered 2 to 3 hours, or until tender.
• Remove chicken from bones, leaving in large pieces. Set aside.
• Skim fat from broth; measure broth and add enough water to make 4 cups. Return to saucepot and add vegetables; cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Add cold water to flour, stirring until well blended. Gradually add water and flour mixture to hot vegetables in saucepot, stirring constantly. Bring to boiling; simmer 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Return chicken to mixture; heat thoroughly.
• Meanwhile, for dumplings, turn hash brown potatoes into a bowl and separate with a fork; add cheese, flour, salt, pepper, and eggs and mix with fork. Put half of hot chicken mixture into each of two 13 1/2x 8 3/4 x 1 3/4-inch baking dishes or into one 15 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/4-inch roaster. Drop dumpling mixture by tablespoonfuls onto hot chicken mixture. Cover dishes with aluminum foil.
• Bake at 350°F 30 minutes, or until dumplings are done. Sprinkle with snipped parsley before serving.

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