1/2 water 1/2 milk. so it is thicker and not chicken soup

THIS IS IT! I have been looking for a recipe that DOES NOT HAVE carrots, celery stalk, etc. Just Old Fashioned Chicken 'n Dumplins'. I know there is truly NO recipe for this because "back in the day" this concoction was made by the woodstove with a chicken that had just had its neck rung and a pinch of salt, water and flour (staples of that "Little House on the Prarie" time). This is just the way my former mother-in-law makes them. And the most requested of her recipes. She is now 86 and no longer cooks, but on holidays and family get-togethers this is the requested dish she has to "come out of retirement" to cook. Thanks Jewel.

I love chicken and dumplings and it's the old recipe that I love. I was so excited to see this recipe. Thanks so much I can't wait to try this recipe!

Thanks again!

The dumpling recipe is the same as my pasta recipe and I love it. I roll it thru a pasta machine and I think maybe this dumpling dough could go thru the the machine on the 1st setting. That is the thickest. That would equal a good hard rolling out with a wooden rolling pin.

You know it has to be an old recipe, because flour, water and salt seemed to make up everything back then. People didn't have much to work with. But they sure knew how to prepare it! :) micah

Jewel -- I was very excited to see your recipe for "Great Old Fashioned Chicken & Dumplings" as I've been looking for many years for a recipe that results in "firm" dumplings! Your's may be just the one for which I've searched all this time! My mother used to make them and the recipe seems to have been lost... Can't wait until I try it!

Thank you so much!

Jewel. Great recipe. Just like my mom taught me to make dumplings in the south. Only thing we do different is use self rising flours.

It can not be a coincidence I have an aunt Jewel and next to my grandmother's dumplings hers are the best. She used to make them and bring them to family reunions and they would be the first one gone. We all loved Jewel dumplings. I have never made them but was looking for something to be like hers and my grandmother's and I found this and I know it is her. If you do just like she says you will have a great pot of dumplings.

I posted this recipe a few years ago. Since then I lost my home to the April 27th tornado that hit north Alabama. Back in my rebuilt house now.
So pleased that so many of you have enjoyed the recipe.
Blessings !! to all !!

Wowww... This was my first time making dumplings and they turned out greatttt!!! Thanks jewel

Thank you very much, Jewel. This is A GREAT recipe! It is perfect just the way it is. It is also a great base for people who like a lot of fancy stuff added. My family does not eat a lot of veggies so I can hide home made veggie broth and carrots in this and they still eat it like it is their last meal. I can make a big pot and we happily get at least 2 meals out of it. When your grocery budget is sometimes less than 50$ a week this is a real blessing. You are not just a Jewel, you are an angel.

I found this recipe a few years ago. Its is the best! A great way to get my grown up kids back home! They hear Moms chicken and dumpling... never fails ..they show up!! Thanks Jewel!

Thank you. I have been looking every where for recipe (dumplings) without baking powder. Only remember my mother's, were so good, but don't have the recipe. I have rolling pin & board, ready to prepare.

Thank you, Jewel! My Mother is 85 and has dementia and this recipe was the first that I have been able to find that tastes so much like her wonderful chicken and dumplings that we have enjoyed since we were children. However, I never watched how she made her dumplings and unfortunately now she can't remember (no, she didn't write down her recipes either, it was always in her head and heart but not on paper!) I have tried other recipes and nothing has compared to hers until now. I made a large pot this evening and they were awesome, just like my Mother's! The secret is rolling them out extra thin and the ice water must be what makes them soooo good! I used a little butter and flour in another pot to make a roux then added some of the hot broth to mix until it was smooth and then added to my pot of dumplings, broth, chicken, salt and pepper! All I can say is "FABULOUS"! We are from TN and because flour, water, salt and pepper is pretty much a staple when she grew up, they used what they had to make the food for their families. Also because they didn't always have a meat to make with the dumplings, another awesome version was Potato Dumplings. It is a version of this recipe without the chicken broth and chicken, only diced potatoes cooked in salt, pepper, butter and boiled in water, then they added the dumplings. It is also an awesome comfort food! Thanks again for the dumpling recipe! I have it printed and will share with the rest of my family!!

Thank you, This tastes just like my Grandma's! I have been trying to recreate it for some time. I am so lucky to run across your posting. Thank you. Thank you!

From a long line of southerners, love chicken & dumplings!! My mother made her dumplings with chicken broth. Rolled em out, sliced into strips. They were a firmer dumpling. Didn't fall apart, taste out of this world delicious! So good she had to double her dumplings because everyone eat those & leave the chicken.