VICKY'S CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
SOUP
 
4 chicken thighs (with skin optional)
1 can chicken broth (if skin is removed)
1 can Cream of Celery or chicken
2 celery sticks, chopped
2 carrots, chopped diagonally)
1 small onion, halved
1 clove garlic, halved lengthwise
2 egg whites (optional)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
1/4 teaspoon onion powder (optional)
salt and pepper, to taste
Pillsbury Biscuit Dough (7.5 oz or larger)

Total time from start to finish shouldn't be much more then 2 hours total. You may remove the skin from the chicken if you'd like, I find using it makes for much tastier soup, and I don't need broth. If you decide to leave the skin off, you can substitute a can of chicken broth in place of some water.

Rinse chicken thighs in cold water and place in a medium-large pot. Turn heat to medium-high. Add water to cover just past halfway up the thighs. Add garlic and onion powder (optional), and 2 pinches of each salt, and pepper. Cook for about 45utes to an hour or until chicken can be pulled easily off the bone. Turn heat to medium-low.

Pull off skin and leave in pot (if not already removed), and take the thighs and put on cutting board. Add 1-2 cups of water to soup pot, if skin was removed you can substitute the water for a can of chicken broth.

Tear chicken off the bone with 2 forks, discard bones and reserve shredded chicken. Add celery, carrots, onion and garlic clove to pot. Let cook for about 30 minutes.

Optional: While veggies are cooking, put shredded chicken in a separate medium-size pan set to medium-high and lightly brown (add some water if you think it's browning to fast). Before shredded chicken is added back to soup, remove the chicken skin from the soup pot and discard (unless it was not used).

Turn heat back to medium to medium-high on soup. After lightly browned, add shredded chicken back to soup with veggies. Add can of cream soup. Before dough, slowly drip egg whites into the lightly boiling soup.

20-30 minutes before serving, add Pillsbury dough in bite-sized portions one-by-one.

Will easily serve 10-12.

Enjoy!

Submitted by: VickyGeez

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Vicky's Chicken and Dumplings Soup
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 Terry (United States) says:
Tweaked it a little but still amazing!!!

 

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