Chicken and Dumpling Soup

Recommended by Garden View Café at United Hospital Center

Courtesy of USDA MyPlate

Try this spin on an all-time favorite chicken and dumplings. This easy, one-pot meal can be made for a family or ready to serve a crowd.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups carrot, chopped
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped, including some leaves
• 8 cups chicken broth, fat free, reduced sodium
• 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded
• 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cups fresh spinach leaves, coarsely chopped
• For the Dumplings:
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup skim milk
• 1 egg, large

Instructions

1. Heat oil in Dutch oven or soup kettle over medium-high heat.
2. Sauté carrot, onion, and celery for 5 minutes; stir in broth, chicken, peppercorns, thyme, and bay leaves.
3. Reduce heat to low; simmer, partially covered for 20 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix dumpling ingredients until well blended.
5. Drop small spoonfuls of dumpling dough into simmering soup.
6. Cover soup and allow dumplings to cook for about 20 minutes (they will rise to the top of the soup as they cook).
7. Stir in spinach.
8. Remove bay leaves before serving soup.

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