Chicken and Fluffy Herbed Dumplings

I have been dreaming about chicken and dumplings for several weeks. I even laid the ground work for the perfect soup base to my dumplings by making my own chicken broth last week. So today was the day! Chicken and Dumplings is Shep’s favorite meal & I could just see his excitement as I imagined telling him what was in store for our Easter Sunday lunch. And I was right – he was so excited!

His favorite part is the dumplings, and in the past ((to save time)) I have quartered canned biscuits and used them to make dumplings. But no store-bought ingredients for Easter!! I whipped up this meal the old-fashioned way…from scratch!

Dumplings from scratch may seem a bit intimidating, but they are NOT! Just take it one step at a time, get organized and you will be sure to love these fluffy herbed dumplings as much as we did. 

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A few simple adjustments to a traditional Chicken and Dumpling — and you suddenly have a meal worthy of Easter!

1 – Make your own broth (it’s easy and better for you) follow these steps.

2 – Use a great white wine to deglaze the pot (your taste buds will thank you).

3 – Fresh herbs: grow them and use them (please). While the dumplings are steaming, these little, bright green herbs do something so magical. They infuse the fluffy dumplings with just the perfect amount of brightness & freshness. If you imagine bland ((or even just salty and peppery)) when you think of traditional dumplings…one bite of these heavenly fluff pillows and your mind will be changed (forever).

4 – Rotisserie chicken — it’s a good thing, you know what I mean?