Chicken and Dumplings

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 45 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 45 minutes

Ingredients

2 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)

5 cups chicken broth

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 egg

6 cups water

Directions

Put the chicken in a large stockpot and cover with 2 cups chicken broth, and bring to a boil

Reduce to medium heat and cook for at least 1 hour, mostly covered

Meanwhile, mix together flour, 1/2 cup chicken broth, and egg

Add more flour as necessary so dough isn't sticky

Add some flour to your hands, work surface, and rolling pin

Roll the dough to as thin as possible

Use a pizza cutter to make small squares

When the chicken is done, remove from pot and shred, leaving the water in the pot

Add 2 1/2 cups chicken broth and 6 cups water and bring to a boil

Slowly add the dumplings, a few at a time, to the boiling broth and reduce to a gentle simmer

Add the shredded chicken to the dumplings

Continue cooking until dumplings are done, about 15 minutes

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 cup
• Calories: 333 kcal
• Total Fat: 3 g
• Cholesterol: 75 mg
• Sodium: 828 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 48 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Protein: 24 g