Better than Cracker Barrel Chicken 'n Dumplings

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 30 minutes
• total time: 2 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

1 whole chicken

1 pinch salt

water to cover

1 lemon, halved

2 stalks celery, sliced

1 small onion, chopped

2 carrots, sliced, or more to taste

2 cups all-purpose flour

salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Place chicken and 1 pinch salt in a large pot; cover with water. Bring to a boil, skimming any scum off the surface with a slotted spoon. Add lemon, celery, onion, and carrots. Simmer broth over medium heat until chicken starts to fall off the bone, about 1 hour.

Discard lemon. Remove chicken from the pot; let cool.

Place flour, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Make a well in the center. Ladle in 2 to 3 scoops of hot broth. Mix in flour with a spoon until dough comes together into a ball.

Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Knead carefully until smooth. Roll out into a large rectangle; cut into small rectangular dumplings.

Drop dumplings one at a time into the simmering broth. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 30 minutes.

Bone chicken and chop into pieces. Add to the pot; cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition

• Calories: 384 kcal
• Total Fat: 15 g
• Saturated Fat: 4 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 62 mg
• Sodium: 128 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 35 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 1 g
• Protein: 26 g