Chicken and Dumplings-Super Easy Version (My Favorite)

 This is by far my favorite chicken and dumplings recipe and the easiest. 

Ingredients

1 pound/bag of precooked diced chicken breast

1 TBS chopped garlic

Large Container of chicken broth (Approx 4-6 cups) or water

1 can of cream of chicken soup

Greek Seasoning

1 bag spinach

1 carton fresh mushrooms

lemon juice (Optional)

1 can of refrigerated biscuits (I use Grands Original) -You can use 2 cans if you want LOTS of dumplings like we do! 

 

Directions:

*I really like to flour my biscuits, roll them out, cut down the middle once long ways then cut them into thin strips.  Or you can pull off chunks of each biscuit and use that instead depending on what kind of dumpling you prefer.  (Rolling them reminds me of how my Gussie and then my parent's used to make homemade dumplings as a child.  I prefer thinner dumplings than the thicker ones.)

*Put garlic, broth and cream of chicken in large stock pot and bring to a boil. 

*  Once you feel your chicken and mushrooms are cooked, add in your biscuits.  You can pull them apart by hand and just drop them in.  Depending on your pot, you might want to reduce your heat just a tad.  I keep a big spoon that I use to stir pretty constantly as I drop them in so that they don't stick together.  Cook biscuits through.  Probably about 10-15 minutes.

*Add more broth/water if it is getting too thick

*Bring back to a boil then add mushrooms and chicken and boil until heated through stirring often.  (You can also use raw diced chicken but need to make sure to boil it long enough to cook it.  I would add it before the dough if it were raw.) 

 *Add your Greek Seasoning and a generous amount of lemon juice.

*Just before you are ready to serve, turn the heat down and add a bag of spinach.  Cover and let the spinach wilt.  Stir it in until it is cooked.

*Serve.

 

That's it.  The easiest chicken and dumplings ever and so so good!

 

 

*I usually use a large carton of broth and end up adding more broth at the end because it is a little too thick for my taste.

 

You can also substitute a bag of wide egg noodle dumplings for a simple no fuss dumpling, but it isn't quite as tasty!

 

*This could easily be done in the crockpot with some chicken breasts, mushrooms and the soups cooked all day on low.  Shred your chicken, add your dumpings and the rest of the ingredients when you get home and heat until ready.

 

Source (Adapted):

http://mixandmatchmama.blogspot.com/2012/09/dinner-tonight-chicken-and-dumplings.html