Mennonite Chicken and Dumplings
This is Mennonite Chicken and Dumplings recipe is a farmhouse favorite, hearty and full of tender chicken and cooked-perfectly vegetables.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine American, Amish
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups eggs (about 12 eggs)
- 4 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 4 sprigs parsley finely chopped
- 3 large carrots peeled and sliced
- 1 cup green beans cut to preference
- 2 ½ cups shreddedchicken
- 1 large pot of chicken broth or stock
Beat butter until fluffy.
Add eggs slowly.
Add dry ingredients and mix until thoroughly blended (don't over-mix it)
Flour your hands and form balls slightly larger than golf balls. Lay them on a greased tray.
Make broth and boil sliced carrots and green beans until soft.
Add parsley and chicken Bring the soup to a rolling boil and carefully spoon in the dumplings
Put on the lid and cook for 10-15 minutes or until soft and fluffy. Do NOT open the lid! Do not overcook them or they will fall apart.
Remove from heat and serve.
Keyword chicken, dumplings