Description
Warm up with this comforting and flavorful Chicken and Pumpkin Dumplings recipe. A hearty soup filled with tender chicken, fall vegetables, and fluffy pumpkin dumplings, perfect for a cozy meal on a chilly evening.
Ingredients
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For the Soup:
- 2 tablespoons Countryside Creamery Pure Irish Butter
- 2 large carrots, peeled as desired & diced
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 3 tablespoons Baker’s Corner All-Purpose Flour
- 32 ounces Simply Nature Organic Chicken Broth
- 1 cup Baker’s Corner 100% Pure Pumpkin
- heaping 1/2 teaspoon Stonemill Ground Cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon Stonemill Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1 head garlic, halved crosswise & excess paper removed
- 1 1/2 pounds Simply Nature Organic Chicken Breasts
- one 10-ounce bag frozen Simply Nature Organic Butternut Squash or Sweet Potatoes
- 1/2 cup Simply Nature Organic Whole Milk
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- kosher salt & ground black pepper, to season
For the Pumpkin Dumplings:
- 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) cold Countryside Creamery Pure Irish Butter, grated
- 1 cup Baker’s Corner All-Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Stonemill Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1 large egg, lightly whisked
- 1/3 cup Baker’s Corner 100% Pure Pumpkin
- 1/4 cup Simply Nature Organic Whole Milk
- kosher salt & ground black pepper, to season
Instructions
- Cook the aromatics: Add the butter to a 5-quart Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot with a lid over medium heat. Once melted, add the carrots, celery, & onion, seasoning with 1 teaspoon kosher salt & ground black pepper. Cook until softened.
- Build the soup & simmer: Dust flour over veggies, cook until browned, then slowly pour in chicken broth. Add garlic, pumpkin purée, cumin, & pumpkin pie spice. Bring to a boil, then simmer with chicken.
- Prepare the dumpling dough: Mix dry ingredients, add grated butter, then mix wet ingredients. Combine to form a dough.
- Shred the chicken: Remove cooked chicken, shred, then return to the pot with butternut squash or sweet potatoes & milk. Simmer.
- Simmer the dumplings: Form dumplings and add to the pot. Cover & simmer until cooked through.
- Serve: Add lemon juice, adjust seasoning, and ladle into bowls. Serve hot.
Notes
- Storage & Reheating: Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave.
- Freezing: Not recommended as dumplings may change texture.
- 10-Minute Meal Prep: Chop veggies in advance for quicker meal preparation.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: Approximately 380
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg