Best Chicken And Dumplings Ever

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 1/2 lbs chicken, cut-up
• water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups flour, plus
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• additional salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 place chicken in dutch oven; add water until chicken is just covered. add salt & pepper.
• 2 bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 3 remove chicken from liquid; skin, bone and return meat to broth. remove 1-1/2 cups broth; chill.
• 4 in large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups flour, shortening and 1 cup chilled broth, mix together to form dough.
• 5 turn onto well-floured surface and knead 10 times. roll to 1/4 inch thickness; cut into 1 inch squares and set aside.
• 6 to remaining chilled broth, add the rest of the flour, dash salt & pepper; stir into chicken and remaining broth in dutch oven.
• 7 bring broth to boil, add dumpling squares, one at a time, stirring occasionally to seperate. reduce heat to simmer and cook 10 minutes or until broth is thick and dumplings are cooked.