How to Make Cheater's Chicken and Dumplins - Easy Recipe

This how to recipe for how to make cheater's chicken and dumplings turns a time-consuming homemade favorite into a quick and easy anytime meal. Little shortcuts make all the difference and help to reduce prep and cooking time in half. With today's hectic schedules, it's hard to put a warm meal on the table, but with this easy recipe you can put a delicious nutritious meal out for your family and still have time to spare.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 cans of chicken broth
• Shredded or diced chicken
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 cup corn starch
• Veggies as desired
• Salt & Pepper
• 1 can refrigerated biscuits

1. Open the cans of chicken broth and pour into a large pot , bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer.

2. Add precooked diced chicken and your choice of vegetables. Leftover vegetables work very nicely in this dish. Have a spoonful of corn left? Simply freeze it in a small bowl. Add a spoon of green beans here and a cup of potatoes there until you have enough veggies to add to a meal.

3. Add salt and pepper to suit your personal palate.

4. Open canned biscuits and rip each biscuit into four pieces. Drop the pieces into the simmering mixture one by one.

5. Slowly add flour, whisking until it dissolves smoothly into the simmering mixture.

6. Finally, slowly add the corn starch, whisking until it dissolves as well. Cook until liquid begins to thicken into a runny gravy consistency.

Tips & Warnings

• Be ready to remove the dish from the heat quickly once you add the corn starch, as it will likely start to thicken quickly.
• Be careful to add corn starch very slowly, or your gravy may get too thick.

Resources

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[bluemoongoddess]

on 8/18/2009 Oh, this is one of my favorite meals.I love chicken and dumplings, and making it with the biscuits is so easy.

[Butterfli]

on 6/7/2009 Chicken and dumplings will always be a favorite, especially in the cold months! Thanks!

[tracysmith159]

on 6/1/2009 My husband would love this chicken and dumplins. I'll have to give him this recipe. It would be an easy meal for him to make when I'm not here.

[gahazeleyes]

on 5/29/2009 Sounds good. Thanks for sharing.