EASY TO MAKE recipe for Homemade Shredded Chicken Dumpling Soup with potatoes, carrots and celery. This creamy soup is a healthy comfort dinner food! Best served with biscuits to dip into the chicken broth! Mom, your families are going to love this!
Chicken Dumpling Soup
This Homemade Chicken Dumpling Soup is a Winter comfort food favorite. It’s so delicious that I can almost guarantee that whenever I make it, we’ll have it the night after again because the craving will still be there. That’s what happened last week. I made it on Wednesday, we ate it all, we loved it. On Thursday we decided we were going to make it for dinner again. And we ate it all again.
The Best Things About Chicken Dumpling Soup!
The best thing about this chicken and dumpling soup besides the homemade dumplings (yum!) is that it’s also filled with veggies – potatoes, celery, carrots – everything a good chicken soup should have in it.
FAQ for this recipe:
Can I substitute or add additional vegetables?
Feel fee to make it your own and add additional vegetables if you’re trying to empty out the fridge – onions, peas, green beans, and bite size cauliflower are all equally good in it. Just don’t skip on the potatoes – never skip on the potatoes!
Can I use chicken bouillon cubes instead of broth?
Absolutely, I do it all the time.
Can I make this vegetarian?
You sure can. Use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth and don’t add in chicken breast. You might want to add in some additional protein like white or great northern beans.
Are dumplings hard to make?
No. Homemade dumplings are one of the easiest things to make. It’s really just about mixing some simple ingredients together and then dropping it into hot broth to form the dumpling. The dumplings might not be the prettiest you’ve ever seen, but they will taste just as delicious.
Do I need to make a side dish for this soup?
I never do, it’s pretty hearty as is. I like to serve with some buttered bread or rolls.
How many servings is this recipe?
3-4 supper servings.
How good is this soup?
So good you’ll make it again tomorrow.
Hope you enjoy this soup for dinner sometime soon!
Looking for more chicken recipes?
Try my:
Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
Chicken Noodle Soup
Oven Roasted Whole Chicken with Cabbage
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Chicken Schnitzel
Slow Cooker Whole Chicken
Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs
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Shredded Chicken Dumpling Soup
PrintIngredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 5 medium potatoes - peeled and cubed
- 1/2 pound chicken breast - boneless/skinless
- 1/2 cup carrots - thinly sliced
- 2 stalks celery - chopped up
Instructions
- In a bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a measuring cup crack open the egg and add 3/4 cup water - whisk with a fork. Add egg-water to flour mixture, along with vegetable oil. Stir with a fork. Use your hands to mix the dough until it's no longer sticky - you will probably have to add additional flour. I like to add a small handful of flour, mix with my hands and if it's still sticky, keep repeating with flour until it's no longer sticky. When done, set aside.
- Bring broth to a boil and add potatoes and chicken breast. Continue to cook for 10 minutes on a light boil. Add carrots and celery to pot and cook a additional 5 minutes.
- Remove chicken from broth and place on cutting board. Shred up the chicken with fork and knife and then put shredded chicken back in pot.
- Grab your bowl of dough and rip off (I do this with my fingers) small pieces of the dough, dropping them into the boiling soup. If you find that the dough is too sticky to handle when ripping apart, just sprinkle some flour on your hands. Keep adding small pieces of dough until it's all gone. Turn heat down to medium and let cook for 5 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy.
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Amy says
I am finally transferring my recipes to a more organized location, and I would just like to say that this is one of the tastiest and easiest to make soups around. I often leave out the potatoes because the dumplings and potatoes together are a little too much for me.
Carol says
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Renee says
Best chicken and dumpling soup I have ever had I could eat this every night if the week and sooo easy!
Pamela says
Hey Renee – high 5! I’m so happy you liked this soup! Thanks for commenting!
Susan says
These dumplings were a hit in my house.
Pamela says
Thanks for commenting and letting me know Susan! Glad everyone liked them!
Debbie Borchardt says
Can I double this recipe?
Pamela says
Hey Debbie, absolutely! Just make sure to use a big enough pot!
Nicolette says
Have a cold right now, just made this and it was amazing! Plus the kids loved the dumplings!
Pamela says
Hey Nicolette, this makes me so happy to hear! Thanks for commenting and letting me know!
Debra says
Mmmm…that looks yummy! Thanks for sharing with us at Funtastic Friday blog hop 🙂
Sara says
I tried making dumplings once and failed miserably, but after seeing your recipe I’m going to give it another try! The pictures make it look SO good!Thanks for linking up at the Home Matters Link Party! We hope to see you again next week:) #HomeMattersParty
Leigh Suznovich says
Oh this looks so good. I love chicken and dumplings! Can’t wait to try it 🙂
Susan @ Culinary Envy says
I would love a quart to go please! I wish….This looks so comforting and yummy.
Kyrstie says
This sounds so yummy! Perfect for Ali the rain we’ve got hearing our way!
Agness of Run Agness Run says
This is a hell of a soup, Pamela! Great choice of ingredients!
Debra Eliotseats says
Delicious and easy enough to make every night. I’ve got a few recipes like that—that I would eat daily and not get bored…
grace says
comfort food 101! i’ve been craving soup above all else, even though it’s been a very mild winter here. this one hits all the sweet spots. 🙂