Chicken Dumplings. Chinese chicken dumplings with ground chicken and vegetables filling. Homemade dumplings are healthy and easy to make and perfect as a light meal or appetizer. This Southern Style Chicken and Dumplings Recipe is easy to make and full of old fashioned goodness.

This recipe is broken down into two parts: cooking chicken and cooking biscuits. Chicken and dumplings are the ultimate comfort food, aren't they? When we were kids, my mother used to make chicken and dumplings for us by simply adding Bisquick biscuit dough to chicken stew. You can cook Chicken Dumplings using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken Dumplings

1. You need 300 gms of chicken mince.
2. You need 1 tbsp of ginger paste.
3. It’s 1 tbsp of garlic paste.
4. It’s 2 of green onion chopped.
5. You need 3 tbsps of soy sauce.
6. Prepare 1 tbsp of sesame oil.
7. You need 1 tsp of rice vinegar.
8. You need 2 tbsps of cooking oil.
9. It’s of Soy sauce Extra for serving.
10. It’s of Wonton wrappers.

Chicken and dumplings can be a little difficult to get right, but the flour and cornmeal in this recipe help prevent gloopy flour balls. This is comfort food like no one's business. Prepare dumplings and set them aside for a few minutes. Shake the pot gently in a circular motion to submerge dumplings in stock.

Chicken Dumplings instructions

1. In a bowl mix together chicken mince with the ginger and garlic paste, green onion, soy sauce, sesame oil and rice vinegar. I was making these with a 4 year old in mind who doesn't fancy mushrooms, so I decided to stick to a basic Chicken dumpling. You can include some diced mushrooms if you wish..
2. I bought store bought wonton wrappers as they are easily available anywhere. I bought mine in a regular supermarket here in Wellington and not an asian store! Since they were sold frozen I left them on the kitchen counter to thaw out..
3. Once they are ready, its time to make the dumplings! Spoon 1 tbsp worth of the mince meat into the centre of each wrapper. Rub the edges of the wrapper with water and then fold the dough to create a half moon shape and press it down firmly to seal. I have all sorts of little things in my kitchen and one of it is a dumpling mould that again can be easily sourced these days in kitchenware stores. So with the help of a dumpling mould I made about 50 dumplings! Please note, I did not cook the chi….
4. It is important the edges are sealed really well cause the meat will come out otherwise and that won't look cool one bit :).
5. When they are ready to be made, heat some oil in a large non stick skillet. Place the dumplings in a single layer (i.e. not overlapping) and cook over medium low heat. You want them crispy and golden brown. It took me less than 5mins to cook them..
6. Serve right away with some soy sauce..
7. Make sure you store the dumplings you haven't cooked in a sealed ziploc bag and leave them in the freezer until the next time you have an asian craving..

This version of chicken and dumplings starts with a couple of smart shortcuts to make it easy enough to pull off on a weeknight, without skimping How to Make Easy, Weeknight Chicken and Dumplings. This homemade chicken and dumplings recipe is made completely from scratch. Classic comfort food at its best! Combine chicken, celery, carrots, onion, chicken broth, parsley, chicken bouillon granules, salt and Return soup to a simmer. In a mixing bowl, combine dumpling ingredients and mix well to form a stiff.