Yummy Chicken and Dumplings

If you read my Menu Plan Monday post this week you saw that I had Homemade Chicken (or Turkey) and Dumplings on the menu. Homemade Chicken/Turkey and Dumplings is probably one of the least expensive meals ever. I paid less than $10 for the turkey that I used and I used only about 1/8 of the turkey to go with the dumplings.

I really have no idea how much the dumplings cost to make… pennies? I used 2 cups of flour + 1/2 cup of flour to knead into the dough (that I got for super cheap last week at Kroger), 1 cup of broth, about a tsp. of salt and a few sprinkles of pepper.

Here are the step by step pictures of how to make the homemade dumplings:

1) Mix ingredients well and knead in additional flour until the dough is not sticky, but is not too firm either.

2) Roll dough out on floured surface until very thin.

3) Cut strips about 1 1/2 inches x 6 inches.

4) Let sit for 30 minutes.

5) Dust with more flour and add to 2 quarts of boiling broth (without the chicken – you’ll put the chicken or turkey in for a few minutes after the dumplings are done to heat) one dumpling at a time.

6) Boil dumplings on high for 5 minutes and then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hr.

7) Add chicken until heated.

Enjoy!! You might need to add a little more salt and/or pepper depending on your taste buds.

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