Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 1 cup chicken mixture with 3 dumplings
  • Calories:
  • 282
  • Fat:
  • 5 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 1 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 60 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 1022 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 29 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 28 g
  • Diabetic Exch:
  • 3 very lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Perfect for autumn nights, this main course is speedy, low in fat and a delicious one-dish meal. -Nancy Tuck of Elk Falls, Kansas

SERVINGS

6

CATEGORY

Lower Fat

PREP

10 min.

COOK

20 min.

TOTAL

30 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 celery ribs, chopped
  • 1 cup sliced fresh carrots
  • 3 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 3 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
  • 1-2/3 cups reduced-fat biscuit/baking mix
  • 2/3 cup fat-free milk

DIRECTIONS

In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, saute celery and carrots for 5 minutes. Stir in the broth, poultry seasoning and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered. Add the chicken.
    For dumplings, combine biscuit mix and milk. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto simmering broth. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a dumpling comes out clean (do not lift cover while simmering). Yield: 6 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Jul 25, 2008

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