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Savory Chicken with Herb Buttermilk Dumplings

Quick prep, the convenience of a store-bought rotisserie chicken, and one-pan cooking makes this comfort-food at it’s finest!

  • Author: Erin Thomas

Ingredients

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For Herbed Buttermilk Dumplings (aka Biscuits):

3 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling dough

1 tbsp. granulated sugar

11/2 tbsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary

1 tsp. chopped fresh parsley

1 tsp. chopped fresh thyme

8 tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold and cut into cubes

2/3 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup milk (whole or 2%)

For Chicken Filling:

3 tbsp. unsalted butter

1 medium onion, diced

3 garlic cloves, minced

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

4 cups (32 ounces) chicken broth or prepared chicken bouillon

2 carrots, diced

2 stalks celery, diced

1 store-bought rotisserie chicken, deboned and skinned, meat cut into large chunks (about 4 cups)

Salt and pepper, to taste

12 tsp. fresh parsley, chopped

Instructions

For Herbed Buttermilk Dumplings (aka Biscuits):

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.  In a large bowl, blend together all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, black pepper, rosemary, parsley, and thyme.  Cut cold cubed butter into flour mixture using a pastry cutter, two knives or your hands.  Butter should be pea-sized.  Add the buttermilk and milk.  Blend until just combined.  Turn onto a well-floured board.  Pat and fold dough two to three times.  Pat dough to about 1/2 inch thickness.  Cut with a straight-sided round cutter (2- to 3-inch rounds).  Set aside.

For Chicken Filling:

Melt the unsalted butter in a large oven-proof saucepan or skillet.  Add onion and cook until softened (about 5 minutes). Add garlic and cook for an additional minute.  Sprinkle all-purpose flour or onion and garlic.  Stir to evenly coat.  Gradually add chicken broth/bouillon to onion mixture.  Stir well after each addition.  Bring to a boil and add diced carrots and celery.  Cook for about 5 minutes to let vegetables soften slightly, before stirring in rotisserie chicken.  Add salt and pepper to taste.*

Top chicken mixture with cut herbed buttermilk dumplings (aka biscuits). Space cut dough about 1/2 to 1-inch apart, depending on the size of your oven-proof skillet. Bake for 21-25 minutes or until biscuit tops are golden brown.  Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley.  Serve immediately.  Topping with freshly grated parmesan is optional!

 

Notes

*If using bouillon, you may want to adjust the amount of salt in the chicken filling.