Name: Cracker Barrel Chicken n' Dumplins (Standard)
Prep time: 36 min
Cook time: 54 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lbs Bone-in Chicken Thighs; 1 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Black Pepper; 8 cups Chicken Broth; 1 Bay Leaf; 1 Yellow Onion-quartered; 2 Carrots-chopped; 2 Celery Stalks-chopped; 2 cups All-Purpose Flour; 1 tsp Baking Powder; 1/2 tsp Salt; 3/4 cup Milk; 2 tbsp Melted Butter; 1 tsp Poultry Seasoning; 1/4 tsp Thyme

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A comforting and classic rendition of Cracker Barrel's famous Chicken n' Dumplins, made accessible for the home cook.

Total 1h 30m

Serves 6

Steps 8

Ingredients 15

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Chicken
2 lbs 900 g Bone-in Chicken Thighs
1 tsp 5 mL Salt
tsp 2.5 mL Black Pepper
Broth
8 cups 1.9 L Chicken Broth
1 1 Bay Leaf
1 1 Yellow Onion-quartered
2 2 Carrots-chopped
2 2 Celery Stalks-chopped
Dumplings
2 cups 240 g All-Purpose Flour
1 tsp 5 mL Baking Powder
tsp 2.5 mL Salt
cup 180 mL Milk
2 tbsp 30 mL Melted Butter
Seasoning
1 tsp 5 mL Poultry Seasoning
tsp 1.25 mL Thyme

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Instructions

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Season Chicken with Salt and Pepper.
In a large pot or Dutch oven, combine Chicken, Broth ingredients. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 60 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
Remove chicken from pot and shred. Discard bay leaf, onion, carrots, and celery.
Return shredded chicken to the pot.
In a separate bowl, whisk together Flour, Baking Powder, and Salt for the Dumplings.
Add Milk and Melted Butter to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix.
Drop Dumpling batter by spoonfuls into the simmering broth. Cover and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until dumplings are cooked through.
Stir in Poultry Seasoning and Thyme. Serve hot.