Name: Southern Chicken Stew with Cornbread Dumplings (Standard)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 lbs Bone-in Chicken Thighs; 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 Yellow Onion-chopped; 2 Carrots-sliced; 2 Celery Stalks-sliced; 1 cup Frozen Peas; 1 cup Frozen Corn; 8 cups Chicken Broth; 1 tsp Dried Thyme; 1/2 tsp Dried Rosemary; 1 Bay Leaf; 1 cup Cornmeal; 1 cup All-Purpose Flour; 1 tbsp Baking Powder; 1/2 tsp Salt; 3/4 cup Milk

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A hearty and comforting chicken stew with tender chicken and fluffy cornbread dumplings, perfect for a chilly evening.

Total 2h 30m

Serves 6

Steps 8

Ingredients 17

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Chicken
2 lbs 900 g Bone-in Chicken Thighs
Vegetables
1 tbsp 15 mL Olive Oil
1 1 medium Yellow Onion-chopped
2 2 medium Carrots-sliced
2 2 medium Celery Stalks-sliced
1 cup 240 mL Frozen Peas
1 cup 240 mL Frozen Corn
Broth
8 cups 1.9 L Chicken Broth
1 tsp 5 mL Dried Thyme
tsp 2.5 mL Dried Rosemary
1 1 medium Bay Leaf
Salt and Pepper To taste
Dumplings
1 cup 120 g Cornmeal
1 cup 120 g All-Purpose Flour
1 tbsp 15 mL Baking Powder
tsp 2.5 mL Salt
cup 180 mL Milk

Equipment

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Instructions

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In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat Olive Oil from Vegetables over medium-high heat. Brown Chicken from Chicken on all sides; remove and set aside.
Add Onion, Carrots, and Celery from Vegetables to the pot and cook until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
Pour in Chicken Broth from Broth, add Thyme, Rosemary, Bay Leaf, Salt, and Pepper. Bring to a boil.
Return Chicken to the pot. Reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
While the stew simmers, prepare the Dumplings. In a bowl, whisk together Cornmeal, Flour, Baking Powder, and Salt from Dumplings. Stir in Milk until just combined.
Drop spoonfuls of Dumpling batter into the simmering stew. Cover and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until dumplings are cooked through.
Stir in Peas and Corn from Vegetables during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
Remove Bay Leaf before serving.