Weight Watchers CHICKEN AND DUMPLING SOUP

The ultimate comfort soup combines hearty vegetables, tender chicken, and homemade dumplings for loads of fresh comfort food flavor just like grandma used to make. This is very delicius <3

Prep Time: 20 Cook Time: 50 Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes Yield: 6 servings Category: soup Method: stove top Cuisine: southern

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 bowl

Serves 6

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 large onion chopped
• 3 stalks celery chopped
• 2 large carrots sliced in 1/4 inch rounds
• 2 cloves garlic finely minced
• 1/2 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 6 cups chicken broth or stock
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 cups cooked chicken cut in small cubes
• 1 cup frozen peas

DUMPLING RECIPE

• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup milk (2% or whole)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Melt butter over medium heat in a Dutch oven or stockpot. Add onion, celery, and carrots and cook until fragrant, approximately 4-5 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add garlic, parsley, and poultry seasoning; cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Sprinkle in 1 1/2 tablespoon flour; cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in chicken stock and bay leaf; simmer for 25 minutes.
2. Remove the bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add chicken and frozen peas and simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
3. In a medium bowl, mix 1 cup flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Cut in butter with a pastry cutter. When crumbly, add milk and stir just until combined. Drop by small spoonfuls into simmering soup. Cover and cook for 15 minutes without removing the lid.