Herbed Chicken & Dumplings
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Herbed Chicken & Dumplings

Author: Leah K. Egwuatu
a dairy-free, savoy, comforting hug in a bowl 🍲

Ingredients:

chicken
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp vegan or dairy-free butter
  • 1.5 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast chunks
  • 1 tbsp coconut aminos
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 cup carrots, diced
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
  • 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 4 celery stalks, diced
  • 2 stalks green onion, chopped (separate green from white)
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced
  • 1 cup full fat coconut milk
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1.5 cups filtered water
  • cajun seasoning to taste 
  • sea salt to taste
  • cracked black pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp fresh dill, minced
  • 1 tsp ground thyme 
dumplings
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp vegan butter, cold and diced into small cubes
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk
  • cracked black pepper to taste
  • dash cajun seasoning 

Instructions:

  1. add chicken breast chunks to a plastic baggy along with 1 tbsp coconut aminos and 2 minced garlic cloves; let marinate overnight or for at least 30 min.
  2. in a large sauce pan, add olive oil over medium high heat
  3. add marinated chicken breast chunks and cook until there is no more pink (about 5 -7 minutes)
  4. remove chicken chunks from your pan; cover and set them aside
  5. reduce your heat to medium low and add butter
  6. once melted, add white parts of the green onion and the yellow onion and saute for 2 minutes.  add carrots & celery and saute until softened, about 3-5 minutes. turn your heat up a little if need be but just don't burn the veggies!
  7. add coconut milk, broth, water, mushrooms, dill, thyme, sea salt, cracked black pepper and set heat to high; stir well
  8. once boiling, reduce heat to medium low again to a simmer and add chicken breast chunks in.  let simmer for 10-12 minutes, covered.
  9. add peas.
  10. dumpling time! in a small mixing bowl, add flour and baking soda and combine well. 
  11. add cold butter cubes, and 'cut' the butter into the flour by using your fingers and pressing both ingredients together to form clumps.
  12. sprinkle in cajun seasoning, pepper, and pour in coconut milk. mix together to form one big ball of dough.
  13. go over to your pot and "drop" spoonfuls  of dough onto the top of the simmering mixture (about 2 tsp worth; I made about 12 dumplings)
  14. cover your pot and let the simmer continue for about 5 more minutes as the dumplings cook all the way through.
  15. taste! seasoning with more S & P if needed and enjoy.
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