Description
Paula Deen’s chicken and pastry delivers Southern comfort with hearty chicken stew and hand-rolled dough strips. Creamy, rich flavors blend perfectly for a classic home-style meal you’ll savor with pure satisfaction.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 chicken (2.5 lb)
- 2 bouillon cubes
- 4 quarts water
- 1 can (10.75 oz/306 g) condensed cream of celery or cream of chicken soup
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 ribs celery, chopped
- 1 tsp Paula Deen’s house seasoning
- 1 tsp salt
- ¾ cup ice water
- 2 tbsps corn starch (optional)
- 2 bay leaves
Instructions
- Broth Foundation: Combine chicken, celery, onion, bay leaves, bouillon cubes, and House Seasoning in a large stockpot. Cover completely with water and initiate gentle simmering.
- Chicken Preparation: Cook poultry until meat becomes tender and easily separates from bones, approximately 30-45 minutes. Remove chicken, discard skin, bones, and bay leaves, then shred meat and return to broth.
- Stock Enhancement: Blend cream of celery or cream of chicken soup into the broth. Whisk cornstarch with cold water and incorporate to thicken liquid, bringing mixture to a soft boil.
- Pastry Crafting: Mix flour and salt, gradually adding ice-cold water to form a compact dough. Knead until smooth, then roll on flour-dusted surface to 1/8 inch thickness.
- Dumpling Transformation: Slice rolled dough into 1-inch strips, halving each before gently dropping into simmering stock. Cook until dumplings float to surface, approximately 3-4 minutes, ensuring delicate texture and even distribution.
Notes
- Chicken Selection Matters: Choose a whole chicken with skin and bones intact for maximum flavor extraction and richer broth development.
- Precise Meat Handling: Shred chicken meat meticulously, removing all bones and skin to ensure smooth, tender texture in final dish.
- Dough Consistency is Key: Work dough gently and minimally to prevent toughness, using ice-cold water and light fingertip blending for tender pastry strips.
- Temperature Control Critical: Maintain gentle simmer throughout cooking process to prevent dumplings from becoming rubbery or falling apart.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 890 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 62 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg