Gluten-Free Chicken & Dumplings!

Welcome my sweet friend, Abigail, who is guest posting here at Beneath My Heart today!  She is my new monthly food contributor, and I am so honored to have her share her delicious recipes with us!  She made a pot of these Gluten Free Chicken & Dumplings for my family a couple of weeks ago, and we LOVED IT!  She brought it to us on a Friday, and we ate it all weekend long!  Such a great comfort food!  Thanks, Abigail!

Gluten-Free Chicken & Dumplings is the quintessential comfort food and one of my family’s all-time favorite cold weather recipes! Robust with rich flavors and packed with hearty vegetables, shredded chicken, and buttery dumplings!

Gluten-Free Chicken & Dumplings

I’ve given my husband permission to make these gluten-free chicken & dumplings for me ANY time of the year- including for my birthday dinner!! Hehe. (And, now, he even has this blog post with pictures to reference!)

Let’s talk dumplings! As a southern gal, I’ve had my share of chicken & dumplings… church potlucks, anyone? :) There are all sorts of dumpling recipe “hacks” which use canned biscuits or dough balls that you boil (or roast) to create the dumplings. But not only are they usually “glutenous” and filled with unhealthy ingredients- they also don’t have the same depth of flavor!!Gluten-Free Chicken & Dumplings

These dumplings are SO simple and delicious- totally worth the 2-3 minutes that it takes to whip them up!

I prefer homemade flat dumplings like these, cut into thin strips (instead of biscuits that sit on top of the soup), because they become integrated all throughout the soup! This means more buttery dumplings in each bite! And that’s never a bad thing in my book. :-)

Gluten-Free Chicken and Dumplings

Gluten-Free Chicken and Dumplings

Ingredients

  • 1 Large Onion
  • 3 Celery Stalks
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 2 Large Carrots
  • Garlic Powder or 4 Cloves Fresh Garlic
  • Freshly Ground Sea Salt
  • Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • 4 Tbsp Butter
  • 1/4 cup Gluten-free All Purpose flour (I used Hodgson Mill brand)
  • 7-8 Cups Chicken Broth
  • For Dumplings:
  • 4 Tbsp Unsalted Butter, melted
  • 1/2 tsp Salt (skip or reduce if you used salted butter)
  • 1/2 tsp Thyme
  • 1 tsp Xanthan Gum (reduce to 1/4 tsp if your GF flour blend already had Xanthan Gum)
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 cup Warm Milk (I used plain unsweetened almond milk)
  • 1 Cup Gluten Free Flour Blend (plus 1/2 cup for rolling) - I used Hodgson Mill All Purpose Baking Flour

Instructions

  1. Using sharp knife or food processor, mince large onion, celery stalks, carrots, and garlic (if using fresh) into small pieces.
  2. Place 4 Tbsp of butter and minced vegetables in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Sautee vegetables, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes until butter is melted and onions are transluscent.
  3. Sprinkle sauteed vegetable mixture with 1/4 c GF flour and stir to lightly coat all vegetables with the flour, just a few seconds.
  4. Stir in 2 cups of chicken broth. Allow to simmer for 2-3 minutes, stiring occasionally.
  5. Add bay leaf, garlic powder (if not using fresh), a sprinkle of cayenne, Italian seasoning, freshly ground salt and pepper.
  6. Soup consistency should be very thick after simmering at medium-high heat. Add 5 more cups chicken broth, stiring to combine.
  7. Add shredded chicken to the soup and raise heat to high, stiring occasionally, to rethicken. This should only take a few minutes, stiring as the soup reaches boiling temp. Add additional cup of chicken broth if soup is thicker than you prefer.
  8. Reduce heat to medium, allowing soup to simmer while you prepare the strip dumplings.
  9. Dumplings:
  10. In medium bowl, whisk together GF flour, baking powder, xanthan gum (if needed), thyme, and salt.
  11. Add warm milk and melted butter, stiring a few times with spoon until soft dough develops.
  12. Dust work surface with half of the remaining GF flour (1/4 c), turn dough out onto floured surface, and dust the dough with a little GF flour.
  13. Using a lightly floured rolling pin, gently roll dough into a 1/4"-1/2" thick rectangle shape. Using a spatula if needed, fold the ends of the rectangle inward to make a smaller rectangle (making an envelope fold, with 3 layers of dough stacked on top of each other). Roll folded rectangle of dough into a 1/4" thin disc.
  14. Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut dough into 1/2"x2" strip dumplings. Adding 1/3 of dumplings at a time, carefully add dumplings to the soup. Allow dumplings to simmer at medium-high heat and covered with a lid for 5 minutes after each addition. This process will steam the dumplings.
  15. Simmer for 5 more minutes and remove bay leaf before serving.
  16. Serves: 6 Adults
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These gluten-free chicken & dumplings are simply the best kind of comfort food! Here are some step-by-step pictures to help you walk through the recipe:

Gluten-Free Chicken & Dumplings

 

Gluten-Free Chicken & Dumplings

 

 

Gluten-Free Chicken & Dumplings

Stir-in the shredded rotisserie chicken, then add remaining chicken broth and allow to simmer while making the dumplings!

Gluten-Free Chicken & Dumplings

 

Gluten-Free Chicken & Dumplings

 

Gluten-Free Chicken & Dumplings

After combining ingredients into soft dough, gently roll out into thin 1/4″ rectangle, slicing into small strip dumplings. Voila!

These 3 tips make these gluten-free chicken & dumplings a cinch to make:

  1. Use a food processor to quickly mince the celery, onion, and carrots and speed up the prep time (just be careful not to over-pulse)
  2. Use a prepared rotisserie chicken to quickly make shredded chicken
  3. Prepare your homemade slow-cooker chicken broth ahead, or purchase an organic low-sodium chicken broth and add additional spices such as the ones in a homemade broth to boost the flavor profile!

Gluten-Free Chicken & Dumplings

Comfort food is always best when shared in a cozy home with those you love! So gather your family and friends, put the soup pot on the stove, and be prepared to have zero leftovers!! :) Until next time,

Bon Appetit!

XOXO Abigail

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14 Comments

  1. YUM!!!! that looks delicious, and now I’m sooooo hungry! Thank you for sharing this great recipe – I see that on the menu at my house very soon! I’ve really started watching my sugar, dairy, and gluten because I have a skin problem that inflammation makes much worse. No doctor has ever told me to evaluate my food to see if it may be contributing to my issues, BUT in the past year I have researched and started my own “doctoring” and my skin is in better shape than it has been in a while. Fingers crossed that this lifetime of issues may be under control with simple dietary changes.

    1. That’s AMAZING, Sharon!! I love that you’re taking that initiative over your health and I’m sure your determination will pay off!! I have a similar story as well and I’m so glad that I started researching ways to naturally heal and help my body. Blessings!! -Abigail

  2. This looks like a great recipe! I’ve printed it and can’t wait to try it out on the family. :). I will continue to remember you in my prayers. It’s hard letting go. I feel for all of your boys, too. I could see the emotion in the goodbye pictures (even the one with the next to the oldest boy who was smiling big). And your daughter, sweet girl. I hope that Sania will feel reassured that Jonathan is still in her life the first time y’all get together again. xo

  3. Thanks so much for sharing the chicken and dumpling recipe. Also, thanks for sharing the healthy dark chocolate cake and fudge frosting in a previous post. I used Abigail’s recipe for my daughter’s 28th birthday cake in January. It was amazingly delicious, and my daughter requested for me to make it again. May Christ’s presence and peace be with you today. :)

    1. Hello, Amy!! It blesses my heart to know that your daughter enjoyed the chocolate cake recipe! :) That’s always my goal – to share what I’ve learned (and am learning) to help others! Blessings!! -Abigail

  4. Love the sound of this just reading through it! Now that my hubs & I are gluten free & also dairy free this would work!! I’d probably use Ghee in place of the butter and maybe coconut milk instead of the almond milk. Can’t wait to try it!!

    1. Hi, Kary! Yes, coconut milk and ghee are great sub options! Sometimes I use coconut milk instead of almond milk, and I’ve also tried solid coconut oil instead of butter (But ghee should work well). Bon appetit!! :)Abigail

  5. I used this recipe to great success several months ago. I came back to make it again but this time I noticed that the ingredients don’t say anything about how much chicken meat is needed.

  6. I just made these and they are wonderful!! I have been looking for gluten free rolled dumplings recipe for a while. I’ve tried several with little success. Your recipe came together easily and rolled out like a dream! Thank you so much for sharing this.

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