Chicken Fricassee with Parsley Dumplings

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Chicken Fricassee is pure comfort food.

Fricassee. It’s a fun word to say, but what does it actually mean? Well, a fricassee is a dish that’s halfway between a sauté and a stew. This chicken fricassee with parsley dumplings just happens to be served with from-scratch dumplings.

It is good, soul-satisfying, hearty comfort food. Perfect for bad days, cold days, or anytime you need a bit of home and Mom’s cooking. My youngest son devours this dish, especially the dumplings.

If you’ve never made dumplings before, don’t fret, these really are easy to make. They are drop dumplings rather than rolled dumplings. I actually prefer drop as sometimes rolled can be gummy. Don’t overwork the dough, mix until just combined. I often serve this on a plate but if you have pasta bowls use those instead. They make a lovely presentation.

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Chicken Fricassee

Chicken Fricasse is pure comfort food.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 50 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 to 6

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3 to 3 1/2 pound cut-up fryer chicken
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 medium carrots sliced
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Parsley Dumplings

  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2/3 cup milk

Instructions

  • Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in butter 15 to 20 minutes or until brown on all sides. Drain butter from Dutch oven.
  • Return chicken to Dutch oven. Stir water, carrots, onion, and salt into chicken. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 40 to 50 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut. Prepare parsley dumplings.
  • Remove chicken and keep warm. Mix flour, milk, and pepper until smooth; pour into Dutch oven. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute and then reduce heat. Return chicken to Dutch oven.
  • Drop dumplings by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the hot chicken. Do not drop directly into the liquid. Cover tightly and cook 12 to 14 minutes or until dumplings are fluffy and dry on top. Serve hot!
  • For the dumplings: Mix flour, parsley, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Cut in butter, using a pastry blender, until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in milk until all flour is moist.

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