Skillet Chicken and Chive Dumplings

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Bon Appetit’s Brooke Dojny and Melanie Barnard share their extensive culinary experience with this indispensable kitchen helpmate to create a collection of entrees so delicious it’s hard to believe they only need one pan and 30 minutes or less to get them to the table. Serving up a meal of Garlic Shrimp Marbella can be just that easy. Same goes for Corned Beef Hash the old-fashioned way. From down-home favorites like Beer-Battered Fish ’n’ Chips to more exotic fare like Curried Couscous with Chickpeas and Dried Fruits, now dinner can be ready in, well—a flash in the pan!

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A Flash in the Pan: Fast, Fabulous Recipes in a Single Skillet

Authors: Brooke Dojny, Melanie Barnard, Maren Caruso (Photographer))

Date: April 2003

ISBN: 0811835782

Publisher: Chronicle Books

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Skillet Chicken
and Chive Dumplings
Recipe from: A Flash in the Pan
by Brooke Dojny, Melanie Barnard, Maren Caruso (Photographer))
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Chicken and dumplings is a staple in Pennsylvania Dutch country, where Melanie's maternal grandmother was born and raised, Grandma, an extraordinary cook and a forward-thinking woman, was an early fan of Bisquick, one of the first real convenience foods on the market. This modern woman of the Depression era figured it had all the same things she used to make dumplings - flour, shortening, buttermilk, and leavening - which she had hard time getting during those years, As a working mom, she also prized the idea of saving time. So, in honor of Grandma, we continue the Bisquick traditions but add the even greater time savers of store-sliced carrots and celery, and butcher-prepared boneless chicken. Grandma served her chicken and dumplings with steamed green peas and baked apples (and the apples weren't even dessert-grandmas are really smart), No need to change that.

Makes 4 servings

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks
Salt and freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons butter
2 cups thinly sliced carrots
2 cups thinly sliced celery
3 cups chicken broth
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mixed herbs, such as marjoram mint, and/or thyme
1 1/2 cups buttermilk baking mix such as Bisqulck
1/2 cup milk
1/4 plus 2 tablespoons snipped chives

Season the chicken lightly with salt and pepper. In a large, deep skillet with a lid, heat the butter. Cook the chicken over medium-high heat, turning once, until golden on both sides, about 8 minutes total. Transfer the chicken to a plate.

Add the carrots and celery to the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Return the chicken to the pan, add the broth and 1 tablespoon of the chopped herbs, and bring to a simmer. (The chicken may be prepared to this point up to 4 hours ahead and held at cool room temperature or refrigerated. Reheat before adding the dumplings.)

In a mixing bowl, stir together the baking mix, milk, remaining 1 tablespoon of mixed herbs, and 2 tablespoons of the chives and continue stirring until a soft dough forms. Drop the dough by heaping teaspoons onto the simmering stew. Cover, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until the dumplings are puffy and cooked through, 15 to 17 minutes. Gently stir in the remaining 1/4 cup of chives. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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