Chicken and Dumpling Squares (using cream of chicken soup) rec.food.cooking/Faye Killian (2000)
1 (3-pound) broiler-fryer chicken 3 quarts water 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can reduced-fat cream of chicken soup, undiluted 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper
Combine chicken and water in a large Dutch oven or stockpot; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 11/2 hours.
Remove chicken from broth, and cool to touch. Skin and bone chicken; cut meat into bite-size pieces. Reserve 3/4 cup broth; stir chicken and soup into remaining broth. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Combine flour, salt, and pepper; add reserved 3/4 cup broth, stirring with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a floured surface, and knead lightly 4 or 5 times.
Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness; cut into 2-inch squares. Drop dough, one square at a time, into boiling broth mixture, stirring gently after each addition. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes or to desired consistency. Yield: 6 servings.
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