Apple Chicken Sausage And Dumplings Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a Dutch oven, brown chicken in butter; remove and set aside. In the same pan, combine the onion, celery, parsley, salt and pepper; cook and stir until vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with flour and mix well. Add broth and cider. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Add chicken. , Cover and bake for 45-50 minutes. Increase heat to 425°. , For dumplings, combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Combine egg and milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Drop batter into 12 mounds onto hot broth. , Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 10 minutes. Cover and bake until a toothpick inserted into a dumpling comes out clean, about 10 minutes longer.

Steps:

• To prepare the dumplings, in a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, parsley and 3/4 teaspoon of salt. In a small saucepan, bring the milk and butter to a simmer over low heat; season with black pepper. Add the milk mixture to the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
• In a second large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the carrots, onions and sweet potatoes. Cook until the onions are translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 45 to 60 seconds. Add the stock and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to simmer. Add the chicken and thyme.
• Using a small ice cream scoop or tablespoon, drop the dough, about 1 tablespoon at a time, into the simmering stock. Cover and simmer until the dumplings and chicken are cooked through and the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. (The best way to see if the dumplings are cooked is to remove one from the pot and let it cool slightly. Using a chef's knife, halve the dumpling. If the center looks dry, it is cooked. If the dumpling looks gummy or wet, let them cook a bit longer.)
• Stir in the spinach; cover and continue cooking for an additional 30 to 45 seconds. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper.
• Ladle into warmed bowls and serve immediately.

Steps:

• 1. Slice sausage links into coins, about 1/4-inch thick.
• 2. In a large saucepan, sauté the sausage, carrots, celery and onion in oil for 2-3 minutes until vegetables are tender. Set aside.
• 3. In the same pan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add chicken broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened.
• 4. Stir in peas. Return sausage mixture to pan.
• 5. In a bowl, combine biscuit mix and milk until a soft dough forms. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto boiling sausage mixture. Reduce heat; cook uncovered 10 minutes. Cover pan; cook 10 minutes longer.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 4 ingredients. Crumble chicken over the mixture and mix well. Shape into eight 3-in. patties. , In a large, greased cast-iron or other heavy skillet, cook patties over medium heat until no longer pink, 5-6 minutes on each side. Drain if necessary.

Steps:

• Dry chicken wings on paper toweling. Heat oil or butter in heavy five-quart casserole. Add chicken wings and cook over medium-high heat until they are browned on both sides. Remove wings from the casserole.
• Add the onion, leeks and garlic and saute over medium-low heat until they are tender but not brown.
• While the wings and vegetables are browning, bring four cups of stock to a simmer in a saucepan and add the potatoes. Cook potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes. Remove the potatoes with a slotted spoon, cover and set aside. Keep the stock in the saucepan on the stove.
• Add the wine and the remaining cup of stock to the saucepan with the vegetables and stir. Add the carrots and season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the mushrooms and thyme and return the chicken wings to the casserole. Bring to a slow simmer and cover to cook for about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place the sausages in half an inch of water in a skillet, prick them and bring to a simmer. Cook them, turning them from time to time, until they are lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Slice the sausages and add them to the casserole.
• Return the saucepan of stock to a simmer, add the beans and peas and cook until they are barely tender, about five minutes. Remove them with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add a cup of water to the saucepan with the stock. Bring to a simmer. Form the dumpling batter into golf-ball-size balls and drop them into the simmering stock. Simmer them for 10 minutes, then drain them and place them in a bowl, covered.
• To serve, reheat the chicken mixture and add the potatoes, beans and peas. Stir in the lemon juice and adjust the salt and pepper if necessary. Transfer to a serving platter and surround with the dumplings. Baste the dumplings briefly with some of the sauce, sprinkle the dish with parsley and serve.