Low Calorie Yet Delicious Chicken And Baby Dumplings Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, stir together the cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, and milk. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken strips, onion and celery. Sautee until chicken is cooked through, and onions are tender. Transfer the chicken mixture to the soup pot, and mix well. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes. Season with celery seed and black pepper.
• To Make Dumplings: In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, mix together 1/2 cup of milk and 2 tablespoons of oil. Pour into the dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
• Drop tablespoonfuls of the dumpling mixture into simmering chicken stew. Cover pot tightly, and bring to a boil. Simmer for another 12 to 15 minutes - without peeking! Ladle into bowls, and serve hot.

Steps:

• 1. Put 4 cups of water on high. 2. Once the water starts to boil, put the chicken breasts in, partially cover, and let simmer on low. 3. While the chicken cooks (for about 15 minutes), chop the vegetables. 4. After 15 minutes, remove the chicken and let cool on a plate (doesn't need to be completely cooked as it will be added later) 5. Measure out 1/4 cup of all purpose flour in small bowl and slowly add the chicken stock to prevent clumps. 6. Pour out the water from the chicken and add in 2 1/2 cups of chicken stock (remaining amount). Heat on high. 7. When the chicken stock begins to boil, add the chopped vegetables. Keep on medium heat. 8. Tear apart the cooled chicken into small strips or chunks. 9. Stir the flour/broth mixture into the chicken stock and veggies on the stove. (It should start to thicken) 10. Add the chicken. 11. In a medium bowl, combine the whole wheat pastry flour, baking powder, parsley, onion powder and garlic powder. Stir in the milk just until moistened. Drop by tsp into the simmering broth. (They will puff up a lot while cooking) 12. Cover the pot tightly and let simmer for 15 minutes. (Original recipe: http://www.food.com/recipe/Low-Calorie-yet-Delicious-Chicken-and-Baby-Dumplings-124658) To make lower in calories, vegan or vegetarian, you can replace the chicken with more dumplings, larger chopped vegetables, or cubed potatoes. Enjoy! Serving size: 1 cup (makes about 7)

Steps:

• Place chicken, butter, cream of chicken soup, and onion in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on High for 5 to 6 hours. Stir in carrots after 5 hours of cooking.
• Place torn biscuit dough in slow cooker 30 minutes before serving. Cook until dough is no longer raw in the center, about 25 minutes. Lift edges of biscuits and stir in peas. Let stand until warm, about 10 minutes, before serving.