CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS WITH EGG NOODLES RECIPES

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with water, and add whole chicken. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat. Simmer until tender, about 1 to 2 hours.
• Remove chicken from broth, and set aside to cool. Reserve broth. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; cut into bite size pieces. Discard skin and bones.
• In a medium bowl, stir together flour and salt. Break one egg into flour, and stir with fork till stiff. Continue adding eggs one at a time until all are incorporated. The dough should be very stiff.
• Bring broth to a boil. Add bouillon cubes; stir until cubes have dissolved.
• Using a fork and knife, pick up dough on fork. Hold over boiling broth, and cut off small pieces into broth until all the dough has been used. Stir, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add chicken meat, and stir. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Bring to a boil in a large kettle 6 qts water, add salt and spices.
• When the water is boiling add chicken, celery, onion, garlic and vinegar and Worcestershire.
• Cover and cook at least 1 hour.
• Remove chicken and set aside to cool.
• Remove broth from heat.
• Cooke noodles in a pot of boiling, lightly salted water. Cook according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
• When the chicken is cool, clean off skin and bones and shred meat.
• Salt and pepper meat and set it aside.
• When broth is cool, skim off fat and discard.
• In a dutch oven or deep skillet, heat butter.
• Add flour and stir, adding small amounts of chicken broth to thicken.
• Add soup and 1 cup of chicken broth. Make your dumplings now.
• Add noodles, chicken and vegies.
• Cover and lower heat to simmer approximately 20-25 minutes.
• Add dumplings to the top of the dish and cover.
• Simmer for approximately 10 minutes.
• If you don't have enough broth to cook dumplings add more broth.
• Put the remaining broth into freezer containers and freeze for use later.