Autumn Chicken 'N' Dumplings
- 5 pounds chicken legs and thighs, skinned and defatted
- 1/2 cup flour, all-purpose
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 large leeks cleaned and cut into 1 inch long slices
- 6 medium carrots sliced
- 4 stalks celery sliced
- 2 each apples tart, cut into thick wedges
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup apple juice
- 2 tablespoons dill weed finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 x dumplings
- In large plastic or paper bag, coat chicken with flour in 2 batches, shaking off excess.
- Place in single layer on wax paper.
- Warm 3 tablespoons of the oil in 8-quart Dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add chicken in batches so pan is not crowded.
- Cook 15 to 20 minutes per batch, or until browned on all sides.
- Remove to large plate.
- Warm remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in same pan over medium heat.
- Add leeks; cook 5 minutes, or until lightly browned, stirring to scrape up brown bits.
- Add carrots, celery and apple wedges; cook 4 minutes.
- Add browned chicken, broth, juice, dill, salt and pepper.
- Cover; bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
- While chicken cooks, make dumpling batter (recipe follows).
- Dumplings: Mix 2 cups Bisquick and 23 cup milk until soft dough forms.
- Drop dough by spoonfuls onto stew (do not drop directly into liquid).
- Cook uncovered over low heat 10 minutes.
- Cover and cook 10 minutes longer.
chicken, flour, olive oil, leeks, carrots, stalks celery, apples, chicken broth, apple juice, dill, salt, dumplings
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/autumn-chicken-n-dumplings-48 (may not work)