Chicken and Dumplings (Grandma Martin)

Name: Chicken and Dumplings (Grandma Martin)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 egg; .25 cup water, whisked with egg; 1/3 cup shortening, butter-flavored; 1.5 cups flour; .5 tsp salt; .5 tsp baking soda; 1 rotisserie chicken, deboned, shredded; 1 Carrot chopped; 1 onion chopped; 10 cups water, approximate as it will cook down; 5 bouillon cubes, chicken-flavor; 1 cup milk

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Updated at: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 03:03:42 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories391.6 kcal (20%)

Total Fat21.5 g (31%)

Carbs22 g (8%)

Sugars3.3 g (4%)

Protein25 g (50%)

Sodium1934.3 mg (97%)

Fiber1 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

For the dumplings:

¼ cupwater

1 ½ cupsflour

½ tspsalt

½ tspbaking soda

For the chicken:

10 cupswater

approximate as it will cook down

5bouillon cubes

chicken-flavor

1 cupmilk

Instructions

Step 1

For stew: Saute vegetables. Add water with dissolved bouillon cubes and chicken. Bring to a boil. For dumplings, mix egg and water then add shortening, mix well. Add flour and baking soda into shortening mix and form into a dough. On a floured surface, roll out thin. Cut into 1×2-inch pieces. Drop into stew and cover for 15 to 20 minutes. Don't lift lid. pour milk in and reheat. Use flour from rolling board to thicken.