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Cracker Barrel's Chicken and Dumplings Copycat Recipe

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups rotisserie chicken shredded
  • 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 cups Bisquick baking mix
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 2 celery stalks diced
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. Saute the onion, carrots and celery in a large pot until softened.
  2. Add the chicken broth and shredded chicken and bring to a gentle simmer.
  3. Stir the Bisquick and milk together until a soft dough forms.
  4. Drop spoonfuls of dough onto the simmering broth, cover the pot and cook 10 to 15 minutes without lifting the lid.
  5. Test a dumpling with a toothpick before serving and season the broth to taste.

Notes

Cracker Barrel's original uses rolled flat dumplings; the Bisquick version gives fluffy, cakey dumplings instead. Do not lift the lid - the steam is what cooks the tops, and peeking drops the temperature and gives you dense, doughy centers. Ten minutes is the minimum; thick dropped dumplings may need 12 to 15. Low-sodium broth lets you control the salt, and thin broth means thin flavor.