Chicken and Dumplings with Bisquick

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 65 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Comforting, classic, and delicious, this chicken and dumplings stew is made easy by using Bisquick mix.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons clarified butter
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs
4 slices bacon
5 new potatoes, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1/2 red onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup 2% milk
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/2 (10 ounce) package frozen corn
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 cup baking mix (such as Bisquick®)
1/3 cup milk

Directions

1 Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken thighs in the hot butter until no longer pink in the centers, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Remove chicken and let cool, about 5 minutes. Shred or cut into small pieces and set aside.
2 Place bacon in a medium skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels, reserving 1 tablespoon bacon grease in the skillet. Let bacon cool slightly, about 5 minutes; crumble and set aside.
3 Scrape chicken drippings from the skillet into a stockpot or Dutch oven. Cook potatoes, carrots, celery, red onion, and garlic in the pot over medium heat until onion is soft and transparent, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken, reserved bacon grease, broth, milk, mushroom soup, corn, paprika, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat and let stew simmer for 20 minutes.
4 Mix baking mix and milk for dumplings together to form a sticky dough. Drop by spoonfuls into stew. Cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Cover and continue to cook until dumplings are set, about 10 minutes more. Serve stew with a garnish of crumbled bacon.