Polish Chicken and Dumplings

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 180 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This delicious and comforting Polish chicken soup with homemade dumplings is an old family recipe that has been perfected over the years!

Ingredients

1 (3 pound) whole chicken
1 onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, with leaves
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon whole allspice
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
4 eggs
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 cups water
4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

1 Place chicken, onion, and celery in a large pot; fill the pot with water. Season with poultry seasoning, whole allspice, basil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and seasoning salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for approximately 2 hours, or until chicken is cooked.
2 Remove chicken from broth and set chicken aside to cool; strain broth to remove seasonings and any bone. Return broth to the pan, stir in cream of chicken soup and continue simmering.
3 In a medium bowl, stir together eggs, olive oil, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper with 2 cups water. Gradually add flour, and stir to form a thick dough.
4 Using a large spoon and knife, scoop a spoonful of dough and cut small pieces into broth. Repeat with remaining dough. Stir, cover, and simmer for about 15 minutes.
5 Meanwhile, skin and debone chicken; cut meat into small pieces, add to broth and heat through.