Easy Chicken and Dumplings Recipe from Scratch

June 15,2024

These are the best chicken and dumplings from scratch! Our Southern-style drop dumplings are incredibly light, fluffy, and easy to make..
Our homemade chicken and dumplings recipe starts with a whole chicken, simmered with aromatics like carrot and garlic, to create a rich and flavorful broth while keeping the meat juicy and tender. Our drop-style dumplings are incredibly light, fluffy, and easy to make. For the dumplings, we use self-raising flour. I’ve included a note at the bottom of the recipe for making homemade self-raising flour if you need it. As the dumplings cook on top of the soup, some of the batter will ultimately fall down into the broth and begin to thicken it, which makes the broth more of a creamy consistency (you can see this in our video). Recipe shortcut: If you are short on time, we have included a speedier option using store-bought broth in the article and in the recipe notes.