My husband’s favorite meal is chicken and dumplings. Before my diet. I made it for him frequently. Shortly after starting the diet I gave it a try and it was a spectacular failure… Yuck! So, occasionally I have made it for him the old way and had something else for myself…. The trouble is, I liked it too. So, when he asked for it this time, I was determined to figure it out so that we could all enjoy it. It took some work as we like the Betty Crocker recipe made with Bisquick – which is really simple to make, if you don’t need to make all the ingredients first. I needed to figure out how to make Bisquick mix and chicken gravy mix in order to make it turn out right. But, as a result I can now make other things that were previously unavailable – like Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay Biscuits, strawberry shortcake, or any number of other Bisquick recipes. I can also make quick gravies, which has been something I was missing… so make up a lot of the mixes and enjoy!
Whole Wheat Bisquick Mix
4 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
3 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp salt
1 cup butter
- Sift dry ingredients together
- cut in butter until mixture becomes crumbly and sticks together.
- Store in refrigerator in an airtight container. (original recipe – included shortening- said up to 4 months, I do not know how long this recipe will last)
- Use to replace Bisquick in any Bisquick recipe
Chicken Gravy Mix
3 tbsp chicken bullion
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp celery seed
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp thyme
1/4 cup cornstarch
- Using a mortar and pestle grind all spices together into a fine powder.
- Add chicken bullion and cornstarch, mix well
- Use 1/4 cup to replace 1 package of chicken gravy.
To make brown gravy replace the chicken bullion with beef bullion
Chicken and Dumplings
1 lb chicken cut into 1 inch cubes
1 tbsp oil
1 3/4 cups water
1 cup milk
1/4 cup chicken gravy mix
3/4 tsp marjoram
1/2 tsp salt
1 (16 oz) bag frozen broccoli, carrots and cauliflower
Dumpling ingredients
2 cups Bisquick
2/3 cup milk
(to be prepared at step 4) using a fork combine Bisquick and milk until they are both well incorporated. This will make a very sticky mixture.
- In a large saucepan, brown chicken in oil, stirring frequently, until browned on all sides.
- Add milk, water marjoram and gravy mix, stir until combined.
- Add frozen vegetables and mix well.
- Begin preparing dumplings, when mixture begins to boil reduce heat to a low, give it one last stir and begin dropping dumpling mixture, by spoonfuls over the chicken mixture.
- Cook uncovered 10 minutes
- Cover and cook an additional 10 minutes
- Enjoy!
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