Easy Drop Dumplings for Soups and Stews Recipe

Learn how to make these easy drop dumplings for soups and stews recipe. Winter is a great time to cook up big pots of comforting soups and stews. And what's better than a delicious, hearty dumpling floating in your soup or stew? Not much, in our opinion.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: comfort food, copycat, easy recipe, quick recipe

Servings: Servings

Calories: 198kcal

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Kitchen Essentials

Soup Kettle

Dutch Oven

Country Bowls

White Bowl

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Ingredients

3 Cups All Purpose Flour
2 Teaspoons Salt
1 Large Egg
1 Cup Milk

Instructions

In a medium bowl, add the flour and salt. Stir to incorporate the dry ingredients.
3 Cups All Purpose Flour, 2 Teaspoons Salt
Mix in the egg and milk. Let rest 1-2 minutes.
1 Large Egg, 1 Cup Milk
Make sure that the soup or stew is at a full boil. Either tear off pieces of the dumpling dough and drop into the soup or use a teaspoon to drop pieces of the dough into the soup.
When the dumplings float, they are almost done. Continue cooking for an additional three minutes.

Notes

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What is the best way to cook dumplings?

Dumplings can be cooked in water or right in a soup or stew. Make sure that the contents are boiling, then begin adding dumplings one teaspoon at a time. Cook them until they float, then an additional three minutes.

Can you Freeze Chicken and Dumplings?

Absolutely! In fact, if I plan on freezing chicken soup, I prefer to make an old fashioned chicken and dumplings soup for freezing. The dumplings hold up so much better than noodles. Just make sure to cool the soup before adding it to an airtight container and freezing. Note: I would not freeze the drop dumpling batter before it is cooked. Cook it first, cool it down, pack in an airtight container, then freeze.

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