Southern Mississippi Chicken and Dumplings Recipe: For Thanksgiving Leftovers

Yeah, I know it's full of fat but, hey y'all, it's really good! This recipe is for really creamy chicken and dumplings. My grandma used to ask what I wanted for my birthday when I was growing up, a cake or chicken and dumplings. I always asked for the chicken and dumplings. Feel free to replace the milk and heavy cream with fat free milk. The recipe will still turn out, it just won't be as creamy. I also use this recipe to get rid of leftover turkey after Thanksgiving.

My son recently had a project at school to bring in food that he had made. He really wanted to bring chicken and dumplings (pronounced chicken 'n' dumplins where I'm from in Mississippi) because it was his favorite meal that I cook for him. I decided that, since I had never used a recipe to make it, not only would I help him make some but, I would also help him with a recipe for it.

I don't usually write down recipes because I always just wing it. I make my baking mix from scratch because I don't like to use preservatives in my cooking but, I'm sure it will be just as good with store bought baking mix. on high heat. Reduce to medium/high heat and continue to boil for 40:00 min. Keep an eye on it because sometimes the fat on the chicken will cause a white fluffy substance to form.

Just remove that with a ladle and continue to boil. Remove chicken from pot into You can skim off the fat from the top if you are trying to watch the fat. I for one leave it in there. Refrigerate the chicken until cool to the touch. Remove skin and bones. Cut into bite size pieces. Return to saved water. Return water to boil. In large bowl, mix Baking Mix and water to form a stiff dough.

Turn onto a floured surface. Knead for 1 minute. Use rolling pin to make into a flat dough like a pizza 1/4 inch thick. Cut into 1/4 squares using a pizza cutter. Drop squares one at a time into boiling chicken while stirring after each 10. Add milk and cream . Return to boil . Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining ingredients and stir for 5 minutes. Serve warm.

**Hint...if you don't want to roll out the dough and cut it into squares, you can just drop it into the water by the teaspoon full. It will form little biscuits instead of the dumplings.