Mom’s Chicken and Dumpling Soup with Veggies
When the weather starts turning colder, I like to pull out the recipes for comfort food. Being a “foodie” I am always looking for ways to amp up the food I serve my family. This recipe is my mom’s chicken and dumplings recipe with added veggies as well as pepper. I love dumplings but sometimes they just seem like dough – blah!! So I adapted my pasta recipe (on this website) to dumplings by rolling the noodle thicker and cutting it wider. Also, I added fresh cracked pepper to the dough to add some variety. Just a 1/2 t is all you need (or more if you like). Don’t be afraid to experiment with the pasta dough recipe. I have added herbs of all kinds and even laminated fresh basil leaves in the dough for fresh basil pasta. It is awesome!!
Mom’s Chicken and Dumpling Soup
2 quarts homemade chicken stock
2 carrots, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely minced
meat from one roasted chicken (pour the drippings into the pot too)
two recipes of pasta dough
Add everything to a large stock pot and let simmer for 1 hour. Roll and cut the pasta dough into thick, wide noodles cut to about 1 1/2 inches long. Bring the stock up to a boil and carefully drop the noodles into the pot. Give a stir to make sure nothing to sticking together. Reduce the heat to a simmer and continue cooking for another 15 minutes. Serve immediately with a crusty bread and optional grated parmesan cheese.