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This easy Chicken and Dumplings recipe is just 7 Smart Point per generous portion on Weight Watchers Blue & Purple plans & 8 SmartPoints on the Green plan.
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A tasty, filling and comforting WW dinner!
This meal has become one of my all time favourite Weight Watchers chicken recipes. I love it! It's tasty, its filling and it pretty easy to make too!
I've made it a lot over the last few weeks whilst trying to perfect the recipe.
That hasn't been a hardship 😀
I haven't got bored of it and would happily eat it 2 or 3 times a week if I could!
The addition of fresh herbs in this recipe really makes it, so if you can possibly use fresh herbs, please do!
You can always freeze any left over herbs for use another time. See this Martha Stewart video on Freezing Tarragon and this Kitchn article on Freezing Thyme!
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Other Weight Watchers Recipes with Chicken.
If you are looking for other Weight Watchers friendly chicken recipes you may be interested in this Sweet and Sour Chicken with Zero Point Egg Fried Cauliflower Rice or perhaps these zero point Chicken Fajitas. This Creamy Chicken Casserole and this are also very popular.
Tips for making Easy Chicken & Dumplings!
Chop the celery, onion, leeks and carrots into roughly equal size pieces (approx 1cm cubes) so that they cook equally.
Chop the chicken into chunks approximately 1 inch in size. This ensures that the chicken cooks through but will not overcook and become tough.
How do I tell whether the dumplings are done?
The dumplings will puff up nicely when they are added to the casserole dish / dutch oven. Cover with the casserole / dutch oven lid and simmer for 6 - 8 minutes.
You then have a choice to either brown the dumplings or leave them unbrowned.
I like my dumplings to be browned so I pop the casserole / dutch oven under the grill for 2 - 3 minutes until they start to brown.
If you don't care for browned dumplings then once the dumplings have puffed up they can be removed from the heat.
Both ways the dumplings should be puffed up and firm.
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What Chicken Stock should I use?
I used a Knorr Chicken Stock Gel Potfor this easy Chicken and Dumplings recipe. They are available to buy from Amazon and work out at 2 Smart Points per pot.
Fresh chicken stock would also work out at 2 Smart Points for 800ml.
If you use a stock cube / bouillon cube, such as Knorr Chicken Cube Bouillonyou will need to use one and a half cubes. That works out at 1 Smart Points per 800ml of stock.
Can I use shop brought dumpling mix?
Yes you can use shop brought dumpling mix, just make sure that you half the amount of herbs that I have specified in the recipe as you won't add them to the packet mix.
Aunt Bessies Dumpling Mix, available from Amazon, works out as 5 Smart Points for 2 dumplings making no change to the overall point value of this recipe.
Goldenfry Original Farmhouse Dumpling Mix, also available from Amazon, work out at 5 Smart Points for 2 dumplings making no change to the overall point value of this recipe.
How to serve Easy Chicken and Dumplings.
It is perfect on its own or could also be served with garden peas or other vegetables.
Easy Chicken and Dumplings | Weight Watchers
Marianne
This easy Chicken and Dumplings is just 7 Smart Point per generous portion on Weight Watchers Freestyle plan.
4.55 from 11 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Course dinner, Main coure
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people
Calories 419 kcal
Ingredients
For the chicken stew
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 leeks chopped
- 2 celery sticks chopped
- 2 carrots chopped
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tbsp fresh thyme chopped finely / divided
- 2 tbsp fresh tarragon chopped finely / divided
- 3â…“ cups chicken stock (800ml) I used a Knorr stock pot
- 4 chicken breasts cut into chunks approx 1 inch square
- salt
- pepper
For the dumplings
- 1 cup all purpose flour / plain flour (120g)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp half fat butter I used Lurpak lighter
- 8 tbsp skimmed milk (120ml)
Instructions
Heat the oil in a large casserole dish / dutch oven over a medium heat. Add the chopped leeks, celery, carrots, onions, and garlic and stir. Add 1 tbsp of the fresh chopped thyme and 1 tbsp of the fresh chopped tarragon. Saute for 5 minutes or so until the vegetables have started to soften slightly.
Add the stock and bring to the boil. Once boiling add the cubed chicken, a pinch of salt and some grated black pepper. Lower the heat to a slow simmer and cover. Leave simmering for about 8 minutes until the chicken has just cooked through.
Whilst the stew is simmering, combine the flour, baking powder, butter, pinch of salt and the remaining chopped herbs into a bowl. Cut the butter into the flour mixture until crumbly. Make a well in the middle to the mixture and pour in the milk. Combine till you get a wet dough.
You well get approx 8 dumplings out of this mixture. Drop dessert spoons of the dough into the stew (each dumpling will be about 1 small dessert spoon of mixture). Cover the casserole dish / dutch oven and simmer for 6 - 8 minutes or until the dumplings have puffed up. Remove from the heat and serve or...
If you want your dumplings browned remove from the heat and place uncovered under a medium / hot grill for 2 - 3 minutes until they have turned golden brown.
Notes
Please be aware that the nutritional information below has been automatically generated and does not account for variations in product brands and types, weights of individual ingredients etc. It should therefore be considered as an estimate.
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Easy Chicken and Dumplings | Weight Watchers
Amount per Serving
Calories
419
% Daily Value*
Fat
12
g
18
%
Saturated Fat
25
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
5
g
Cholesterol
80
mg
27
%
Sodium
243
mg
11
%
Potassium
1132
mg
32
%
Carbohydrates
43
g
14
%
Fiber
4
g
17
%
Sugar
6
g
7
%
Protein
35
g
70
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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