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Servings: 12
Ingredients
- Southern Chicken N' Dumplings
- 3 quarts water
- 1 3-4 pound chicken cut into pieces
- 1 teaspoons salt
- 1 small onion sliced
- 4 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and quartered
- 1 bay leaf
- 4-6 whole parsley leaves
- fresh cracked black pepper and kosher salt tt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- for the dumplings
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 ¼ teaspoons of salt
- 2 tsp old bay
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 410g | |
| Recipe makes 12 servings | |
| Calories 295 | |
| Calories from Fat 132 | 45% |
| Total Fat 14.6g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat 4.37g | 17% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 70mg | 23% |
| Sodium 855mg | 36% |
| Potassium 313mg | 9% |
| Total Carbs 19.64g | 5% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.4g | 5% |
| Sugars 2.43g | 2% |
| Protein 19.98g | 32% |
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