Poor Man's Chicken-n-Dumplings

Poor Man's Chicken-N-Dumplins

Love chicken and dumplings? On a fixed budget? Well, do I have the most AMAZINGLY delicious recipe for people on a strict budget! And no need to make your own dough... no rolling pin necessary. This is quick and easy...AND PAINLESS!

Ingredients
3 cans of CHEAP buttermilk biscuits (large size)
1 whole fryer chicken
Garlic powder
Salt
Chicken Bouillon

Equiptment
Large boiler

Step 1:
Rough separate the chicken. It doesn't have to be perfect. Be careful not to cut yourself. Buying a whole fryer chicken will drive down the cost of the dish. They do have whole chickens already cut up--if you don't feel comfortable breaking down a chicken... go with this option. It's really easy though.

Step 2:
Throw the cut up chicken in a boiler and fill with water. Place on high heat until boiling. Reduce heat to medium low and cover. Let cook for 20-35 minutes.

Step 3:
Remove chicken from heat and let cool. You do not want it do cool to room temperature just cool enough to handle the chicken without burning your hands. Once cooled begin to remove the meat from the bones of the chicken. DO NOT DISCARD THE CHICKEN STOCK!

Step 4:
Once the meat has been removed from the bones, place the meat back into the chicken stock rendered from boiling the chicken in the water. It's delicious and adds to the flavor. Add bouillon. Just a tbsp or 2. You can add more later if you want. Bring back to a boil. The stock and meat MUST be brought to a boil.

Step 5:
While bringing the stock back to a boil open all three cans of biscuits. Roughly cut the biscuits into 3X3 or 4X4 sections (In my opinion size does matter--the bigger the better) Add to boiling chicken stock.

Finished product! So yummy!

Step 6:
Let cook uncovered for 20 minutes until dumplings are soft and chewy. The longer you cook the dumplings the softer they get. BEWARE the soft dumpling.

SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE!

This will make a LARGE soup pot full of chicken and dumplings. If it's too much, freeze a portion of the stock before you add the dumplings. You can use it for other soups, or rice recipes later--or dumplings.

ENJOY!