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Mom's Chicken Dumpling Soup

This chicken and dumpling soup comes straight out of Mom’s cookbook. It’s filled with soft veggies, tender chicken, and homemade dumplings — that's comfort food at its finest!
Course Soup
Cuisine Russian, Ukrainian
Keyword chicken dumpling soup, chicken soup
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 10 Servings
Calories 176kcal
Author Natalya Drozhzhin

Ingredients

  • 1/2 yellow onion diced
  • 2 small carrots chopped
  • 1 tbsp oil for cooking
  • 4 qts water
  • 1 tbsp Chicken Better Than Bouillon
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper adjust to taste
  • 1 tbsp salt adjust to taste
  • 3 boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 2 cups homemade dumplings
  • 3 medium potatoes peeled and chopped
  • 1/2 cup green onions chopped

Instructions

  • Prepare the ingredients and chop veggies. Cut the chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces.
    Ingredients for Mom's Chicken Dumpling Soup
  • Pour the oil into a soup pot, then sauté the onion and carrots until they're lightly golden.
    Carrots and onions in a pot
  • Add the water, Better than Bouillon broth concentrate, and season with salt and black pepper to taste. Add the diced chicken and let the soup simmer until it's fully cooked, about 20 minutes.
    Chicken and liquid added
  • Add in the dumplings and simmer until they float to the top.
    Dumplings added to the soup liquids simmering
  • Add potatoes to the soup and simmer until they are easily pierced with a fork. Add in the diced green onions, then remove the soup from heat.
    Potatoes added to the dumpling soup
  • Serve immediately and enjoy!
    Mom's Chicken Dumpling Soup in a pot

Nutrition

Calories: 176kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 976mg | Potassium: 147mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2097IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg