4 Comforting Chicken and Dumplings Recipes

Try a chicken and dumplings recipe to make cozy, savory beds in a bowl

By SAVEUR Editors | Published Oct 30, 2019 3:00 PM

Food

In this classic Acadian comfort dish, savory—the pungent, peppery herb—adds a piney zest to the dumplings which puff when dropped into the simmering broth. Ingalls Photography

Different variations on the chicken and dumplings recipe can be found throughout Eastern Europe, Canada, and the American South. The pillow-soft dumplings can be prepared however the heart desires—rolled into balls, flattened with a rolling pin, or thrown down on the counter top—then cooked in the same broth that the chicken is boiled in. A soul-warming and savory meal, it’s no wonder the dish becomes so popular during colder months. This fall, try four new takes on the classic chicken and dumplings recipe.