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Chicken Soup with Parsley Dumplings

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 6

Ingredients

4

boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/4 pounds total), each cut into 3 pieces

6

boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 1 1/4 pounds total)

4

medium carrots (about 3/4 pound), cut on the diagonal into 1/4-inch rounds

1

medium onion, thinly sliced into half-moons

2

celery stalks, cut into 1/4-inch pieces

1

garlic clove, thinly sliced

1

bay leaf

1

1/2 cups homemade or low-sodium store-bought chicken stock

Coarse salt

1

teaspoon coarsely chopped fresh thyme

1

/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal

3

/4 cup all-purpose flour

1

teaspoon baking powder

2

tablespoons finely chopped shallot

1

tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest

3

/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

2

tablespoons finely grated Parmesan cheese

1

1/2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

1

/2 cup low-fat (1 percent) milk

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring 2 quarts water and the chicken, carrots, onion, celery, garlic, bay leaf, stock, and 1/8 teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium pot; skim froth. Reduce heat to medium-low; gently simmer 20 minutes. Add the thyme.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, shallot, zest, parsley, and cheese in a medium bowl. Add the butter, and blend it in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the milk, and stir with a fork just until a dough forms.

    Step 3

    Roll the dough into 1-inch balls; add all at once to the simmering broth. Cover; simmer, undisturbed, until the dumplings are cooked through, about 20 minutes. Divide the soup among 6 bowls.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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