Italian Chicken and Dumplings

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray, 2008

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Gather 'Round

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (35)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 40 min

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Directions

If you love Chicken Fricassee, Chicken and Biscuits and Chicken and Dumplings here's a flavorful, Italian take on the classic. Here, basil pesto - a kid favorite, is stirred into the light gravy. For the dumplings, fresh potato gnocchi tossed in lemon butter. WOW!

Ingredients

5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 pounds chicken tenderloins, diced into bite-sized pieces
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons butter, divided
12 large white mushrooms, sliced
1 cup shredded carrots, store bought
4 ribs celery from the heart, very thinly sliced
1 to 2 fresh bay leaves
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups chicken stock, divided
1 cup basil leaves
1 clove garlic
A generous handful parsley leaves
A handful pine nuts, lightly toasted
A couple handfuls grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
1 lemon , zested
2 (10 to 12-ounce) packages, fresh gnocchi

Place a large pot of water on to boil for gnocchi.

Heat a pot with 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, a turn of the pan, over medium-high heat. Add chicken, season with salt and pepper, and lightly brown. Remove to a plate and add another tablespoon of olive oil and 2 tablespoons butter and heat. Add mushrooms, carrots, celery, and bay leaf, season with salt and pepper. Soften 5 minutes, sprinkle in flour and cook 2 minutes. Whisk in 2 1/2 cups stock, slide the chicken back into the pot and simmer to allow sauce to thicken.

Place the remaining 1/2 cup stock in food processor with basil, parsley, garlic, pine nuts and cheese, salt and pepper. Turn processor on and pour in the remaining few tablespoons oil.

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat with the zest of 1 lemon.

Salt cooking water and drop gnocchi in the water, cook until the gnocchi floats, drain and add to the lemon butter and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Toss the gnocchi 2 to 3 minutes in lemon butter until light golden at edges.

Turn heat off chicken and stir in pesto sauce. Serve the chicken in shallow bowls and top with lemon butter dumplings.

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Diana Houston, TX 10-28-2009
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Great version of dumplings
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Great pesto, and an interesting take on chicken and dumplings.
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Leah Bozeman, MT 09-21-2009
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Green Slop
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

You know, it started out good, but the pesto ruined it and too many mushrooms. It wasn't super flavorful, more like a soup... than the chicken and dumplings i'm used to. I think i also used too much parsley for my liking, and its hard to get past the bright green slop. It comes out more like a stew, a green stew that is....Read more
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Effie K.C., MO 07-16-2009
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This dish is full of flavor!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Make sure you go to a store that you know has all the ingredients.Took me two stores to get what I needed.And it took me a... hour to make it but I am not as awsome as Rachel Ray..It was truly worth it.I loved the gnocchi in butter and lemon zest.This dish is so much better then the old fashion chicken & dumpling I grew up eating for sure.Read more
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Jenna Winchester, VA 07-06-2009
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Big Hit
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was the best RR recipe I have used to date. I added a little white wine to the broth. Everyone loved it including my... 16 year old cousin. My family has requested we eat this once a week! Big hit!!Read more
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Jeff Douglassville, PA 03-10-2009
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Full of Flavor
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I can't get over the fried gnochi. That was cool. I skipped the pine nuts because they are expensive. As soon as you add... the pesto mixture, the flavor is off the charts. I will make this again.Read more
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Leticia Goleta, CA 12-15-2008
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Easy and Hearty
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this tonight for my family. Very tasty and satisfying. It came out more of a stew, Good use of Mushrooms. I used... pre-made pesto sauce, and it turned out great. There was nothing bland about this dish, I used extra pepper to spice it up. Looking forward to having the leftovers for lunch tomorrow. My son who is 21 RAVED about this dish. Read more