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Chicken and Dumpling Soup

Gluten Free Chicken and Dumpling Soup

4.80 from 5 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Soup

Ingredients
  

Soup

  • 2 tbsp avocado oil
  • 5 cups chicken (bone) broth (I use Bonafide Provisions bone broth)
  • 1 - 1½ lbs chicken breast
  • 4 stalks celery
  • 4 large carrots
  • ½ onion
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp dried thyme (or 1 tbsp fresh)
  • 1/2 tbsp dried rosemary (or 1 ½ tbsp fresh)
  • 1 tsp dried parsley (or 1 tbsp fresh)
  • ½ tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper

Gluten Free Dumplings

  • ¾ cup cassava flour (I use Otto's Naturals)
  • 3 tsp baking powder (I use Otto's Naturals for paleo)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp ghee, melted or olive oil
  • ½ cup milk (regular or almond)

Instructions
 

  • In a large pot over medium-high heat, combine broth, herbs and spices. Bring to a boil, then add the chicken and reduce heat to medium.
  • Cover the pot with a tight fitting lid and let the soup simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
  • While you wait, chop your veggies and prepare the dumplings.
  • Combine the dumpling ingredients and form into 8-10 balls using your fingers to pack the dough together gently.
  • Once the chicken is cooked, remove it from the broth and set aside to let cool prior to shredding it.
  • Add the veggies into the soup following by the dumplings, which you should place into the soup gently, spacing them out one by one. Pour a little broth over each dumpling and cover the pot with the lid.
  • Turn the heat up slightly and allow the soup to simmer for 15 minutes, cooking the veggies and the dumplings as it does.
  • Check to ensure the dumplings are done. They should be on the firm side, so if they are still soft or sticky, flip them in the broth and cook for a little longer.
  • Once the dumplings are done, shred your chicken and add it back to the soup.
  • Stir together and serve warm!