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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)

Method
 

  1. 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.
  2. Cover the pot with a tight fitting lid and let the soup simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
  3. While you wait, chop your veggies and prepare the dumplings.
  4. Combine the dumpling ingredients and form into 8-10 balls using your fingers to pack the dough together gently.
  5. Once the chicken is cooked, remove it from the broth and set aside to let cool prior to shredding it.
  6. 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.
  7. Turn the heat up slightly and allow the soup to simmer for 15 minutes, cooking the veggies and the dumplings as it does.
  8. 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.
  9. Once the dumplings are done, shred your chicken and add it back to the soup.
  10. Stir together and serve warm!