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Zippy Chicken Soup w/dumplings or noodles

Source of Recipe


Shanny



List of Ingredients



• 5 or 6 chicken thigh pieces (or your choice)
  
• 1 cup chopped onion
  
• 1 cup chopped celery
  
• 1 cup sliced carrots
  
• 1 cup whole kernel corn
  
• 1 cup baby lima beans
  
• 2 quarts chicken broth
  
• dash of cayenne
  
• 1 tsp. worcestershire sauce
  
• 1 whole lemon, quartered
  
• .
  
• DUMPLINGS:
  
• 1 cup Bisquick baking mix
  
• 1 egg
  
• milk as needed
  






Instructions



1. Sauté chicken until tender; cool, bone & dice.
   
   
2. Sauté onion, celery and carrot in chicken drippings.
   
   
3. Combine chicken & sautéed vegetables with chicken broth, adding corn, lima beans, cayenne, wooster & the lemon quarters.
   
   
4. Simmer until vegetables are done. Remove lemon quarters.
   
   
5. Combine Bisquick with egg and enough milk to make a soft batter.
   
   
6. Drop by small spoonfuls into simmering soup and cover, cooking 10 - 15 minutes until dumplings test done with toothpick.
   
   
7. Do not test until time is up - lifting the lid to peek should be avoided. ^.^
   
   
8. Serve immediately and enjoy immensely!
   
   






Final Comments


I only use chicken thighs because they're cheap to buy, plus they're more moist & have more flavor than white meat. Configure this recipe to your own tastes in chicken!

I also add noodles sometimes, instead of making dumplings.

And if I want creamy chicken noodle soup, I add a can of evaporated milk or a cup of cream plus a splash of dry sherry.