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paleo chicken and dumplings

Paleo Chicken and Dumplings

The perfect savory bowl of Paleo Chicken and Dumplings when you want comfort food!

Course Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword paleo chicken and dumplings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 1105 kcal
Author Kelly Bejelly @ A Girl Worth Saving

Ingredients

Broth

  • 3 lbs chicken thighs with skin and bone
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
  • 1 small onion peeled and diced
  • 2 ribs of celery diced
  • 6 cups water
  • 1/2 cup milk of choice
  • 2 tbsps parsley fresh and diced
  • 2 tbsp tapioca flour

Dumplings

Instructions

  1. Over medium heat, add the chicken thighs, onions, celery, water, poultry seasoning , and salt to a soup pot.
  2. Cover and let cook over medium heat for 45 minutes.
  3. Turn down the stove to low and remove the chicken thighs from the broth.
  4. Remove the meat from the bones and place the meat back into the soup.
  5. In a small cup, combine the milk and the 2 tbsps of tapioca flour to make a slurry.
  6. Add this to your soup.
  7. To make the dumplings, first grind the slivered almonds into a fine flour in your blender or food processor.
  8. Next add the tapioca flour and salt to the blender and pulse for 30 seconds.
  9. Then add in 1/3 cup of the soup broth and mix until you have soft dough.
  10. Roll the dough into 1" balls, you should get 9 dumplings.
  11. Drop this into the broth and cook for 15 minutes over medium low.
  12. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Paleo Chicken and Dumplings
Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
Calories 1105 Calories from Fat 648
% Daily Value*
Fat 72g111%
Saturated Fat 18g113%
Polyunsaturated Fat 52g
Cholesterol 457mg152%
Sodium 1549mg67%
Carbohydrates 29g10%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 93g186%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.