Just before serving, carefully add the strips to the soup, 4 or 5 at a time so they won't stick to each other, and cook very gently for 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle the strips with a bit of coconut flour so they don't stick to one another. Using a pizza cutter or a sharp knife, gently cut strips of dough about 1 inch wide.

Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough to the edges of the mat, or until it's 1/2-inch thick. Transfer the dough to the silicone mat and knead until smooth. Add the coconut flour, baking powder, xanthan gum and egg yolks and mix together. Place the mozzarella in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in the micro wave oven until fully melted, about 1 1/2 minutes. To make the dumplings: Have a silicone mat ready. Add the shredded chicken back to the Dutch oven and cook for another 10 minutes, until heated through. Discard the bones (or save to make the stovetop chicken stock below). Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and shred the meat from the bones with a fork.

Add the chicken back, bring the mixture to a boil, lower the heat to medium-low, and simmer for 20 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. Add 4 cups water, the stock, melted butter, and bay leaves and stir to combine. Transfer the chicken to a plate and set aside.Īdd the celery, onion, garlic and thyme to the pot and cook, stirring, until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the chicken to the pot and brown for 4 to 6 minutes per side. Season the chicken all over with salt and pepper. To make the soup: In a large Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add your contacts.Ģ tablespoons fresh thyme (or 2 teaspoons dried thyme)Ģ cups homemade or store-bought chicken broth You will begin to receive our weekly Chew on This newsletter. This recipe is well-loved by my non-keto friends too! You could use store-bought rotisserie chicken meat, which you'd add to the soup after cooking the vegetables. The trick to successful keto dumplings is to roll them out thick and put them in the pot just before serving because they don't need a long time to cook. Served in a warm soup, they take on the flavors of the stock, with a texture you may remember from childhood. The dumplings in this recipe are really special. You'll also need a silicone mat and a rolling pin to make them, but this technique will come in handy this winter when you want to make any kind of dumpling soup. Garza, who gained an internet following through her popular Facebook group, 'Keto Friendly Recipes,” says that even her non-keto friends love this recipe, and she points out that the dumplings don't need to cook for very long. The key to the dumpling's consistency is the mozzarella, egg yolks and xanthan gum, which combine to make just the right texture and taste to go along with the homemade chicken soup.

Keto chicken and dumplings