Chicken Soup with Potatoes and Dumplings

A delicious, wholesome lunch from everyday ingredients! This quick chicken-and-dumpling soup is comforting and full of flavor — it'll warm you up and pleasantly surprise you.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 27 % 3 g
Fats 36 % 4 g
Carbohydrates 36 % 4 g
60 kcal
GI: 75 / 0 / 25

Cooking method

Cooking time: 45 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    To make this rich, aromatic chicken-and-dumpling soup, gather all the ingredients and seasonings.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Pour 2 1/2 liters (about 10 1/2 cups) of water into a pot and add 600 g (about 1 1/3 lb) of chicken.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Set the pot on the stove. For a clearer, more flavorful broth, add a small unpeeled onion (skin on) and a piece of carrot, cover, and bring to a boil.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Now make the dumpling dough: crack one egg into a bowl.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Season the egg with salt and pepper to taste, mix well, and add four tablespoons of sour cream.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Add one clove of garlic, pressed through a garlic press, and stir everything together.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Add four tablespoons of pre-sifted flour to the bowl.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Add dried herbs to taste and mix into a dough.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Coarsely chop one onion.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    Pour one tablespoon of vegetable oil into a skillet and add the chopped onion.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11

    Grate one medium carrot on the coarse side of a box grater.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12

    Add the grated carrot to the onion in the skillet.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13

    Sauté the carrot and onion together until soft.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14

    Cut one bell pepper into roughly medium dice.

  15. Step 15:

    Step 15

    Add the diced pepper to the carrot and onion and sauté, stirring with a spatula, for about two minutes.

  16. Step 16:

    Step 16

    Add khmeli-suneli (a Georgian herb blend) to taste and a bay leaf to the vegetables, and stir.

  17. Step 17:

    Step 17

    Skim the foam from the broth once it boils, remove and discard the onion, then add the diced potatoes and bring back to a boil.

  18. Step 18:

    Step 18

    Once it boils, lower the heat and let the soup cook for about twenty minutes.

  19. Step 19:

    Step 19

    Salt the broth to taste, then form the dumplings by dropping small spoonfuls of dough into the pot with a teaspoon.

  20. Step 20:

    Step 20

    Add the sautéed vegetables to the pot and stir everything together.

  21. Step 21:

    Step 21

    Add the ground pepper blend and dried herbs to taste, then stir to combine.

  22. Step 22:

    Step 22

    Cover the pot and let the soup rest for about seven minutes.

  23. Step 23:

    Step 23

    Let's cook together, keep it simple, and make the most delicious meals at home from everyday ingredients. Enjoy!

  • Now that's a soup — rich and satisfying! It comes together quickly and easily from ingredients everyone has on hand. This kind of hearty first course warms you right up in cold weather and leaves you feeling great. Kids love it for the flavorful broth and tender homemade dumplings. Treat yourself to this wonderful soup!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Category I chicken - 238  kcal/100g
  • Category II chicken - 159  kcal/100g
  • Chicken, skinless meat - 241  kcal/100g
  • Spring chicken - 140  kcal/100g
  • Ripe potatoes - 80  kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70  kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380  kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82  kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in jackets - 74  kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream 30% fat - 340  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream 25% fat - 284  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream 20% fat - 210  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream 10% fat - 115  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream - 210  kcal/100g
  • Sweet pepper - 27  kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33  kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275  kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25  kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Bay leaf - 313  kcal/100g
  • Fortified whole durum wheat flour - 333  kcal/100g
  • All-purpose whole durum wheat flour - 364  kcal/100g
  • Fine semolina flour - 348  kcal/100g
  • Flour - 325  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873  kcal/100g
  • Khmeli-suneli - 417  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Water - 0  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Fresh frozen soup greens in a package - 41  kcal/100g
  • Fresh herbs - 41  kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 80  kcal/100g
  • Ground pepper blend - 255  kcal/100g

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