Chicken Paprika & Dumplings

Have I mentioned that I have a VERY picky eater in my family? She won't eat onions or any veggies. The only thing green she likes is money.

 

She LOVES meat and fish, especially chicken and sushi. She prefers things plain, such as plain white rice. God forbid I give her Rice-a-Roni or any creamed rice.

 

Unfortunately, I like things spicy and I don't like having to make two or more main dishes for one meal. So when I came upon a recipe for chicken and dumplings, I thought ah ha! We'll both like this.

 

I changed the recipe to fit our particular likes, for instance, I left out the onions which I would have liked but she would reject.

 

For example, last night I made a dish with vegetables for me and just meat and shrimp for her. Although it had the same base sauce, she wouldn't let me use the same spoon to stir her dish that I used to stir mine.

 

That's not the only change I made so I'll share my version as it turned out to be quite tasty.

 

Tasty yes, but also very laughable. Can you believe I've never eaten a dumpling? You will when you see my dumplings below. I'll work on these and be back after they're perfected.

 

I also want to share that I discovered The Pioneer Woman's TV show and blog this weekend. How awesome! The blog's visual alone took my breath before I read a word or tasted one of her tasty recipes. We had the patty melts this afternoon, and they were a hit! LOVED THEM! Thank you Pioneer Woman for a delicious, filling treat. Not one of my picky eaters complained, threw away their food, or made a face, In fact, they raved and asked me to make this sandwich again. I definitely will.

 

Until I recently moved, I was into scrapbooking and writing. Now I'm back into cooking and Food Network and Pinterest Recipes have become my new best friend. Tonight I'm looking forward into watching The Worst Cooks in America. What fun. :)

 

 

 

CHICKEN PAPRIKA & DUMPLINGS

 

INGREDIENTS - CHICKEN:

 



1 chicken, cut into small, bite size pieces

4 Tblsp shortening

Paprika

Salt

Black Pepper

2 cups sour cream

1 cup chicken broth

 

 

 

 

INGREDIENTS - DUMPLINGS:

 

3 eggs

3 cups flour

1/2 cup water

1 Tblsp salt

 

 

 

 

DIRECTIONS:

 

 

Boil water in a large sauce pan for the dumplings.

 

Assemble the dumpling mix. If necessary, add a bit more water. Make the dumplings very small and drop nto the boiling water. Boil for 10 minutes. Set cooked dumplings aside.

 

 

Melt shortening in a large non-stick skillet. Sprinkle chicken with a generous amount of paprika and pepper and dust with light sprinkling of salt. Cook chicken in the pan.

 

After the chicken is almost done, add the sour cream, chicken broth, and dumplings. Mix well. Stir occasionally.

 

Serve warm.