Zesty Chicken Potato Dumpling Soup (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Baked Lemon Chicken
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Farm-raised chicken breasts, 2 pounds
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Cold-pressed olive oil, 2 tablespoons
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Juicy lemon, cut into thin rounds, 1
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Grated lemon peel, 1 teaspoon
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Regular salt and cracked black pepper as needed
→ Soup Base
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Potato dumplings (homemade or packaged), 16 ounces
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Plain butter, 2 tablespoons
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Peeled garlic bulbs, finely chopped, 4
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Small thyme branches, 4
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Mixed spice blend, 2 teaspoons
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Table salt, 1 teaspoon
→ Soup Finishing
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Regular white flour, 4 tablespoons
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Natural chicken broth, 5 cups
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Squeezed juice from one whole lemon
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Lemon skin shavings, 1 teaspoon
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Full-fat cream, 1 1/2 cups
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Leafy kale, stems removed and sliced, 2 cups
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Newly shredded parmesan, 1 cup
# Instructions:
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Heat your oven to 400°F. Lay your seasoned chicken on a tray with parchment, add a splash of oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add lemon bits and peel on top. Cook for 15-20 minutes, turning once, till it's golden and done inside. Let it cool a bit before cutting.
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Drop butter in a big pot over medium-high heat and cook your chopped garlic till it smells good, about 1-2 minutes. Mix in your flour, salt, and spice blend till everything's combined well.
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Slowly pour in your chicken broth while stirring so you don't get lumps. Add your cream, lemon juice, peel, kale, thyme sprigs, cut chicken, and dumplings. Let it bubble gently for 10-12 minutes till dumplings float and feel soft.
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Throw in your parmesan and stir till it's all melty and smooth. Let it bubble for another minute or two. Take out the thyme twigs before you eat. Tastes great with some bread or a side salad.
# Notes:
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You can keep what's left in your fridge for 2-3 days or freeze it up to 4-6 months
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Make this without gluten by grabbing GF dumplings and making sure other stuff is certified gluten-free
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Want it vegan? Swap chicken with plant stuff and use coconut cream instead of dairy cream
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Make your own spice mix with even amounts of black pepper, garlic powder, dried oregano, dried thyme, and dried parsley