Warm and Cozy

It was 20 degrees outside and all I wanted to do is cuddle up by a fire and eat something warm and cozy! Unfortunately I didn't have all the necessary ingredients to make my favorite stew or mashed potatoes. As I was chatting with Seth, he suggested making a chicken dumpling soup, so I set out on a search to find the best recipe. I ended up combining several ideas from some of my favorite food sites (epicurious, cookthink, cookstr) and the soup turned out delicious! Next time I'll be sure to add vegetables to the soup, since my pantry was a bit thin this go around. I prefer my soups to be very creamy with extra dumplings, so if you like minimal dumplings you may want to halve this recipe. Enjoy!

Chicken and Dumpling Soup

Soup

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 large shallot or half an onion

1/2 cup white wine

8 cups chicken broth

5 cups of shredded roasted chicken

Juice and zest of one lemon

Chopped parsley

1. Heat oil in a soup pot and saute minced shallot until clear. Deglaze pan with wine. Bring remaining ingredients to a boil while making dumplings.

Dumplings

1 cup flour

1 cup cornmeal

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

2 cups heavy cream

1. Combine dry ingredients together and mix in cream until just incorporated. Using a spoon drop a tablespoon amount of dumpling into the soup. Continue with the remaining batter. Boil dumplings in soup for 12 minutes and serve!