Name: Better than Cracker Barrel Chicken 'n Dumplings
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Whole chicken - 1; Salt - 1 pinch; Water to cover - 1 pinch; Lemon, halved - 1; Celery, sliced - 2 stalks; Onion, chopped - 1 small; Carrots, sliced, or more to taste - 2; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 2 cups

Ingredients for - Better than Cracker Barrel Chicken 'n Dumplings

1. Whole chicken 1

2. Salt 1 pinch

3. Water to cover 1 pinch

4. Lemon, halved 1

5. Celery, sliced 2 stalks

6. Onion, chopped 1 small

7. Carrots, sliced, or more to taste 2

8. All-purpose flour 2 cups

9. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 2 cups

How to cook deliciously - Better than Cracker Barrel Chicken 'n Dumplings

1 . Stage

Place chicken and 1 pinch salt in a large pot; cover with water. Bring to a boil, skimming any scum off the surface with a slotted spoon. Add lemon, celery, onion, and carrots. Simmer broth over medium heat until chicken starts to fall off the bone, about 1 hour. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2 . Stage

Discard lemon. Remove chicken from the pot; let cool.

3 . Stage

Place flour, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Make a well in the center. Ladle in 2 to 3 scoops of hot broth. Mix in flour with a spoon until dough comes together into a ball. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4 . Stage

Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Knead carefully until smooth. Roll out into a large rectangle; cut into small rectangular dumplings. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5 . Stage

Drop dumplings one at a time into the simmering broth. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 30 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

6 . Stage

Bone chicken and chop into pieces. Add to the pot; cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios