Apparently dumplings grow when you place them in a bubbling bowl of chicken soup! 
After preparing a pot of chicken soup, I plopped several tablespoon-sized dumplings into the pot to simmer and cook.
Within minutes the dumplings nearly tripled in size.
More doughy goodness is fine by me!
To make the soup, I combined the following:
- Four cans reduced sodium chicken broth
- Two pulled, cooked chicken breasts
- Three carrots, chopped
- Two celery stalks, chopped
- Approximately 2 c. chopped red potatoes
- Salt and pepper, to taste
After letting the soup bubble and the flavors distribute for about 20 minutes, I prepared the dumplings, using directions I found on the side of a box of Bisquick Heart Smart baking mix.
Though quite large, the dumplings were perfectly doughy and delicious.
Wedding Box
While the soup was simmering on the stove top, I spent some time sorting through the numerous boxes of crafts, supplies and notes we have leftover from our wedding.
My goal is to get everything to fit into this box:
Think I can do it?
I have faith!
I want to keep copies of special items like our save the dates, programs, menus, and the like, but will be tossing magazine clippings, invitation ribbons, etc.
Better get to it!
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You should make a nice scrapbook with the memories (programs, STDs, etc.) and save it to keep with your wedding album.
That looks so good! I’m going to try that recipe next week! Love dumplings, especially ones that grow!!! 🙂
Aw chicken and dumplings always remind me of my grandma. Yours look delicious!
Looks yummy 🙂 I love the idea of a wedding box; are you going to make a scrapbook, too?
Soup looks delish! YUMM! 🙂
Hmm, the dumplings look like brains, no?
Yum, I love chicken and dumplings! Actually, I think anything involving Bisquick is bound for greatness.
Mmm, the soup and dumplings looks delish!
I love the chicken and dumplings at Cracker Barrell . . . Right now I have two big rubbermaids (like ginormous ones) full of wedding junk. I’m hoping that the office doesn’t get taken over in the next six months!
I see your shoe box!! We need a pic of you wearing them 🙂
Mmm I love dumplings! 😀 The wedding box is such a great idea! It’ll be great to look back at it years later and see all those wonderful memories! 🙂
Such a great soup for the winter!
I did the same thing. I saved my most important things from our wedding memories in a box. You can do it! 🙂
That soup looks delish!
Our family friends used to make us chicken and dumplings anytime we all went on vacation in South Carolina. 🙂 Brings back so many memories! Yours looks absolutely delicious! And what a great idea to keep some of the things from your wedding. 🙂
That soup look so incredibly good! I must try making it. I love the idea of your wedding box! 🙂
Yum! that soup looks awesome!! I know what i’m making for supper tonight now 🙂
That soup looks so good, I love chicken and dumplings! After our wedding I put copies of our programs, save the dates, invites, table numbers, etc all in a shadow box and now it’s on display in our house. It’s a nice way to actually get to look at the stuff you created for the wedding on a regular basis!
I love chicken dumplings but use cream of chicken soup instead. I agree a scrapbook would be a great idea for everything.