Chicken & Dumpling Soup

Is it cold where you are?? It’s pretty frigid here and we needed something comforting and warm! I had never made dumplings before going gluten free so I can’t tell you how close these are to traditional dumplings. However, I can tell you that they taste great and are much easier than I thought! This is a healthy, hearty soup that is full of flavor. This recipe serves 6-8.

2 chicken breasts, cooked & shredded

3 cups water

1 cup chicken or vegetable broth

1 tsp sea salt

2 tsp black pepper

1 tsp thyme

½ tsp oregano

2 bay leaves

4 small potatoes, cut into small chunks

2 cups carrots, cut into chunks

2 celery stalks, diced

1 onion, cut into chunks

Dumplings

2 cup GF flour

1 cup almond milk

1 tsp sea salt

½ tsp black pepper

1 egg

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp xanthan gum

1 tsp parsley flakes

• In a large stockpot, combine chicken, water, broth, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, bay leaves, potatoes, carrots, celery and onion. 
• Bring mixture to a boil and cook for about 20 minutes or until vegetables are soft. 
• Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, xanthan gum, salt, pepper and parsley flakes for dumplings. Add in milk and egg and stir or mix until well blended. 
• Form dumplings into small dough balls and place in stockpot with boiling soup mixture. 
• Once all dumplings are in pot, cover with a lid and cook for about 15 minutes or until dumplings are cooked. Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with additional parsley if desired. 

Sweet Potato Hash

One thing that can really help make an early morning better is a good breakfast. Mornings are usually rushed and crazy for us but it’s important that we try to get a good solid breakfast. We typically have eggs every day to give us some extra fuel in the mornings. However, just having toast gets old. So every once in a while I’ll throw in this hearty hash for an extra boost. This goes perfect with poached eggs.

1 sweet potato, diced

½ cup bell pepper, chopped
¼ cup onion, diced
2 slices turkey bacon, diced
½ tsp garlic, minced
½ tsp paprika
¼ tsp cumin
½ tsp sea salt
¼ tsp black pepper

• In a large skillet, cook turkey bacon, sweet potato, pepper and onion until bacon is cooked and vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Add in garlic, paprika, cumin, salt and pepper and cook an additional 5-7 minutes or until sweet potatoes start to crisp up.
• Serve alone or throw a cooked egg on top.