16 Reviews of Grandma's Chicken 'n' Dumpling Soup

From: ElaineAnn

On Oct 10, 2005

This is the best chicken dumpling soup I've ever made. Since we prefer white meat I used 1 lb chicken breasts and 2 lbs wings. The wings did not go back in the soup, but in the oven to brown and snack on later. I don't like mushrooms, so I used 2 cans cream of chicken. The dumplings were light and fluffy and there were plenty to go around. The leftovers were reheated and tasted even better the next day. If I could give 10 stars I would.

From: Smokey54

On Oct 27, 2007

I came across this recipe while I was preparing my own chicken and dumplings to see what other ideas I could find. The cream of chicken and mushroom soup was just what I needed to make mine better, Thanks!

From: Hey Jude

On Jan 29, 2005

Wonderful! I made this as written but I forgot to put the peas in! Also, I used fat-free soups and only added half of the salt amount listed and that was enough. It is a bit time consuming but the house smells wonderful while this is cooking. This is great for making when someone is down with a cold, as my husband was today. He really enjoyed it! Thanks for posting this recipe Margo, I'll surely be doing this one again for the next one down with the sniffles!

From: Sara's Grandma

On Feb 8, 2005

I was making chicken soup in a hurry and decided on dumplings so I looked upthis recipe for the dumplings only.The dumplings in this recipe are awesome. Light and fluffy. You won't be disapponted

From: KateS

On Jan 26, 2005

Excellent recipe. The addition of the creamy soups added a depth to the soup's flavor I normally never achieve when making chicken noodle/dumpling soups. The dumplings turned out with just the right amount of chewiness and texture. Will most definitely make again.

From: cookalot #2

On Jan 20, 2007

LOVED THE DUMPLINGS!!! So 5 stars, but the soup, I didn't care for the cloves or bay leaf flavor, so I will leave those out next time and add a little poultry seasoning. so 4 stars for the soup. Will make the dumplings often. Thanks

From: DeidreJane

On Jan 9, 2007

This soup was fabulous. What a wonderful find. Probably the best soup I have ever made.

From: home4my2

On Dec 29, 2005

I rate the dumpling recipe 10-stars - Excellent. I was in a pinch with some soup that I made and could not find my dumpling recipe, but came across this and my goodness, I'll never use another. Super-easy to make, excellent taste. Thank you!

From: SarahinWI

On Dec 11, 2006

This was amazing! I followed the recipe exactly except I left off the peas. My husband is not crazy about them. Next time (and there WILL be a next time!) I will leave out the potatoes as well, but otherwise this is the best homemade chicken soup I've ever had! *Update 12/11/06: I've made this several times since my initial review, and I have a couple of comments to add - first, this makes a LOT of dumplings. Not a problem for me, but mine always turns out more like a stew because the amount of dumplings soaks up most of the broth. Second, I've tried a couple of times to halve this recipe and though the proportions are correct, for some reason halving it doesn't seem to work very well. But make the whole thing - the leftovers are just as amazing as the soup!

From: Albany Bridie

On Feb 28, 2005

Two thumbs up for this. It does take some time, but is well worth it. My sister was envious when she stopped over because the house smelled so good. I added more herbs but didn't change anything else.