Smoked Turkey and Dumplings
Smoked Turkey and Dumplings is the perfect comfort food recipe. Made with delicious smoked turkey or chicken and creamy vegetable soup base with and easy homemade dumplings. A tried and true recipe that you will make again and again.
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 943kcal
Ingredients
- 11 cups turkey or chicken broth divided use
- 6 cups diced smoked turkey
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 large carrot diced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cups all purpose flour plus more for rolling dumplings
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
Instructions
- Add broth to a large dutch oven or soup pot and place on medium heat.
- In a large skillet, add olive oil, celery, onion and carrots. Cook over medium heat until onions just start to caramelize.
- Mix the dumplings together by adding all purpose flour, baking powder and salt to a large bowl.
- Add an egg, melted butter and 1 cup chicken broth, stirring until dough comes together.
- Sprinkle flour over a clean surface and roll dumpling dough to about 1/4 inch thickness.
- Use a small round cookie cutter or a large pastry tip (use the large end) to cut dumpling dough into circles.
- Raise pan of broth temperature to high. Add dumplings to boiling broth, stirring to separate. Cook for 20 minutes.
- Stir in chopped smoked turkey, cooked vegetables, cream, milk and black pepper. Stir to mix well and lower to medium heat. Cook for 20 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and cover dumplings, allow to stand for 30 minutes.
- Stir well and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 943kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 84g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 371mg | Sodium: 2868mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g