Stewed chicken with sour cream & chive dumplings from Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food (page 94) by Julia Turshen

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    Can substitute chicken bouillon paste for chicken stock.

  • debbates on April 24, 2026

    The broth was delicious, but I felt that I needed to add an extra cup of water to have enough liquid for steaming dumplings. Also, I was in a hurry so simmered them on medium for 15 minutes, flipping them after 10 minutes. All came out grand.

  • tmjellicoe on November 26, 2024

    I hadn’t read the previous comments on this recipe so I was glad I was only here to try the dumpling portion. I really enjoyed the dumplings. I thought 2 tsp of onion powder would be too much but it comes through nicely. I think the fresh chives cut through the powder and my opinion might be different without the freshness. I did think 1 tsp of salt for 4 dumplings was too much so I only used 3/4 and will cut it back further next time.

  • julesamomof2 on November 17, 2024

    This was a big miss for me. The chicken was dry, the dumplings tasted like baking powder, and the broth was flavorless and thin. I knew I was off to a bad start with instructions to simmer the BS chicken breasts for 30 minutes, so pulled them at 15 but it was too late to save. A rare miss for this book but this is one recipe that needs significant tweaking to be made again.

  • pattyatbryce on August 18, 2024

    On the fence on this one. Needed more broth, more flavor - garlic/onion? But, it was very veg forward and that was nice. I think it could be tweaked to my taste. I did enjoy the dumplings though!

  • Babycarrot on February 27, 2024

    Since a previous commenter found this recipe to be flat, I added some onion and celery as she only calls for using carrots. I think leftovers were better the next day as some of the flavors melded, but it still was a rather boring stew/broth. The dumplings were definitely the best part and would make those again.

  • anya_sf on January 03, 2023

    Since I was feeding a teenage boy, I increased the chicken and spinach and added frozen peas, and was happy with those changes. While easy to make, next time I'd add steps for better flavor and texture (saute carrots with onion and celery, cook chicken separately), and add flour for a thicker broth.

  • jaelsne on July 17, 2022

    My husband raved about this dish—making sure that I’ll put it into my rotation. The prep was very easy.

  • Jviney on July 16, 2021

    Somehow perfect for a rainy summer day. The dumplings were delicious and truly had the richness of sour cream and chive. I will pare back the chicken next time, it overwhelmed the veggies for me. A new favourite weeknight dinner for sure.

  • jimandtammyfaye on June 29, 2021

    Comfort food and simplicity. I worried the onion powder would be too much, but it tasted delicious in the dumplings. Next time, I'll increase the meat/veggie base ratio. Sweet potatoes would work in place of carrots.

  • mnrickert on April 28, 2021

    This recipe fell flat for me, especially the soup base when compared to the flavorful dumplings. Next time I'll add celery and onion. I also would probably double the dumpling recipe and reduce the salt in the dumplings.

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