Southern Style Chicken and Dumplings

My Granny lived thru the depression. Her family were tobacco farmers and had cattle and horses. She always said she never saw the difference in depression times because they never had any money to begin with. She made the best chicken and dumplings I ever had. Dumpling big and fluffy inside. Thank you the video took me back in time for awhile.

My mother and her family were from Bama. Her parents lived through the depression had a bunch of kids (free farm labor). They didn't put veggies in chicken & dumplings either and they didn't use corn starch. They made rue with course ground corn meal. The finished product was less like gravy and just a thick, brothy soup. Chicken & dumplings for supper, the next morning a warm mug of that soup! My grandfather worked all day on the farm, a huge garden, and a bunch of chickens. Then, he worked the third shift in the coal mines and always carried two peanut butter sandwiches in case of a cave in. My mother would meet him halfway and walk him home. She would eat his second peanut butter sandwich on the way home. I lost mom in December 2019, so now I'm the curator of all the memories as I'm the last family member, so I share to keep the knowledge and family alive. It's been a long time since I made chicken and dumplings. Sounds like an entry on the "to-do" list! Thank you, sir, for stirring up good vittles and good memories.

Kent-My father was raised in the depression . Told us kids that for one year all they had to eat was tomatoes. They ate tomatoes for breatkfast, lard and tomato sandwiches for lunch, and boiled tomatoes for supper. That my hero, is "getting by". Ended up in the Aleutian Islands for the entire campaign in WW2. Came in to Dutch Harbor on June 2, 1942 and left in Oct of 1943 from the island of Kiska. He was in charge of the kitchens during the campaign. He was a tough man. Fought the last 2 hours of the the Battle of Attu hand to hand. These are the men and women who lived at that time. They never complained, they just took what they had to and moved on. Keep up the good work, and thanks for the recipe, and for your tribute to the generation that went through it all.

Brought a tear to my eye. My grandpa was born in 1905 and my grandma in 1913. As a little kid in the late 70s, I did not recognize the gifts that I had in front of me at the time. 😔

Chicken and dumplings is one of my favorite dishes. One of the luckiest things for me was having parents, grandparents and great grandparents who instilled a sense of gratitude for the basics and an understanding that everyone doesn't have food, fresh water and a safe place to live. If you have those things you have everything.

Yes!! I grew up in Tennessee and my parents cooked dinner food for breakfast. I love chicken and dumplings. May God continue to bless this channel 🙏🏾

Kent Rollins......the Bob Ross of cowboy country cookin'! Love these vids.

My momma made dumplins for 50+ years, light and fluffy best things ever! Not until about 5 years ago I realized she doesn't even eat them. Now that's love and devotion to our large family. She rolled out and cut every one. It's quite a mess to clean up but she did it for us and did it well, thank you momma ♥️

My mother and both grandmothers made chicken and dumplings. They didn't put the carrots and celery in them. However, they were DELICIOUS! I've never been able to make chicken and dumplings that taste near as good as theirs. Any of you younguns out there, get your parents and grandparents recipes. Because one day, you will miss them.

I never throw out the chicken skin, it has the most chicken flavor. I mince up the skin and put it back in the pot. Also, I bake my skin on and bone in chicken with seasonings first. I usually freeze them in vacuum seal bags until I am ready to make chicken and dumplings. Baking the chicken versus boiling raw chicken gives a stronger and more flavorful chicken broth. I sautee a little bit of chopped onions and celery in butter in a pot before I add my defrosted baked chicken and water. I add a can of chicken broth if I need a lot of broth (I prefer a lot of broth because I make big fluffy drop dumplings). Anyway, just wanted to share another way of doing chicken for soups or dumplings. Now I need to eat. LOL

My mom and dad were born in 1914 and 1915, and we had a hard time in Arkansas, so my dad took us across the states working in the fields until we finally settled in Clovis California in the 1949. My mom made a lot of southern meals and chicken dumpings was a big part of our meals. Good memories.

I’m from Australia but had the privilege of eating this dish for the first and only time at a friend’s grandmothers house in Shamrock TX and I’ve never forgotten it. Thanks for the video, I’ll be making this for my family soon.

Cowboy Kent makes the best cooking tutorials!

I love seeing your helpers. They always look so happy! It reminds me the other day the neighbor lady was outside talking to her cat. Almost as though he understood her. I went in and told Darla, my weiner dog. We laughed and laughed!!

Kent is such a wholesome guy. Definitely brings a little light to a pretty dreary world.

A cooking show just ain’t complete without a chicken thief. 😂

My mama still makes the best chicken and dumplings I have ever had (of course) She does it the way she was taught to make them from my Granny. She starts with a whole chicken. She makes them every year for me on my birthday because she knows its one of my favorite meals ❤

I got your cook book for my birthday last year. You had the thoughtfulness to sing it - and I thank you for that I have made many recipes from your channel and a few from the book. The classic (?) chicken and dumplings recipe is a HUGH hit. I took liberty adding carrots, celery, and sometimes corn. I am glad to see you are re-visiting this recipe and adding a few things to it. I am a Retired Combat Veteran, and I love that you fly the American Flag and offer your gratitude at the end of EVERY video. Someday, I hope to meet you in person and shake your hand and tell you "Thank You" for all You do.

My grandma a southern woman from Corpus Christi born early 1900s used to make the best chicken and dumplings. Papa was a farmer so we had fresh veggies every meal and meat bought from Piggly Wiggly. Love southern cooking.

These types of meals really should touch your heart. People making due with what they had , so we today can add all the celery, carrots, and whatever else. God bless you Kent and Shan we love and appreciate you both