Veggies & Dumplings

This recipe is a whole food plant-based take on the classic comfort food, Chicken and Dumplings. I love comfort food and this is one of my favorite meals. As I child my Grandma and Mom both made delicious Chicken and Dumplings. Now that I am eating plant-based I had to come up with an alternative.

This recipe has a yummy gravy made with vegetable stock, herbs, and spices. I used turmeric int his gravy. Either you like it or you don’t. If you don’t like the taste don’t put it in the recipe. it does have a strong flavor, which I enjoy. My son did not enjoy that flavor as much.

Health Benefits of Turmeric:

• may help fight depression
• may help fight cancer
• fight inflammation which helps with things like type 2 diabetes
• helps fight viral infections
• helps to ease PMS symptoms
• can lower bad cholesterol

For the dumplings, I like to use whole wheat flour instead of white flour. You could also substitute a gluten-free flour.

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Veggies and Dumplings

Whole food plant-based/vegan take on classic comfort food.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time35 mins

Course: dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: comfort food, no oil, vegan, whole food plant-based

Servings: 8

Equipment

• dutch oven or stock pot

Ingredients

• 6 cups vegetable stock
• 4 carrots, diced or sliced
• 4 celery ribs, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp thyme
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp parsley
• 1/2 cup plant milk, I use unsweetened almond

Dumplings:

• 1-1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup corn meal
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup plant milk, I use unsweetened almond

Instructions

• Add one cup of vegetable stock, carrots, onions, celery, garlic, thyme, bay leaf, turmeric, parsley to dutch oven or pot over medium-high heat.
• Saute for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the remaining stock and 1/2 cup plant milk.
• Cover and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, plant milk.
• Stir until all ingredients well combined.
• When stock comes to a boil, drop the dumpling dough, heaping tablespoons, into boiling stock.
• Reduce heat to medium, cover partially, and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.