Chicken Arrabbiata Stew and Parmesan Dumplings

April 16, 2021

This article was written for Annabel & Grace, which is now part of Rest Less.

My lovely young friend Carina is very enthusiastic about this recipe for Chicken Arrabbiata Stew and Parmesan Dumplings. She thought A&G readers would like it too as “it’s SO easy and SUPER delicious”. She and her partner have cooked it about five times now as it’s such a handy recipe to have in one’s repertoire. “It doesn’t say to serve with anything but we prefer to eat it with with a small side of couscous.”

Chicken Arrabbiata Stew & Parmesan Dumplings

Recipe by BBC Good Food, tried & tested by Carina & EdCourse: Stories
Servings

4 – 6

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

1

hour 

A modern take on stew and dumplings. So comforting on a chilly day…

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil

  • 1 onion, thinly sliced

  • 8 skinless and boneless chicken thighs, halved

  • 2 large garlic cloves, crushed

  • 1-1½ tsp chilli flakes

  • 4 tbsp sun-dried tomato pesto

  • 250ml chicken stock

  • 2 x 400g can chopped tomatoes

  • 5 thyme sprigs, tied

  • 2 tsp sugar

  • ½ small bunch of parsley, finely chopped

  • For the dumplings

  • 80g cold unsalted butter, cubed

  • 150g self-raising flour

  • 80g parmesan, grated

  • 50-60ml milk

Directions

  • Heat the oil in a large shallow casserole dish. Fry the onion over a low-medium heat for 7 mins or until soft and turning translucent. Turn up the heat slightly, add the chicken and fry for 5 mins until beginning to brown around the edges. Tip the garlic and chilli into the casserole and fry for 1 min. Stir through the pesto, pour in the stock and tomatoes, then add the thyme, sugar and some seasoning. Turn the heat to low and cover with a lid. Cook gently for 40 mins. Remove the thyme and check the seasoning.
  • Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. To make the dumplings, put the butter and flour in a bowl with ½ tsp fine salt, then rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Mix in 50g of the cheese and pour in 50ml of the milk, then swiftly combine with a cutlery knife until everything is well distributed and you have a soft dough (add more milk if it’s too dry). Briefly bring the dough together on a work surface, then divide into eight balls.
  • Arrange the dumplings over the stew, then scatter each with the remaining cheese. Put in the oven and bake, uncovered, for 25 mins or until the dumplings are doubled in size and golden brown. Scatter over the parsely and serve.

Notes

  • Freezable

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