Easy Dumpling Soup

Here’s a cozy, Easy Dumpling Soup that comes together fast with simple ingredients—perfect for chilly days or when you need comfort in a bowl 🥣✨

Easy Dumpling Soup (Serves 4)

Ingredients

Soup

• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 tbsp butter or oil
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 celery stalk, sliced
• Salt & pepper, to taste
• ½ tsp dried thyme or parsley

Dumplings

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup milk
• 1 tbsp melted butter

Instructions

1. Start the soup
   In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat.
   Add onion, carrot, and celery; cook 4–5 minutes until softened.
   Stir in garlic and cook 30 seconds.
2. Simmer
   Pour in chicken broth.
   Season with salt, pepper, and thyme.
   Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce to a simmer.
3. Make dumplings
   In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
   Stir in milk and melted butter just until combined.
4. Drop dumplings
   Using a spoon, drop small dollops of dough into simmering soup.
   Do not stir once added.
5. Cook
   Cover and simmer 12–15 minutes until dumplings are fluffy and cooked through.
6. Serve
   Taste and adjust seasoning.
   Serve hot with fresh herbs if desired.

Tips & Variations

• Extra hearty: Add shredded rotisserie chicken
• Creamy: Stir in ½ cup milk or cream at the end
• Herby dumplings: Add parsley or chives to the dough
• Shortcut: Use biscuit dough cut into pieces

If you’d like, I can also share a Southern chicken & dumplings version, Asian-style dumpling soup, or a one-pot creamy variation.