One of the first meals my mom taught me to make was dumplings using a flour-based product called Bisquick and 2 cans of Campbells chicken noodle soup. Today, I’m going to teach you how I make dumplings with vegetables using Bisquick.
This meal is fairly easy to make and requires few ingredients.
I have also provided you with a link so you can make my Easy Homemade Chicken Soup, if you prefer it over canned soup.
Ingredients
(try to use organics whenever you can)
- 2 cups Bisquick
- ⅔ cup milk (I use skim milk, but you may use whole, 2% or 1%)
- 2 cans of chicken noodle soup (or, make your own chicken soup with my homemade chicken soup recipe)
- 21.5 ounces water
- ¼ cup corn (for in the dumplings)
- ½ cup zucchini (for in the dumplings)
- 1 cup zucchini (for in the soup)
Food Items You Will Use To Cook This Meal
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Start the Soup Cooking and Add Zucchini
1 – Empty the contents of the two cans of soup into a large cooking pot (this is a 6-quart pot). Do not throw the cans away.
Any 6-quart pot will do.
I love my “GreenLife Brand” Six-quart (Ceramic Coated) Nonstick Stockpot that comes with a Glass Straining Lid. It is cited as being dishwasher safe (but I wash all my non-stick cookware by hand). The GreenLife lid is great for venting. I use it for boiling and straining too. It has small and large straining holes on either side of the rim. See the holes in front? This side has large holes, the other side has small holes. It now comes in different colors. I also have another one (a pink one), for when I need 2 large stockpots.
2 – Fill each can to the top with water and add the water into the pot (now you can throw the cans away).
3 – If 10 is high on your stove, turn the burner setting to 8.
4 – Stir the soup and water then bring the soup to a boil.
5 – Add 1 cup of finely cut zucchini…
Into the boiling soup.
6 – Turn the burner setting to 5.
Mix the Bisquick, Milk, Corn and Zucchini Together
7 – Measure 2 cups of Bisquick.
I use the 1 cup, 2 cup and 4 cup Pyrex measuring cups often. They are great when measuring dry, wet or hot ingredients. The handle keeps you well away from hot ingredients (like boiling water, milk or broth). If you are considering buying a set, click here.
8 – Pour it into a mixing bowl.
9 – Measure ⅔ cup milk.
10 – Pour it into the Bisquick in the mixing bowl.
11 – Add in ¼ cup corn.
12 – Add in ½ cup zucchini.
13 – Stir together using a fork.
14 – Continue to stir until the mixture becomes a thick dough.
Drop the Dough Into the Soup
15 – Scoop out a heaping spoonful of dough.
I use one of the tablespoons from my everyday silverware set.
To give you an idea of size, the spoon I am using is the 4th from the left.
16 – Make sure the soup is at a rolling boil before you begin dropping a spoonful of dough into the soup. The liquid surface area will become less every time you drop dough into the soup. Try not to drop dough on top of dough for as long as possible.
17 – This batch of dough made 12 spoonfuls that I could drop into the soup, but your batch may make 11 or 13. It all depends on the size of the spoonfuls you make.
Cooking the Dumplings
18 – Once all of the dough is in the pot, make sure the burner is at a setting of 5 (this should be medium for your stove). Cook the dumplings uncovered for 10 minutes.
19 – At the end of 10 minutes, cover the dumplings with a lid and cook for 10 minutes more.
It’s Time to Serve Dinner
This recipe made 12 dumplings. That is 4 servings with 3 dumplings per serving. I hope you are hungry. If you can’t eat all of the dumplings, they warm up nicely in the microwave.
The dinnerware here, with the pork chops, was manufactured by Mikasa. It is called Precious Blue Michelle D2501.
The champagne flute is Mikasa’s Uptown Wedding toasting glass.
The candle holder is Baroque by Gorham Crystal of West Germany, pattern GORBARO.
I wasn’t able to find the salt and pepper shakers on Amazon or Replacements, LTD. They were my moms and are vintage. They are Anchor Hocking, a Star of David pattern.
Most of the items sitting on the table, I found while treasure hunting.
It’s All Relative
One of my cousins invited me to dinner at her house. She had set her table to serve 10 people. What I found was that each place setting had an entirely different pattern of dinnerware. Her table was both beautiful and fun because each guest could choose which place setting they wanted to use (unless one of the other guests had already claimed that place).
Which set of dinnerware do you like the best, this one or the one above?
This dinnerware set is Royal Albert Old Country Rose (of all my dinnerware, this is my favorite).
Recipes That Could Go With This One
I have another recipe for you to try. It will show you how to bake those lovely pork chops you see on the plate. Baking pork chops is one of the easiest recipes I have for you. Click here to learn how.
Perhaps you would rather have Cornish game hens and orange sauce with your dumplings. If that is the case, click here to see a great recipe for it.
Other Things You Might Like To Learn About
The plate with the Cornish game hen on it, is a piece of Occupied Japan that I found one day while I was treasure hunting. Do you know anything about Occupied Japan bone china dinnerware, or the ceramic and porcelain figurines? Click here to read about it.
The Iced Tea Glass pattern is called Longchamp. The manufacturer is Crystal D’Arques-Durand.
Comprehensive List of Kitchen Greats
Over time, I have been given and have bought lots and lots of kitchen appliances, gadgets and tools. If you would like to read about those items I found to be great (and a few not-so-great), click here.
Are You a Collector of Antiques or Collectibles?
Were you wondering about that beautiful, yellow teapot in the picture above? It is an Aladdin Style Teapot with Lid, manufactured by the Hall China company. Here is a link for you to learn more about these highly sought-after collectibles and the company that made “Hall China – Antiques and Collectibles”.
There is a company called Replacements, LTD., that often can help you find crystal, flatware and dinnerware that have been discontinued. They are a great source in the event you want to purchase a set, or if one of your items has been damaged or lost (if in stock). For instance, when I checked last, they had one of the Hall China, Aladdin Style Tea Pots with a Lid and an Infuser for sale. That might be a treasure worth grabbing while there is one in stock.
They yellow tea cup and saucer (seen left of the yellow Aladdin Tea Pot) is Royal Sealy China, Japan. I haven’t found this piece online at Replacements LTD. That is sometimes the case when hunting for treasure.
Other Things You See On My Table
The Flatware
My flatware (seen in this post) is nickel-free. It is “The Copeland pattern, made by Oneida”. This flatware set is the best that I have ever owned. It is sturdy and substantial (very strong).
(Go ahead, ask me what I use to scoop ice cream out of a container with… yep, this sets tablespoons). My set is no longer being made, but if you would like something similar, Oneida makes a nickel-free set with hammered handles like mine. The pattern is called “Reyna”.
The Silk Flower Arrangement
At the center of my table, you see my silk floral arrangement. Would you be surprised to learn that the arrangement on the right is the same arrangement. You are simply seeing the reverse side.
If you would like to learn how to make this, I can teach you.
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