Microwave Chicken and Dumpling Stew
If you need a quick meal but don’t want to compromise on flavour, this is it!
Serves: 6
Hands-on time: 25 minutes
Hands-off time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- For the stew:
- ⅔ tin (253g) NESTLÉ Ideal Evaporated Milk
- 3½ tbsp corn flour
- 1½ cups chicken stock
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- ¼ tsp each salt and pepper
- 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- 1 cup frozen peas and carrots
- For the dumplings:
- 1 cup self-raising flour
- ⅓ tin (127g) NESTLÉ Ideal Evaporated Milk
- ¼ tsp each salt and pepper
How To Make
- For the stew: Whisk a ⅓ cup of the NESTLÉ Ideal Evaporated Milk and the corn flour together in a heatproof dish with lid.
- Whisk in the remaining evaporated milk and stock.
- Stir in the onions, garlic and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Cover the dish tightly with its lid.
- Use pierced plastic wrap if you don’t have a heat proof lid to place on the dish.
- Microwave the mixture on high for 6 minutes.
- Carefully remove the lid and whisk to remove any lumps.
- Place the uncovered dish back in the microwave to cook for 5-6 minutes.
- Stir in the chicken, frozen peas and carrots.
- For the dumplings: Stir the flour, NESTLÉ Ideal Evaporated Milk, salt and pepper together until just combined.
- Spoon tablespoonful amounts of the dumpling mixture over the stew, leaving 1cm space between each and cover the dish with its lid.
- Cook the stew in the microwave for 6 minutes or until the dumplings are puffed and cooked through.
- The dumplings are cooked once a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Spoon the stew and dumplings into serving dishes. Sprinkle parsley on top and ENJOY!