Low Sodium Chicken and Dumplings Soup Recipe

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This low sodium chicken and dumplings soup recipe is a tasty, cozy bowl of comfort food, made with no added salt! Rich, thick, hearty, herby, and high in protein – this dish makes a fantastic low sodium dinner idea.

I love serving this with a giant salad with low sodium Caesar dressing. This easy recipe is made without added salt, but has plenty of flavor from chicken, vegetables, and hearty homemade dumplings.

Want more tasty low sodium dinner ideas? Try our low sodium turkey chili, low sodium pot roast, and low sodium crispy chicken breasts!

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This low sodium chicken and dumplings recipe is rich and creamy and is the perfect recipe for leftover or extra cooked chicken (or turkey). This one-pot meal is pretty simple to make, and is always a crowd pleasing dinner idea!

One of the secrets to this recipe is using a sodium-free baking powder for the dumplings. I like to make a big batch of this recipe, which yields about 4 quarts. It also freezes well, so you can batch cook and divide into meals for later!

Why This Recipe Works

These chicken and dumplings are tasty, comforting, and delicious!
This recipe cooks in one pot, making is easy for clean up.
It’s great low sodium comfort food.
A tasty dish that the whole family will love.
It freezes well, so it’s great to batch cook and enjoy later.

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Ingredients You’ll Need

Chicken – I used boneless skinless chicken thighs for this recipe, but you could also use skinless chicken breasts if desired. Make sure you buy low sodium chicken that has a nutritional label on it, as chicken can contain added sodium before being packaged in the store.
Onion, Carrots, Celery, Potatoes, Peas
Thyme
Parsley
All Purpose flour
No-Salt-Added Chicken stock
Sodium Free Baking Powder – a great alternative to traditional baking powder, which has 0 mg of sodium per serving.
Black Pepper

Additions and Substitutions

You can add any vegetables you have on hand mushrooms, celery, or squash would all be great choices.
You can also try this recipe with other meats – leftover cooked turkey or beef would be good options.
Make it meatless and skip the chicken altogether. We regularly make this vegetarian by leaving out the meat and making a veggie dumpling stew.

How To Make This Recipe

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Step 1: Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a large pot. Chop the chicken, and add it to the pot, browning it over medium heat for 7 to 8 minutes. Once chicken is browned, remove it from the pot.

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Step 2: To the same pot, add the remaining olive oil, onion, carrots and garlic. Sauté on low heat for 5 to 6 minutes until the veggies become translucent.

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Step 3: Add the potatoes, cooked chicken, unsalted chicken stock, and thyme and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook on low for 30 minutes until veggies are soft.

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Step 4: Add the corn and peas and stir well. Bring the pot back up to a boil.

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Step 5: In a mixing bowl add the dumpling ingredients: all purpose flour, sodium free baking powder, 2 tablespoons of parsley, and black pepper. Mix well to combine.

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Step 6: Using a spoon, drop about 2 teaspoons of dough at a time into the boiling soup mixture. Repeat until dough is gone. Cover, and allow the dumplings to steam at the top of the pot for 15 minutes.

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Step 7: Stir in the remaining fresh parsley, and squeeze the lemon juice into the pot. Stir and serve hot.

Recipe FAQs

How much sodium does chicken and dumplings have?

This low sodium recipe has 88 mg sodium per 2-cup serving. It uses unsalted chicken stock and sodium-free baking powder in the dumplings to keep it low. If you order chicken and dumplings at a restaurant or buy a prepared chicken and dumplings from the store, the sodium content will vary, so be sure to ask for nutritional information.

How do you make low sodium dumplings?

Mix all the dumpling ingredients into a bowl, and using a spoon or a melon baller you can drop them in the boiling pot to cook. The dumplings will float at the top of the pot, so cover with a lid and allow the dumplings to steam for 15 minutes until they are cooked through.

How to store leftover chicken and dumplings?

Store leftovers in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 4 days. This recipe also freezes well, so you can place leftovers in a freezer bag for up to 3 months.

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