Easy Chicken and Dumplings Recipe for Mechanical Soft Diet

TOTAL TIME REQUIRED: 20 minutes 

Servings: 6

Ingredients:
    
     2 cans mixed vegetables
     3 cans chicken broth
     3 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
     1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
     1/8 teaspoon pepper
     1-2/3 cups biscuit/baking mix
     2/3 cup milk

Instructions:
In a large pot, stir in the broth, chicken, garlic powder, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low/simmer. Drain canned mixed vegetables and gently stir into the mixture.

For dumplings, combine biscuit mix and milk. Drop tablespoonfuls into simmering broth mixture. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes. A toothpick can be inserted into dumplings and removed clean when dumplings are cooked. 

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About the Author: Jolie Parker, M.S.CCC-SLP is a speech language pathologist who specializes in the treatment of dysphagia. She is a co-inventor of the PhagiaFlex Device for dysphagia, which has been clinically shown to strengthen the swallow, improve esophageal opening and laryngeal elevation, and widen the UES during the swallow.