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Easy Dumpling Soup Recipe Anyone Can Make

This Easy Dumpling Soup is all about comfort made simple. The dumplings are tender and fluffy, soaking up the rich broth without falling apart, while fresh vegetables add balance and depth. For best results, keep the butter cold, the lid closed while cooking dumplings, and season the broth gradually. It’s a bowl that feels like home, ready in less than 40 minutes.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 People
Calories: 250
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 medium Yellow onion
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 2 medium Carrots, sliced
  • 2 stalks Celery stalks
  • 6 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • to taste Salt & pepper
  • 1 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1½ tsp Baking powder
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 2 tbsp Cold butter
  • ½ cup Milk
  • 2 tbsp Fresh parsley, chopped

Method
 

  1. Build the Base: Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrots, and celery, sautéing for 5 minutes until softened.
  2. Add Aromatics: Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute.
  3. Simmer the Broth: Pour in broth, add bay leaf, and bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 10 minutes to deepen flavor.
  4. Prepare the Dumpling Dough: In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk and parsley just until combined — don’t overmix.
  5. Cook the Dumplings: Drop spoonfuls of dough gently into the simmering broth. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook for 15 minutes without lifting the lid.
  6. Final Seasoning & Serve: Remove bay leaf, taste broth, and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls, making sure each gets plenty of dumplings.

Notes

  • Where Comfort Begins: Every dumpling starts as a quiet promise,flour and butter meeting in cool hands, coaxed into soft clouds that will soon float in golden broth. They’re not rushed, not pressed into perfection, just shaped with care, because comfort isn’t about sharp edges.
  • The Gentle Simmer:The broth welcomes each dumpling like an old friend, its steam wrapping around them until they swell with warmth. Vegetables don’t shout here,they hum in the background, offering sweetness and depth without stealing the stage. This is a slow conversation between flavors, not a race.
  • Patience in the Pot: The lid stays closed, guarding the transformation inside. No peeking, no stirring, just trust. Within those minutes, the dumplings rise, light as whispers, holding on to the broth that gave them life.
  • Finishing with Heart: When the lid lifts, it’s not just soup anymore,it’s a story told in steam and scent. A sprinkle of parsley is the final word, not decoration but punctuation. This isn’t cooking by numbers; it’s cooking by memory, by feel, by the way your kitchen smells when it’s ready.