Super Delicious Veggie Stew With Dumplings

On a really cold day like today ( is it spring yet?) nothing is yummier that a nice warm bowl of soup.  My entire family loves this recipe, and any mother will tell you, when you can find something that everyone will eat you stick with it!  The greatest thing  is that this doesn't take very long to make at all.  You can have it on your table in about an hour :)


You will need:

8 cups of broth ( I use Better than Bouillon No Beef Base)

1/3 Cup of nutritional yeast

a few dashes of onion powder

1 bag of frozen peas

1 bag of frozen carrots

1 bunch of celery (preferably organic)- chopped

1/2 cup of plain almond milk

1/2 cup of unbleached flour

1/2 cup of water

1 Tablespoon italian herbs

1 teaspoon salt

black pepper to taste

For the scrumptious dumplings:

2 cups of unbleached flour

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of pink salt

1 cup of plain almond milk

2 Tablespoon of olive oil

a few dashes of italian herbs


1. In a large soup pot combine broth, nutritional yeast, onion and celery.  Bring it to a simmer, then turn the heat down to low.  Cover the pot partially and allow to cook for about 20 minutes.

2. While you're waiting for the broth to simmer,  in a bowl mix the milk,  flour and water.  Whisk it until it's smooth.  No lumps!  Then slowly mix into the pot, and keep mixing until the broth starts to get thick. Bring the stew to a simmer again, then add the carrots and peas.

3. While the soup is simmering, it's time to make the dumplings!  In a mixing bowl combine all the dry ingredients and mix with a fork.  Then pour in the milk and olive oil.  Stir together until the batter is lumpy.   Make sure that you don't over mix!

4. Gently plop teaspoons of batter into the soup, cover the pot and reduce the heat.  Cook the dumplings for about 15- 20 minutes.  Only open the lid on the pot if the dumplings look like they are clumping and need to be broken up.

5. Take the lid off so that the soup can cool off for a bit because it's too hot to eat right away.  You can even test a dumpling to make sure that they are done to your liking.

This recipe makes a lot of food.  Our entire family will each eat 2 bowls and we usually have leftovers, which are of course fantastic the next day!