Chicken and dumplings is a traditional southern dish consisting of stewed chicken and vegetables with small dollops of wheat-flour dough added to the stew while cooking to form soft, tender and slightly chewy dumplings. A rich and hearty dish, chicken and dumplings is high in calories per serving. The dish also contains significant amounts of dietary sodium.
Constituents
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a 1-cup serving of chicken and dumplings, weighs around 249 g. Of that amount, 23 g consists of carbohydrates. Proteins make up around 22 g and 10 g are fats. There are also 3 g or dietary fiber in the serving. The rest consists of other nutrients and water.
Calories
One serving of chicken and dumplings delivers around 270 total calories. Fats provide around 90 calories, while carbohydrates deliver 92 calories and proteins offer 88 calories. The same amount can serve as just over 13 percent of the total daily recommended intake of calories, based on a standard 2000 calorie-per-day diet.
Vitamins
Chicken and dumplings is also a good source of many essential vitamins. A 1-cup serving contains niacin at 7 mg or 46 percent, vitamin A at 242 mcg or 30 percent, and vitamin B6 at 0.4 mg or over 26 percent of the recommended daily intake. Other vitamins with in the serving include riboflavin, thiamin, folate, vitamin B12 and vitamin K.
Minerals
Several important minerals are also present in chicken and dumplings, including selenium at 20 mcg or 36 percent, phosphorus at 222 mg or 32 percent and calcium at 127 mg or over 12 percent of the RDI. The serving also contains other minerals in lesser amounts including iron, magnesium, zinc, potassium and sodium.
Health Concerns
A typical serving of chicken and dumplings contains 725 mg of sodium or almost half of the total RDI for an average adult. Individuals with health conditions affected by dietary sodium may want to limit the amount consumed.
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