Dolly Parton Shares Her Favorite Chicken & Dumplings Recipe

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Dollyโ€™s Many Hats

Dolly Parton is a singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, andโ€ฆcookbook author? Yes, you read correctly!

After growing up in the South, Parton has gathered up a lot of tasty Southern recipes through the years.

In 2006, Parton decided to publish a collection of her favorite recipes in a cookbook called Dollyโ€™s Dixie Fixinโ€™s: Love, Laughter and Lots of Good Food From My Tennessee Mountain Kitchen. The cookbook contains over 100 recipes from Dollyโ€™s childhood, her travels, and even Dollywood.

Recipe - Dolly Parton's Stone Soup - Hallmark Channel

Dollyโ€™s Go-To Dish

Parton simply canโ€™t resist some good Southern comfort food, and her absolute favorite is chicken & dumplings. In fact, Partonโ€™s love of the tasty dish runs so deep that she recently shared with her fans on Facebook that the two things she canโ€™t live without are โ€œbooks and chicken & dumplinโ€™s.โ€

After Parton revealed her love of chicken & dumplings to her fans, they of course were curious to know if she had a favorite recipe. Parton was more than happy to share her recipe, and wrote it is โ€œperfect for Sunday supper.โ€

Earlier this week I told everyone that I canโ€™t live without books and chicken & dumplinsโ€™! Of course I have a greatโ€ฆ

Posted by Dolly Parton on Sunday, April 24, 2016

We donโ€™t know about you, but we are definitely making a trip to the store so we can test out Partonโ€™s recipe. Weโ€™re sure itโ€™s delicious!

Whatโ€™s your favorite Southern recipe? Feel free to share in the comments!

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About the Author

Miranda Raye

Hello, I'm Miranda, a lifelong country music fan! There are old home videos of me in my baby swing, swinging along to Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Sheltonโ€™s โ€œRockinโ€™ Years.โ€ Being able to unite my passions for storytelling, researching, and music into my work has been a dream come true.

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