Chicken and Dumplings

Name: Chicken and Dumplings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds cooked chicken, cubed or shredded; 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 tablespoons butter; 2-3 carrots sliced thinly; 2 ribs celery sliced thinly; 1 onion diced; 1 clove garlic minced; 1 bay leaf; to taste salt and cracked pepper to taste (don't skimp on pepper; 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning; 2 tablespoons flour; 1 quart chicken stock; 1 small box biscuit mix, I prefer Jiffy; 1/2 cup warm water; handful flat leaf parsley, chopped; 1 cup frozen peas

jessicadpaxton @jessicaDP

Austin, Texas

With all the veggies... It's a hearty and filling recipe.

jessicadpaxton @jessicaDP

Austin, Texas

With all the veggies... It's a hearty and filling recipe.

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Ingredients

1 1/2 poundscooked chicken, cubed or shredded
1 tablespoonolive oil, 2 tablespoons butter
2-3carrots sliced thinly
2ribs celery sliced thinly
1onion diced
1 clovegarlic minced
1bay leaf
to tastesalt and cracked pepper to taste (don't skimp on pepper
2 teaspoonspoultry seasoning
2 tablespoonsflour
1 quartchicken stock
1small box biscuit mix, I prefer Jiffy
1/2 cupwarm water
handfulflat leaf parsley, chopped
1 cupfrozen peas

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Steps

1

Dice or shred the cooked chicken into bite size pieces, set aside
2

Place a large soup pot over med high heat. Add oil, butter, vegetables (minus peas), bay leaf and stir about 5 minutes
3

Season with salt, pepper, poultry seasoning. Add flour to the pan and stir for 2 minutes
4

Stir in chicken broth and bring to a boil, add chicken, stir
5

Combine biscuit mid and warm water in a bowl. Add parsely, a little cracked pepper and mix until combined.. Do not over work or your dumplings will be tough
6

Drop tablespoons of biscuit mixture into the pot. Space them out let them get a coating before adding them all in together. Cover pot tightly, reduce heat to low and steam for 8-10 minutes
7

Stir soup a bit to help thicken. Stir in peas and cook until peas are thawed. Remove from heat, discard bay leaf and serve