Chicken & Dumplings

This dish was shelved for many years because I really ruined a batch one time and my family will never forget the mush of peas and horrible comfort food I had tried have ready in the slow cooker while I was away from home.  I wanted to have a meal prepared for them, and instead it became a story of how awful this meal had tasted in my absence.  It's been years and years now and we can all laugh a bit at the memory.  someday remember

I finally got the courage to make it again and my family was cordial enough to entertain the idea to try this meal again!  It was good and soothing on a cold day and it did bring comfort to a memory of long ago.  I've redeemed my cooking ability to make a good chicken and dumplings.

Chicken & Dumplings

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Ingredients:

2 ½ -3 pounds chicken - cut up
1 cup sliced carrots
1 cup sliced celery
½ cup diced onions
1/4 cup butter
1 T minced garlic
8 cups chicken broth
3 T fresh parsley
Salt & Pepper to taste (*remember chicken broth has lots of salt)

2 cups Bisquick
2/3 cup milk

Directions:

1. In Dutch oven - melt butter and lightly fry carrots, celery, onion and garlic together.  


2. Add in chicken,  8 cups of chicken broth, and parsley.


3. Bring to a boil and simmer until chicken is well cooked. (about 1-2 hours)  We like it to shred a bit.  Taste and salt and pepper as you like.


4. In a medium mixing bowl, mix together Bisquick and milk until moist.  Do not over mix.


5. Add spoonfuls into soup.  Do not stir at this time, but let boil for 10 minutes.


6. Gently stir after 10 minutes and let cook again for another 10 minutes.

Serve hot!  I serve with a salad.