How to make Chicken And Dumplings

Here is a great recipe that will stretch to feed many and is good and hearty.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Chicken
• Olive Oil
• Chicken Bouillon or Stock
• Carrots
• Corn
• Green Beans (any style)
• Celery Seed or cooked Celery
• Bay Leaves
• Ground Sage or Oregano
• A medium size onion
• Minced Garlic
• Baking Powder
• Salt

1. 
    
   Onions Sautaing

   In a large pot coat the bottom with olive oil. Finely chop your onion and add to the pot. Sauté over medium heat. Cut your chicken into about 1 inch cubes. Once your onion has turned a clear, yellowish color add your chicken and about 2tsp minced garlic. Allow the chicken to cook thoroughly.

2. Open and drain the vegetables. If using chicken bouillon add 2 large bouillon cubes(I use Knorr brand) and 6 cups water. If using chicken stock add 6 cups chicken stock instead of bouillon and water. Also add 3 bay leaves and the vegetables. Add 2tsp sage and 1 tsp celery seed. In a cup mix 1/3 cup flour and 1 cup water and mix well. Stir into soup. It should turn into like a stew, if still to thin mix more flour and water and add. After adding the flour some of the flavor may be lost, add seasonings to taste to get back the flavor.

3. 
    
   Yum, lets eat.

   In a bowl mix 1/3 cup flour, 2tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/3 cup milk, and 4 tbsp of vegetable oil. Mix together until it starts to look like biscuit dough. Dumplings can be seasoned with extra sage or parsley. Bring stew down to a simmer, not boiling. Add by spoonful to the stew. Try to make about 2 dumplings for each person eating. After adding dumplings put the lid on and DO NOT REMOVE! for at least 10 minutes. After 10 minutes remove lid and insert a toothpick into center dumpling, if clean, they are done and its time to eat.

Tips & Warnings

• You can use Jiffy mix to make dumplings, just follow the directions on the side of the box and add by spoonfuls.
• After adding the dumplings DO NOT REMOVE THE LID!! this will ruin your dumplings and they will sink to the bottom of the stew.

[tnpos]

on 6/30/2009 Although I am a vegeterian I still think thi sounds good. I am going to share this with my mom. Great job! 5for this. PAl

[halfbakedchef]

on 6/26/2009 Yum IM READY TO EAT

[tundranut]

on 3/3/2009 cmfort food...yum. Thanks!5*

[TiffIsaac]

on 3/2/2009 MMM! i love the way you make em. I'm telling you, this guy makes the best food ever!!! I know this for a fact cuz i live with this chef :) lol