Anita's Chicken And Dumplings

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• 8 boneless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup carrot, sliced
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary (optional)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups bisquick baking mix (for dumplings)
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme (for dumplings)
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper (for dumplings)
• 1/8 teaspoon poultry seasoning (for dumplings)
• 1 dash ground nutmeg (for dumplings)
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley (for dumplings) or 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced (for dumplings)
• 2/3 cup milk (for dumplings)

Recipe

• 1 in large dutch oven or kettle, combine chicken, celery, onion, carrots, parsley, poultry season, rosemary, salt, pepper, cover with water and bring to a boil.
• 2 turn down temperature and cook on low until chicken and vegetables are tender (approximately 1 hour).
• 3 remove chicken breasts, cool, and cut into bite-sized pieces and return to vegetable broth mixture in kettle.
• 4 for dumplings, combine bisquick mix, thyme, nutmeg, poultry seasoning, parsley, black pepper; stir in milk until moistened.
• 5 drop dumplings by tablespoonfuls onto the boiling broth.
• 6 cook uncovered for 10 minutes; cover and cook 10 minutes longer.