CHICKEN & DUMPLINS
Ingredients
CHICKEN & BROTH
- 2 lbs. froze chicken breast
- 1 onion
- 1-2 thinly diced carrots
- 3 stalks diced celery
- 8 cups water
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- two tablespoons of chicken base or boulion
DUMPLINGS
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 1/3 vegetable oil
- 1 cup milk
Combine all ingredient together (milk a little at a time) with a fork or pastry cutter until dough is soft but not sticky.
THICKENING
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup milk
Mix cornstarch in milk until all lumps are gone.
Instructions
- Combine chicken, onion, carrots and celery in a large pot. Season to taste.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer covered 45-60 minutes or until chicken is tender. While broth is simmering, prepare dumplings and thickening.
- Remove chicken from broth and chop or shred.
- Pour cornstarch and milk into broth and stir until blended.
- Gently add dumplings to broth by rounded teaspoon until all are in (baptizing all of them J) Do NOT STIR. Simmer 15-20 minutes or until fluffy and tender.
- Return chopped chicken to the broth and heat about 2-3 minutes or until heated through.
- Sprinkle parsley across the top and serve, Yumm!!!!