Chicken and dumpling casserole

8 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupOnion -- chopped
½cupCelery -- celery
2Cloves garlic -- minced
¼cupButter or margarine
½cupAll-purpose flour
2teaspoonsSugar
2cupsButtermilk baking mix --
Biscuit mix
1teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonDried basil
½teaspoonPepper
4cupsChicken broth
1packFrozen green peas -- 10 oz
4cupsCooked chicken -- cubed
2teaspoonsDried basil
cupMilk

Directions

DUMPLINGS

In a large saucepan, saute onion, celery and garlic in butter until tender. Add flour, sugar, salt, basil, pepper and broth; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 min.; reduce heat. Add peas and cook for 5 min. stirring constantly. Stir in chicken. Pour into a greased 13x9x2 inch baking dish. For dumplings, combine biscuit mix and basil in a bowl. Stir in milk with a fork until moistened. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto casserole (12 dumpings). Bake uncovered at 350 deg. for 30 min. Cover and bake 10 min. more or until dumplings are done. Yield: 6 to 8 servings.

Recipe By : Taste Of Home