Quicker chicken and dumplings

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4cupsChicken broth
½cupSliced celery
½cupSliced carrots
1Bay leaf
1teaspoonDried parsley
2cupsBiscuit/baking mix
¼teaspoonDried thyme
1dashGround nutmeg
cupMilk
½teaspoonDried parsley
3cupsCubed cooked chicken breasts

Directions

DUMPLINGS

In a 5-qt. Dutch oven or kettle, combine broth, celery, carrots, bay leaf and parsley; bring to a boil. For dumplings, combine biscuit mix, thyme and nutmeg; stir in milk and parsley just until moistened. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto the boiling broth. Cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes; cover and cook 10 minutes longer. With a slotted spoon, remove dumplings to a serving dish; keep warm. Bring broth to a boil. Reduce heat; add chicken and heat through. Remove bay leaf. Spoon over dumplings.

Recipe by: Quick Cooking - Premiere Issue Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1060 by The Taillons <taillon@...> on Jan 24, 1998