Chicken and Dumplings

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 lbs chicken breast
• 1 tbls olive oil
• 1 russet potato, peeled and diced
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 rib celery, diced
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and pepper
• 1 tsp poultry seasoning, 1/3 palm full
• 2 tbls flour, a handful
• 1 quart chicken broth or stock
• 1 small box biscuit mix (like Bisquik)
• 1/2 C warm water
• 1 handful parsley, chopped
• 1 C frozen green peas

Directions

1. Dice tenders into bite size pieces and set aside. Wash hands.
2. Place large pot on stove over medium high heat. Add oil, butter, vegetables and bay leaf and cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Season mixture with salt, pepper and poultry seasoning.
4. Add flour to the pan and cook 2 minutes
5. Stir broth or stock to the pot and bring to a boil. Add chicken to the broth and stir.
6. Place biscuit mix in a bowl. Combine with 1/2 cup warm water and parsley.
7. Drop tablespoonfulls of prepared mix into the pot spacing dumplings evenly. Cover pot tightly and reduce heat to medium low. Steam dumplings 8-10 minutes.
8. Remove, cover and stir chicken and dumplings to thicken sauce a bit. Stir peas into the pan, remove chicken and dumplings from heat and serve.

Serves 4

From Dad/foodnetwork.com

First had with Dad and family