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Chicken N Dumplings

Down home goodness.
Servings 5
Prep Time

Ingredients

  • 3-3 1/2 pound frying chicken cut-up
  • 2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
  • 2 celery ribs cut into 1/2 inch slices
  • 1/2 cup sliced onion (1 medium)
  • 3 chicken bouillon cubes
  • 3 cups Water
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1-1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 6 carrots cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1/3 cup Flour
  • 1/2 cup cold water
  • Fluffy Dumplings (below)

Instructions

  1. In Dutch oven or large skillet, brown chicken in oil. Add next 7 ingredients. Bring to a boil; simmer, covered, over low heat 25 minutes. Add carrots, simmer until tender (about 20 minutes). Skim off excess fat. Dissolve flour in cold water. Stir into chicken mixture; bring to a boil. Drop dumplings (below) by tablespoons over top of chicken mixture. Simmer, covered (without lifting lid), 15 minutes. Dumplings are done when no longer doughy underneath.

Fluffy Dumplings:

  1. In mixing bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg and 1 tablespoon snipped parsley. Stir in 2/3 cup milk, 1 slightly beaten egg and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil only until dry ingredients are moistened. Amount: 8-10 dumplings