Chicken and Dumplings
It has been pretty cold here in Texas and this Chicken and Dumplings recipe really hits the spot! It’s pretty easy to make and freezes wonderfully. No one really like to read a backstory on recipes so I’m going to skip right to the good part…. Chicken 3 tablespoons butter 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped carrot 1 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup flour 2 cartons unsalted chicken stock Salt Pepper 4 cups shredded chicken Thyme Dumplings 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup grated cold butter 1/2 cup whole milk Melt butter over low heat. Add onions, carrots and celery and cook until tender. Sprinkle flour over cook vegetables and cook for about 2 minutes. Pour in chicken stock and bring to a boil. Now onto the dumplings, in a large size bowl mix together flour, baking powder and salt. You can grate your butter on a box cheese grater, add butter into flour mixture. It works best if you mix it together with your hands...
