My Little Dumplin's

I went to college in Wyoming, where it is winter 10.5 months out of the year. In Wyoming you really have to eat hearty meals during the winter, because meals that stick to your bones, make you not so cold...Also shots of Whiskey make you not so cold, and Hot Schnacolate ( Peppermint Schnapps and Hot Chocolate) also helps heat you up, but this blog is about my Mother's famous Chicken and Dumplings not my alcoholic drinks of choice... Now I do Love some Cracker Barrel Chicken 'n' Dumplings but I love my mother's more. I think because my mom's has more veggies in it... And to be fair I will include both recipes in this entry..

Tasty Kitchen Chick 'n' Dumps

Now my mother's recipe is what I lived on most of my college winters.. And it was always a hit! This is what you need:

• 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 Russet Potato, peeled and diced
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced or thinly sliced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 rib celery, diced
• 1 Bay Leaf, fresh or dried
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon Poultry Seasoning, 1/3 palm full
• 2 tablespoons flour, a handful
• 1 quart chicken broth or stock, canned or paper container- I like Swansons!
• 1 small box Biscuit Mix
• 1/2 cup warm water
• Handful Flat Leaf Parsley chopped
• 1 cup green peas

-Dice Chicken into bite size pieces and set aside. Wash hands.

Place a large pot on stove over medium high heat. Add oil, butter, vegetables and bay leaf and cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.

Season mixture with salt, pepper and poultry seasoning.

Add flour to the pan and cook 2 minutes. Stir broth or stock to the pot and bring to a boil. Add chicken to the broth and stir.

Place biscuit mix in a bowl. Combine with 1/2 cup warm water and parsley. Drop tablespoonfuls of prepared mix into the pot, spacing dumplings evenly.

 Cover pot tightly and reduce heat to medium low.

 Steam dumplings 8 to 10 minutes.

 Turn Dumplings over to cook other side. Let cook for 5 minutes.

Remove cover and stir chicken and dumplings to thicken sauce a bit.

Stir peas into the pan.

Remove chicken and dumplings from heat.

 Put in a bowl and enjoy the heck out of it!