Chicken And Dumplings Ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 8


• 1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces


• 1 teaspoon salt


• freshly ground black pepper


• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour


• 1 pound biscuit baking mix


• 2 large carrots, sliced


• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped


• 5 large potatoes, peeled and chopped

Recipe

• put chicken pieces in a large pot over medium heat, and add enough water to cover 3 inches over the chicken. add the salt, celery, pepper, carrots, celery and potatoes. bring to a boil and let simmer for 40 minutes.


• in a mixing bowl, prepare biscuit mix according to package directions. after simmering soup for 40 minutes, drop rounded tablespoonfuls of the biscuit mixture into the pot and let them cook a bit between additions of dumplings, so that they do not stick together.


• with a wire whisk, mix together about 1 1/2 cups of water with the flour, then add flour mixture to the soup pot until the broth has the consistency of gravy. dig in and enjoy the meal!