Better Than Chicken and Dumplings!

Better Than Chicken and Dumplings!

Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 -5 chicken breasts
• 1 stalk chopped celery
• 1 sliced carrot
• 3 sprigs parsley
• 1 tablespoon seasoning salt
• water, to cover above (3-4 cups)
• 1/2 cup sliced celery
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup sliced carrot
• 1/2 cup green peas (optional)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
• 2 cups chicken broth

Directions

• 1 Combine the first 6 ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer. Cook until chicken is done.
• 2 Remove from broth and cool. You will use 2 c of this broth in the preparation!
• 3 Remove from bones if needed.
• 4 Saute the vegetables, except peas in a little butter or oil, until soft.
• 5 Melt the 1/4 cup butter and pour into the 9x13 dish, to grease the bottom.
• 6 Cut or tear the chicken into pieces and place on top of the melted butter.
• 7 Mix flour and milk; pour over chicken.
• 8 Mix soup, 2 cups of the broth, the sauteed vegetables and peas (if using).
• 9 Pour over the top.
• 10 DO NOT STIR!
• 11 Bake at 400 degrees for 30-35 minute or until top is brown.
• 12 ***.
• 13 To make this realy fast use Rotisserie Chicken and canned Broth!(2 cups).