Southern Chicken and Dumplings

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts, cut to bite sized pieces
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 small sized onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 1 cup corn
• 1 1/2 cup green beans
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons flour

Dumplings

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine chicken, salt and pepper in a large cast iron pan, cover with water. (Add just enough water to cover)
3. Mix in onions,Cook until chicken is tender.
4. Add in carrots, celery, beans and corn.
5. In a small bowl whisk together milk and flour. when no lumps remain pour into pan. Heat to boiling, stir to combine,then turn down to a simmer.
6. This becomes the creamy sauce.
7. Dumplings: In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder and oil with a fork.
8. Add egg and 1/2 cup milk; mix to form dough.
9. Drop dumplings into simmering pan.
10. Place in oven and simmer until dumplings are done and vegetables are tender, 15-20 minutes.