Southern Chicken And Dumplings Recipe

A warm and hearty recipe for 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

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine chicken, salt and pepper in a large cast iron pan, cover with water. (Add just enough water to cover)

Mix in onions,Cook until chicken is tender.

Add in carrots, celery, beans and corn.

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.

This becomes the creamy sauce.

Dumplings: In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder and oil with a fork.

Add egg and 1/2 cup milk; mix to form dough.

Drop dumplings into simmering pan.

Place in oven and simmer until dumplings are done and vegetables are tender, 15-20 minutes.