Easy Chicken And Dumplings

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 cup diced carrot
• 1 bell pepper, diced (red or green)
• 2 stalks celery, diced (optional)
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
• 3 (15 ounce) cans low sodium chicken broth or 6 cups homemade chicken broth
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 lb cooked chicken, diced (from a rotisserie chicken, or canned)
• 1 (10 count) can buttermilk biscuits

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a large saucepan. add onion, carrot, bell pepper and celery (if using). saute until onion and pepper are soft, 4-5 minutes.
• 2 sprinkle flour and poultry seasoning over, stirring until flour is slightly cooked, 1-2 minutes.
• 3 add broth, cream, peas and chicken. stir well. bring to a heavy simmer.
• 4 cut each biscuit in quarters. drop biscuit pieces into pot without stirring. simmer 5 minutes uncovered, then lower heat, cover and simmer an additional 10 minutes, or until dumplings are cooked. stir gently to distribute dumplings before serving.