chicken and dumplings

How To Make chicken and dumplings

• 1

  Dumplings: Mix together flour, oregano, thyme, pepper, salt and 1 cup chicken broth.
• 2

  Roll mixture out on a floured surface about 1/4 inch, Some people like them thicker. Cut into stripes, place on wax paper and put in freezer about 30 minutes.
• 3

  Bring about 8 cups of water to a boil with a tablespoon of salt. Break the dumplings off to what every size dumplings you want and put them into the boiling water. Let cook for 30 minutes and drain. Reserve 4 cups of the starchy water for base.
• 4

  Base: In a large pot cook butter, carrots, celery and onion for about 20 minutes until tender. Stir in flour and add heavy cream and chicken broth. Then add the 4 cups of starchy water that was used to cook the dumplings in. Then add your chicken and dumplings and cook for about 10 minutes.
• 5

  You can add more or less of the starchy water until it is at the consistence you want.
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