Easy Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup celery

  chopped
• 1 medium onion

  chopped
• 3 carrots

  chopped
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

  or to taste
• 1 can evaporated milk
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 4 cups cooked chicken

  shredded
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley

  chopped
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg

  beaten
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil

Instructions

• 1 Add butter to a large pot or Dutch oven and heat over medium heat. Saute the
  onion, carrots, and celery until they begin to soften but not brown, about 5
  minutes. Stir in the flour and cook another minute.
• 2 Pour in the evaporated milk and chicken broth; bring to a boil. Then add the
  cooked chicken, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes. Reduce
  the heat to a simmer and continue cooking while making the dumplings.
• 3 For the Dumplings: In a bowl add the flour, parsley, baking powder, and salt. In
  a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, and oil. Make a well in the
  center of the dry ingredients and add the egg mixture. Stir with a fork just
  until the flour mixture is moistened.
• 4 Using a large cookie scoop
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  simmering soup. Cover and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes. Do not remove the lid
  during this time. Then, check for doneness. The dumplings are cooked when a
  toothpick inserted into a dumpling comes out clean.
• 5 Ladle into bowls and serve.

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