Chicken And Parsley Dumplings

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 3 ounces onions, diced
• 5 ounces all-purpose flour
• 4 ounces butter
• 3 cups chicken stock, hot
• 2 cups milk, hot
• 1 cup cream, hot
• 2 ounces carrots, diced
• 1 ounce red bell pepper, diced
• 1 ounce celery, diced
• 2 lbs chicken meat, cooked boneless chunks

Recipe

• 1 for the dumplings:.
• 2 combine and sift flour, baking powder and salt.
• 3 add milk and mix lightly.
• 4 do not overmix.
• 5 consistency should be slightly softer than biscuit dough.
• 6 for the stew:.
• 7 saute onions in melted butter until soft.
• 8 add flour.
• 9 stir and cook slowly for 10 minutes.
• 10 do not brown.
• 11 add hot stock.
• 12 stir until thickened and smooth.
• 13 add hot milk and cream and blend well.
• 14 saute peppers, carrots and celery until soft add to stew.
• 15 combine chicken and sauce, stirring carefully to prevent breaking up pieces of chicken.
• 16 place stew in a casserole dish and top with 1 oz spoonful portions of dumpling batter.
• 17 cover and bake 20 minutes at 350°f or until dumplings are cooked.