May substitute frozen biscuits for dumplings
Ingredients: [‘chicken’, ‘celery’, ‘carrots’, ‘onion’, ‘garlic cloves’, ‘salt and pepper’, ‘herbs’, ‘condensed cream of mushroom soup’, ‘butter’, ‘eggs’, ‘shortening’, ‘milk’, ‘all-purpose flour’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“1 large chicken”,”2 stalks celery, coarsely chopped “,”2 carrots, coarsely chopped “,”1 onion, cut into eighths “,”3 garlic cloves”,” salt and pepper, to taste “,” herbs, as desired (such as thyme, rosemary, oregano, etc)”,”1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup”,”6 tablespoons butter”,”2 eggs, hard boiled and chopped “,”1/3 cup shortening”,”2/3 cup milk”,”1 1/2-2 cups all-purpose flour”]
Number of Servings: 8
Steps: [‘Place chicken, celery, carrots, onion, garlic, salt and pepper and herbs in Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours. Remove from heat.’, ‘Allow chicken to cool; shred.’, ‘Strain broth and return to Dutch oven. If necessary, add water or additional (packaged) broth to make 2 quarts. Add soup, butter, and salt and pepper to broth. Return to a boil.’, ‘Meanwhile, make dumplings: Place flour in large bowl. Add shortening and milk. Stir until moistened. Add more flour as necessary to make a soft dough.’, ‘Roll out dough on floured surface and cut into strips. Drop strips into boiling chicken stock. Boil 2-3 minutes, stirring gently. Fold in chicken and eggs. Simmer 20-30 minutes.’]