CHICKEN AND DUMPLING CASSEROLE

By stepjo7269

Taste of Home's Gifts from the Country Kitchen Cookbook p. 152.

Ingredients

• DUMPLINGS:
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup butter, cubed
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 package (10 ounces) frozen green peas
• 4 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 2 cups biscuit/baking mix
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2/3 cup milk
• Directions
• ●In a large saucepan, saute the onion, celery and garlic in butter until tender.
• ●Stir in the flour, sugar, salt, basil and pepper until blended. Gradually add broth; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute; reduce heat. Add peas and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in chicken.
• ●Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.
• ●For dumplings, in a small bowl, combine baking mix and basil. Stir in milk with a fork until moistened. Drop by tablespoonfuls into 12 mounds over chicken mixture.
• ●Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cover and bake 10 minutes longer or until a toothpick inserted in a dumpling comes out clean.

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 393 calories, 17 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 80 mg cholesterol, 1,313 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 27 g protein.