CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

By stepjo7269

MS Farmer's Market Cookbook p. 70
Jessie Crawford; Lena, MS

Ingredients

• Directions:
• Chicken pieces of choice
• 2 qts water
• 3 bouillon cubes
• salt to taste
• 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1/2 c. shortening
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 3/4 c. milk
• ●In a large soup pot, bring 2 qts of water to boil. Add bouillon cubes, salt and chicken pieces; cook chicken until done, yet still tender.
• ●Remove chicken; cool, debone, and set aside. Reserve broth.
• To Make Dumplings:
• ●Combine flour and salt and cut in shortening. Stir in can of cream of chicken soup and mix well.
• ●Roll out mixture into thin dough; cut into narrow strips.
• ●Bring broth back to boil and drop in dumplings. Place chicken on top of dumplings and pour milk over chicken.
• ●Bring mixture back to boil and then reduce heat to simmer. Add pepper to taste.

Preparation

Step 1

●Cook for 20 minutes.