Chicken And Dumpling Casserole

By jeaklor

Ingredients

• DUMPLINGS:
• 1/2 Cup chopped onion
• 1/2 Cup chopped celery
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 Cup butter or margarine
• 1/2 Cup all-purpose flour
• 2 Tsp sugar
• 1 Tsp salt
• 1 Tsp dried basil
• 1/2 Tsp pepper
• 4 Cup chicken broth
• 1 Pkg (10 ounces) frozen green peas
• 4 Cup cubed cooked chicken
• 2 Cup buttermilk biscuit mix
• 2 Tsp dried basil
• 2/3 Cup milk

Preparation

Step 1

In a large saucepan, saute onion, celery and garlic in butter until tender. Add flour, sugar, salt, basil, pepper and 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. x 2-in. baking dish.
For dumplings, combine biscuit mix and basil in a bowl. Stir in milk with a fork until moistened. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto casserole (12 dumplings). Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 30 minutes. Cover and bake 10 minutes more or until dumplings are done. Yield: 6-8 servings