Fast Chicken And Dumplings

By lucy1955

Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon,chopped
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast,chopped
• into bite-sized pieces
• 1 large onion,thinly sliced on a angle
• 2 celery stalks,thinly sliced on an angle
• 3 medium carrots carrots.peeled and thinly sliced on
• an angle
• 1 large parsnips,peeled and thinly sliced on an angle
• 2 garlic cloves,finely chopped or grated
• 3 thyme springs,leaves removed and chopped
• 1 quart chicken stock
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 box buttermilk biscuit mix,such as Jiffy brand
• 1/4 cup (a handful) flat leaf parsley,chopped
• 1 cup fresh or frozen peas

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Place a medium-size heavy bottomed pot over medium heat.Cook the bacon in the pot for 3-4 minutes,until crispy and brown then remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and reserve.To the same pot you cooked the bacon in,drizzle in the EVOO,about 2 turns,and turn the heat up to medium high.Add the chicken to the pot and cook for 5-6 minutes,until browned on all sides,then remove it to the same plate as the bacon.Add the onion,carrots,celery and parsnips to the pot and cook for 3-4 minutes,until they start to get soft.Add in the garlic and thyme,and cover the pot with a lid.Cook for 3-4 minutes,then add in the chicken stock,the reserved bacon and chicken.Bring the mixture up to a bubble.Season it up with salt and pepperand let simmer while you put together a roux.
Place a small skillet over medium heat and melt the butter.Sprinkle the flour into the pan and cook for 1 minute.Ladle some simmering liquid out of the pot and whisk it into the butter-flour mixtue,then add the mixture into the pot with the chicken and veggies.Continue to simmer the mixture while you get the dumplings together.
In a medium size mixing bowl,combine the biscuit miix with the parsley and prepare according to the package directions.When the biscuit mix is combined,gently mix the peas into the pot with the chicken,then drop spoonfuls of the biscuiit mix into the simmering gravy.Cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and cook the biscuits through,8-10 minutes.