Chicken & Dumplings

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Chicken And Dumpling Recipes

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Ingredients:

2 lb broiler-fryer chicken to
3 lb broiler-fryer chicken cut into serv, ing pieces
2 cup water
6 whole black peppercorns
2 bay leaves
2 tsp salt
3 medium carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
6 tbsp flour
3/4 cup cold water
1 tsp dried rubbed sage
1 cup buttermilk biscuit mix
1/3 cup milk
2 tbsp dried parsley flakes
4 oz button mushrooms, drained
10 oz frozen peas, thawed

Instructions:

1. Wash chicken and pat dry. 2. Place chicken, the 2 cups water,
peppercorns, bay leaves and salt in a deep, 2 1/2 to 3-quart,
heat-resistant, non-metallic casserole. Heat, covered, in Microwave
Oven 10 minutes. Stir. Heat, covered, in Microwave Oven an additional
5 minutes. 3. Add carrot slices and heat, covered, in Microwave Oven
5 minutes longer. 4. Remove chicken pieces from broth and set chicken
aside until cool enough to handle. Reserve broth. 5. Remove chicken
from bone: and cut into bite-sized pieces. 6. Discard bones, bay
leaves and peppercorns. Skim any excess fat from chicken broth. 7.
Return chicken to casserole. 8. In a small bowl combine flour, the
3/4 cup cold water and the sage until smooth. Gradually stir flour
mixture into chicken mixture. 9. Heat, covered, in Microwave Oven 5
minutes or until gravy is thickened and smooth. Stir occasionally.
10. Prepare dumpling dough in a small bowl by combining biscuit mix,
milk and parsley flakes; stir with a fork until just blended. 11. Add
mushrooms and peas to chicken and gravy mixture. 12. Drop dumpling
dough by spoonfuls onto hot chicken mixture to form 6 dumplings and
heat, covered, in Microwave Oven 4 minutes. 13. Uncover casserole and
heat an additional 2 to 4 minutes or until dumplings are no longer
doughy on the underside.

Servings: 4

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Chicken is ideal
for weight loss
and dieting

Healthy eating is far better than strict dieting, and weight loss achieved by a change of lifestyle lasts far longer than 'faddy' diets that are difficult to adopt for long periods.

Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.

"If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens." - Grandma Moses