Just Enough Chicken and Dumplings

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Just Enough Chicken and Dumplings
wellenuffalone.blogspot.com/2008/12/just-enough-chicken-and-dumplings.html

“When you stew the chicken long enough, you get stewed chicken, not a very picturesque meal...but very tasty.”

STEWED CHICKEN
1 leg quarter
1-2 celery stalks, chopped roughly
1 carrot, chopped roughly
1 small onion, chopped roughly
2 tablespoons oil
1 quart water (or stock)
DUMPLINGS
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoons margarine/butter
3 tablespoons milk
[1 tsp parsley]
Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in margarine/butter until crumbly. Stir in milk to make a sticky dough.
OR
DUMPLINGS FROM BAKING MIX
1/4 cup baking mix
3-4 tablespoons milk
Stir in milk until you have a sticky dough.

Use a heavy bottom 2-quart pan.
Saute onion, celery and carrot about 5 minutes until onion is soft.
Add chicken and cover with water.
Bring to a boil, turn the heat back to low.
Let simmer 30-40 minutes or until chicken is as you like it. .
Add more water if needed, to keep the chicken JUST under the surface.
Mix dumplings.
Drop by spoonsful into boiling stew.
Cover and simmer 15 minutes without lifting lid.