Chicken And Dumplings For Two

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 8 ounces boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 3/4 cup celery, sliced 1/4 in. thick
• 1/2 cup carrot, sliced 1/4 in. thinck
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
• 3 parsley sprigs
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 2 1/4 ounces flour, about 1/2 cup
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup low-fat milk

Recipe

• 1 heat a saucepan, spray with cooking spray, add the chicken and cook it for 4 minutes, browning well on all sides. remove and keep warm.
• 2 add the next six ingredients (celery through bay leaf) to the pan and saute until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
• 3 return the chicken to the pan, cook 1 minute, then add the broth , bring it to a boil, cover, reduce the heat and simmer 30 minutes.
• 4 a few minutes before the 30 minutes are up, stir together the flour, baking powder, parsley and salt. add the milk, stirring just until everything is moist.
• 5 spoon the dough by heaping teaspoonfulls into the saucepan. cover and simmer 10 more minutes, or until the dumplings are done.
• 6 discard the parsley sprigs and serve.