Sunday, June 13, 2010

Irish Chicken and Dumplings

Months and months and months ago I got a need, and when I say need I mean it, to get a Dutch oven. At the time every single recipe I came in contact with needed a dutch oven. So eventually we got a gift card to Macys and I spent hours, if not days, researching dutch ovens. The day came and I got one. Oh my gosh, life was grand. I took pictures of it, I set it on the stove for days! Then I realized the sucker was huge, and I had no where to put it. While I was in love, I don't think I could stare at the thing every day. I finally found a spot. There it sat until today. Yeah, see that's how things work in my kitchen. Need, need, need, then forgotten. Poor dutch oven. I am not a huge fan tonight's dinner. Everything is too big my mind. If I make this again, I'll definately cut the potatoes up more, and the onions. The recipe came from Easy everyday favorites by allrecipes.com. DH was given the book from his school because it has pork recipes in it.

Ingredients:
2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup
4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
3 cups of water
1 cup chopped celery
2 onions, quartered (I used one)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 potatoes, quartered
5 carrots, sliced (I used 3 and cut them up)
1 package frozen green peas
3 cups baking mix (WTF)
1 1/3 cups milk (used different recipe for dumplings)

How to make it:
In large, heavy pot, combine soup, water, chicken, celery, onion, sald, poultry seasoning, and pepper. Cover over low heat about 1.5 hrs

Add potatoes and carrots, cover and cook another 30 mins

Remove chicken from pot, shred it, return to pot. Add peas and cook 5 mins

Add dumplings into boiling stew, simmer covered for 10 mins, then uncovered 10 mins.

And enjoy.

DH and his friends (who randomly showed up) enjoyed this dish. Apparently this is "Keith" approved. I managed to cook for 3 hrs with no fires, and it was eatable.
This dish is a:
SUCCESS

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