Sage Chicken And Dumplings

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup carrot, chopped
• 7 sage leaves, finely chopped
• 1 sprig thyme leaves, chopped
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 4 yukon gold potatoes, cubed
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 8 cups chicken stock
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons italian parsley, chopped
• 2 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sage
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons shortening
• 3/4 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 saute onion, carrot, potatoes, and sage in oil on med heat until their liquid has evaporated and they have started to brown.
• 2 add thyme, poultry seasoning, and flour and saute a couple more minutes.
• 3 add stock and salt and pepper to taste and bring to a boil.
• 4 add chicken breasts and reduce heat to simmer for 20 minutes.
• 5 use tongs to remove chicken breasts and leave on cutting board to cool.
• 6 add parsley to the pot.
• 7 make dumpling dough by mixing flour, baking powder, salt and sage with a fork.
• 8 add shortening and mix with fork until crumbly.
• 9 add milk and mix until just combined.
• 10 check broth for seasoning and check that potatoes are tender.
• 11 shred chicken with your hands and return to pot.
• 12 add balls of dumpling dough to pot (not too big they will plump up quite a bit).
• 13 simmer for 10 minutes then carefully flip dumplings and cook for another 8 minutes.