Ww Chicken And Herb Dumplings

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 13 mins Cook Time: 42 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• 3/4 cup diced onion
• 2/3 cup diced celery or 2 celery ribs
• 1 1/2 cups sliced carrots or 3 medium carrots
• 2 cups chopped cooked chicken breasts
• 1 (32 ounce) container reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
• 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 1. heat oil in a dutch oven over medium-high heat. add onion, celery, and carrot; saute 10 minutes or until tender. add chicken, broth, water, and thyme; bring to a boil. reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes.
• 2 2. while soup simmers, lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. combine flour, baking powder, rosemary, and salt into a bowl. cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixtures resembles coarse meal. add buttermilk, stirring just until moist.
• 3 3. drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls into simmering chicken mixture. cover and cook over low heat 11 minutes (do not let soup boil). yield: 6 servings (serving size: about 3/4 cup chicken mixture and 3 dumplings).