Chicken And Dumplings For The Crock Pot

2 broiler chickens cut into serving pieces
1 onion chopped
2 ribs celery chopped
2 T. chopped celery leaves
1 clove garlic minced
1/4 c flour
2 c chicken broth
1 t. sugar
1t. salt
1/8 t. pepper
1/2 t. basil leaves
1 bay leaf
1/4 c. parsley
Basil Dumplings( Recipe below)
2 pkgs. frozen green peas

Put chicken pieces in crock. Add onion, celery, celery leaves and gqarlic. Sprinkle with flour and mix well. Add sugar, salt, pepper, basil, bay and parsley.
Cover and cook on low 8-10 hrs. Stir peas into mixture. Cover and cook on high 45 mins. Shortly before cooking time is completed, fix Basil dumplings. Drop dumplings on boiling stew. Cover and cook on High 15 mins. or til dumplings are done.

BASIL DUMPLINGS
Mix 2 c Bisquick and 1 t. basil in a bowl. Add 2/3 c. milk and stir til dough is formed. Proceed as directed in recipe.

Recipe from: Nancy's Kitchen


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