Chicken with Dumplings

By ladygourmet

Ingredients

• Rub for Chicken:
• 3 1/2 lb. chicken
• 3 carrots
• 3 stalks celery
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric
• 1/2 tsp. curry powder
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Dumplings:
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tbs. baking powder
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1/2 cup milk

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat Oven 350 degrees:

Combine the ingredients for the rub in a small bowl.

Place cleaned chicken in a baking pan. Rub the chicken with the rub-mixture.

Place carrots, celery and garlic around the chicken. Fill the baking pan half-way with water.

Bake the chicken 55-60 minutes or until the juices run clear.

For the Dumplings:

Place the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the margarine. Cut the margarine until crumbly. Add the milk while stirring.

Take the broth and veggies from the cooked chicken and place in a sauce pot.

Heat the broth to simmering and spoon dumplings into the pot. Cover and let simmer for approximately fifteen minutes.

Serve the chicken broth and dumplings with the chicken.