Chicken and Dumpling Casserole

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Title: Chicken and Dumpling Casserole
Categories: Main dish, Chicken, Casseroles, Format/may
Yield: 8 Servings

1/2 c Chopped onion
1/2 c Chopped celery
2 Garlic cloves; minced
1/4 c Butter or margarine
1/2 c Flour
2 ts Sugar
1 ts Salt
1 ts Dried basil
1/4 ts Pepper
4 c Chicken broth
10 oz Frozen green peas
4 c Cubed cooked chicken

-------------------------DUMPLINGS-------------------------
2 c Buttermilk biscuit mix
2 ts Dried basil
2/3 c Milk

In a large saucepan, saute onion, celery and garlic in
butter until tender. Add flour, sugar, salt, basil,
pepper and broth; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1
minute; reduce heat. Add peas and cook for 5 minutes,
stirring constantly. Stir in chicken. Pour into a
greased 13x9 inch baking dish. For dumplings, combine
biscuit mix and basil in a bowl. Stir in milk with a
fork until moistened. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto
casserole (12 dumplings). Bake, uncovered, at 350
degrees for 30 minutes. Cover and bake 10 minutes more
or until the dumplings are done.

Serves 6 to 8 people.

Source: _More Family Favorites_ by Mary Beth Roe;
1996. MM format by Mary Ann Young

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