Lisa's Chicken and Dumplings!!!

Chicken and Dumplings

1 can chicken broth
2 cups flour
4 heaping TBSP Crisco
1 tsp salt
2 cups cooked shredded chicken (I use a rotisserie chicken)

· In a large saucepan, pour chicken broth and 2 ½ cans of water. Heat on high…you want it boiling.

· Mix flour, Crisco, and salt together. I use 2 knifes to smooth the crisco out some…you can use a pastry cutter if you’re fancy and have one! Add small amounts of water and mix together until just doughy. You want it to stick together, but not be super sticky.

· I put wax paper on the counter and cover it in flour (because that’s what my MIL does), and roll out the dough. Roll it really thin.

· Use a pizza cutter to cut into about 1.5 inch squares/rectangles. It really doesn’t matter the size….

· Once you’ve got the dough all cut, this is my boys favorite part, put the dough into the boiling broth one dumpling at a time. They love to peel them off and put them in. Turn the heat down a little.

· After all the dumplings are it, stir in chicken.

· Turn heat to low and cover. At this point you can cook it as long as you need, or at least 20 min. Before serving I add some milk to make it more creamy. The longer you cook it the thicker it will get.

This is so easy, cheap, and ymmy!!!