Comfort food: Chicken and Dumplings YaYa Style

Chicken and Dumplings, YaYa Style

8 chicken thighs
flour to coat

olive oil

salt

pepper
4 cloves garlic

3 cups chicken broth

2T italian  seasonings

1T rosemary

1 chopped onion

sliced mushrooms
chopped celery

a bunch of small carrots

6 cut up yukon gold potatoes

one can cream of mushroom soup

2 cups flour

2 t baking soda

1 t salt

1 cup milk

Roll the chicken thighs in flour and then, in a dutch oven, brown the chicken thighs well in olive oil.  salt and pepper. add the broth, onions and garlic cover and turn down to low for one hour.  Add potatoes, carrots, mushrooms and celery. Cover and cook for one more hour. Open the lid and add the can of soup. Stir in well and bring back to a boil

For the dumplings:

Mix together the flour, salt and baking powder. Add the milk and drop by spoonfuls into the boilling stew. Put the lid on and cook,( covered without peeking!) for 15 minutes.