old Fashion Chicken and dumplings with chicken ready on the side

Hello there... it was a beautiful snowy day today and I had two roaster chickens in the refrigerator with four of my grand kids here for the day. Needed to make it simple or something thrown together at the end of the day.  I have never tried to make dumplings, it is not as hard as it seems.

Old Fashion chicken and Dumplings

• 1 ( 3 to 3 1/2 pound) chicken
• 2 qts water
• 2 stalks celery, cut into pieces
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 cup butter. softened

Place the chicken in a Dutch oven; add water and celery. Bring to a boil and reduce heat, simmer 1 hour or until chicken is tender.
Remove chicken from broth and cool. Discard celery. Bone chicken and cut into bite size pieces; set aside chicken and 3/4 cup broth. Leave remaining broth in pan.
Combine flour, baking powder and cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Add 3/4 cup of broth, stirring with fork until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface and knead lightly. Pat dough into a 1/4 inch thickness.  Pinch off 1 1/2 inch pieces and drop into boiling broth. Stirring gently after each addition. Reduce heat to med-low and cook 8 to 10 minutes. Stirring occasionally.  OHHHH it was sooo good.. Like I said.. never tried to make it.. but it was not that bad.

I then decided there was so many different recipes for chicken that was cooked so I found this recipe.

Chicken - at - the - Ready

• 1 large whole chicken, skinned
• 1 cup water

place chicken in a greased crock pot. Add water. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Remove meat from bones. Pack cooked chicken in vacuum seal bags. Store in freezer until needed. I think you could put this on late at night so that it can be done when you get up in the morning. Now I can put it away and use it when needed.