Granny Rants Chicken and Dumplings

Preps in 10-12 minutes

Total cooking time 1 ½ hours

8-10 cups water

2 lbs skinless chicken breast (about four chicken breast)

2 chicken flavor instant bouillon cubes

1 ¾ cups of sliced ‘round carrots

1 cup chopped celery

1 ½ cups diced red onion

1 tsp basil (can be substituted with poultry season)

1 10 ¾ oz can Campbell’s cream of celery soup (optional)

½  8oz box of McLibs Southern Dumplings (or available brand)

Salt and pepper to taste

Place water in Dutch oven over high heat and add next five ingredients stir and add basil or poultry season. Remove chicken when fully cooked and when carrots are tender. Add cream of celery soup and blend it in. Let chicken cool and add dumplings according to the directions on the package. Pick chicken from bone and pull apart; return to the Dutch oven.  Reduce heat and cook until dumplings are tender and mixture is thickened.