Simply Delicious Chicken and Dumplings

• 1 rotisserie chicken white and dark meat shredded and skin
  removed


• 6 small carrots peeled and diced


• 3 ribs celery diced (about 1 cup)


• 1 sweet onion diced


• 1/2 cup fresh parsley finely chopped


• 2 tbsp unsalted butter


• 1 tsp salt


• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika


• 1/2 tsp dried thyme


• 1/2 tsp black pepper


• 4 cups chicken stock


• 1 can cream of onion soup you can also use cream of chicken
  or cream of celery


• 2 cups all-purpose flour


• 4 tsp baking powder


• 1 tsp salt


• 3/4 cup milk


• 4 tbsp unsalted butter melted

1. In a large stock pot over medium heat, melt the two
   tablespoons of butter and add the carrots, celery, onion, parsley and all the
   seasonings, salt through pepper. Cook until the vegetables are starting to
   soften, about 5 - 8 minutes. 


2. Add the cream of onion soup, chicken stock and shredded
   rotisserie chicken. Stir well. Bring to a low boil and reduce heat to a gentle
   simmer. 


3. To make the dumplings, whisk together the flour, baking
   powder and salt. Whisk together the milk and melted butter. Pour the milk
   mixture into the flour mixture and stir together with a spatula until a smooth
   ball of dough forms. 


4. Using a 1.5 tablespoon capacity cookie scoop, drop the
   dumpling batter balls into the simmering stew one at a time until all the dough
   has been used. The dough should make 15 dumplings. 


5. Cover the pot and allow to cook (without uncovering) on a
   low simmer for 25 minutes. 


6. Serve immediately.

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