How to cook the Chicken and Dumplings

Cook the chicken

• Add the chicken breasts to a pot with 4–5 cups of water or chicken broth. Season with pepper, smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, and seasoned salt.

Shred the chicken

• Remove the cooked chicken from the pot and shred it with two forks. Do not discard the chicken stock. You will use it to make the creamy broth.

Make the creamy broth

• Return the shredded chicken to the pot with the reserved chicken stock. Add the cream of chicken with herbs and cream of celery soups. Stir well until combined and allow the mixture to simmer.

Prepare the dumplings

• Open the can of biscuits and roll each biscuit out until flattened on a floured surface. Cut the dough into small squares.

Cook the dumplings

• Add the biscuit squares to the pot. Allow them to boil gently in the creamy chicken mixture until the dumplings settle into the broth and puff up. Season to taste. Check that the centers are cooked through before serving.