Chicken And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 large chicken breasts
water, for cooking
1 tsp. salt
1 (16-oz.) can chicken broth (optional)
1 (10 3/4 oz.) can cream of celery or cream of mushroom soup
1 (10 3/4 oz.) can cream of chicken soup
salt and pepper to taste
1/3 c. shortening
1 c. very hot water
1 large egg
1 tsp. salt
about 3 c. flour

Preparation

Boil chicken in Dutch oven half full of water with the salt until chicken is tender.
Remove chicken and set aside.
To chicken broth in pan, add the 1 can broth and the soups.
Stir until smooth.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Keep simmering while you make the dumplings.