Oven Chicken And Dumpling Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1/4 cup butter, cubed
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 cups chicken broth
10 ounces frozen green peas, or
10 ounces vegetables, of choice
4 cups cooked chicken, cubed
Dumplings
2 cups biscuit mix
2 teaspoons dried basil
2/3 cup milk

Preparation

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
In large saucepan, saute onions and celery in butter until tender, add garlic and cook 1 minute.
Stir in flour, sugar, salt, pepper and basil.
Gradually add broth, bring to boil, cook and stir until thickened.
Reduce heat, and add peas / vegetables, and cook for 5 minutes (this time will depend on what veggies you're using), stirring constantly.
Stir in chicken, and pour into greased 13x9\" baking dish.
For dumplings:
In bowl, mix together baking mix and basil. Stir in milk, until moistened.
Drop by tablesoonfuls into 12 mounds over chicken mixture.
Bake uncovered, in pre-heated oven for 30 minutes. Cover and bake additional 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted into dumpling comes out clean.