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Chicken and Dumplings # 1

1 whole chicken
1 onion
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon solid Crisco
1 teaspoon of salt
1/4 cup ice water

Peel onion and put inside chicken. Salt and pepper inside and outside of chicken. Put in large pot with at least 2 quarts of water. Cover and cook in oven at 350 until completely done(Falling off of the bone). Debone chicken and shred meat. Remove fat from broth by chilling (and skimming the hardened fat off the top) or a special measuring cup that allows for the fat to go to the top.Combine Crisco and flour and salt until nice and crumbly. Add ice water and mix until there is a fairly stiff dough. Roll out with rolling pin until it is pie crust thick. Cut into strips and place in boiling broth. They will cook quickly so have every thing else ready. Cook about 5 minutes and add chicken to broth. Serve immediately.

Chicken and Dumplings # 2

1 chicken, cut up
4-1/2 to 5 cups water, approximately
2 chicken bouillon cubes
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 can cream chicken soup
8 flour tortillas, cut into eighths

Place chicken in a 4 qt. Dutch oven. Add 4-1/2 to 5 cups water or just enough to cover the chicken. Add bouillon, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat and cover; simmer until chicken is tender, about 45 minutes. Remove chicken from broth; cool slightly; cool slightly. Skin and bone chicken; cut meat into 1 inch pieces. Add soup, chicken and tortilla pieces to broth. Heat to boiling; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally to separate pieces, until tortillas are fluffy and
soft. Serves 4 to 6.

Chicken and Dumplings # 3

1 whole chicken (about 3 lbs)
canned chicken broth
1 Tbldp finely chopped onion
salt and pepper to taste
Bisquick dumpling recipe on box

Boil chicken in half water and half canned chicken broth, with the onion, salt and pepper to taste. When the chicken is done, take it out and keep warm. Then turn the heat down low and add the premixed dumpling dough. Cook slowly 10 minutes uncovered, and 10 minutes covered.