Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings

• Approximately 16 ounces leftover cooked chicken meat (no bones), which is about 2 chicken breasts
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed low sodium cream of chicken soup
• 1 (10 ounce) package refrigerated biscuit dough, torn into pieces
• 1 cup of low sodium chicken stock
• 1 small can of no salt spinich (drained); low sodium may be substituted
• 1 small can of no salt corn (drained); low sodium may be substituted
• 1/2 small can of no salt green beans (drained); low sodium may be substituted
• 1 small can of no salt peas (drained); low sodium may be substituted
• Seasoning to taste--all the following spices out of jars are suggested
• 1 tsp herbes de Provence (or your own mixture of any of the following savory, fennel, basil, thyme, rosemany, lavender)
• 1/2 tsp of rosemary
• 1/2 tsp of pepper
• 1/2 tsp of onion powder or dried red onions, chopped
• 1/2 tsp of garlic
• pinch of kelp

About 2 hours before serving, tear up about half the biscuit dough (into fourths) and place into the crock pot.

Take the other half biscuit dough, put on a microwave plate and "bake" the other biscuits in the micovave for about 50 seconds. They should look baked but not browned or crusty. Put these biscuits on top as a crust.

Set crock pot to High. Check on it in an hour. If it iis done, then turn it down to Warm. If it is not done, just allow it to cook more.

The chicken should be so tender that it will pull apart when you scoop it out of the crock pot. Make sure the "dumplings" are cooked thoroughly.

This is a very practical recipe: The electric crock pot is like a modern day cauldron when it comes to cooking up food for Neo-Pagans. At open rituals for community events, there is always a bunch of other items set aside for the communal feast after the ritual. There will be several crock pots plugged into walls on tables in the food area, keeping the food warm untill served.

This particular recipe is tied to no specific celebration. It could be served at any almost any cool or cold everning moon ritual, or one of the eight holidays, including Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, Beltain . It is also good for other pot luck events.

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