Fall Food. Makes. Me. Happy.

Fall. It's my favorite of all seasons for many reasons. One of which is the food that I break out as soon as the weather turns a bit chilly and the time has come. I actually love to cook. I've been feeling so sick these past few weeks I haven't done much cooking but the cool weather this weekend really got me in the mood and I whipped up our first batch of chicken and dumplings of the season and they really hit the spot. I got this recipe from a co-worker of mine several years ago. Thank you, Casey! It's nothing gourmet, you know me. It's simple, yet quite delicious.


What you'll need:

• 1 chicken
• 1 family sized can cream of chicken soup
• 1 package frozen dumplings (In my Kroger, these are with the frozen rolls - they look like big sticks of gum)
• salt
• pepper

Yep, that's it.

• So boil your chicken for about an hour until done and then remove from pot to cool off.
• I pour off about 2 cups of the broth that's left in the pot and set it aside in case I need it later.
• Then add the can of cream of chicken soup to the broth and stir. Bring to boil.
• Add in your dumplings. I usually break each one in half before throwing in.
• From there I just follow the dumpling package instructions - reduce heat, cover pot and let simmer for 45 minutes. Stirring occasionally to keep the dumps from sticking to the bottom.
• By the time it's been 45 minutes, the chicken should be cool enough to pull and add in.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and serve.
• If you want soupier dumplings, you can add some of the broth you set aside back in, but I usually don't need it.
  

Like I said, simple, yet delicious and very comforting on a crisp fall night.