For chicken:

6 T. flour
6 T. water
2 C. chicken broth
2 cups cooked chicken, diced
1/4 tsp. salt
dash freshly ground pepper

For dumplings:

1 C. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1 cup milk

In medium skillet, whisk together flour and water until smooth. Slowly stir in broth, then heat over medium, stirring constantly until thickened. Add chicken, salt, and pepper. Cover and reduce heat to low.

Meanwhile, make dumplings. In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and pepper. Stir in milk until the mixture forms a thick batter. Drop batter on top of chicken a tablespoon at a time.

Cover and cook on low 15 minutes, or until dumplings are cooked. Serves 6.

Notes: You can use a purchased rotisserie chicken--or--I often put two pounds of chicken, covered with water, into the slow cooker on "low" in the morning. I use the broth from the cooker in this recipe and freeze the rest of the chicken for later use.
You can add carrots, parsley, broccoli or other vegetables to the skillet when you add the chicken. This is a good "use up the leftover veggies" dish. You can add the spices of your choice, as well---cumin, cilantro, whatever you want.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A balanced look at a Carmelite saint, April 6, 2000

This review is from: Teresa of Avila: The Progress of a Soul (Hardcover)

As a Third Order (Lay) Carmelite, I am pleased to recommend Medwick's book to anyone who wants a balanced account of the spiritual and secular journeys of St. Teresa, who lived during Spain's most storied and colorful century. Teresa is often misunderstood, even caricatured, but Medwick strives to show us a clear picture of this woman who was both extremely simple and wondrously complex. Teresa was well acquainted with the world, yet fell passionately in love with her Lord, who called her to look beyond the world into an eternal relationship with Him. Hers was the ancient and ever-new Carmelite experience. I somewhat expected a kind of sneering irony in tone, but, thankfully, I never encountered it, as Medwick did a scholarly and earnest job throughout. Kudos to her, whose account is well researched and compelling, a real-page turner.
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