Oct. 6—For the past five years or so, an item on my bucket list has been to learn to make chicken and dumplings. You'd think, as the food writer, that I would have already mastered this dish. I ...

While the chicken is cooking, make the dumplings. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and mustard powder. Add the milk and oil and stir to form a soft dough. Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto the stew ...

Place cooked chicken and top of broccoli. Pour the cream of chicken sauce on top of the chicken, making sure to cover entirely. Bake in a preheated oven, 350 degrees, for about 25 minutes.

For dumplings, in a small bowl, combine baking mix and basil. Stir in milk with a fork until moistened. Drop by tablespoonfuls into 12 mounds over chicken mixture.

Spoon the dumpling mixture in 6-8 dollops into the piping hot casserole liquid, brush the tops with the remaining beaten egg then bake the chicken and dumplings in the casserole dish at 200C (or ...

Use floured hands to shape into walnut-sized balls. Place dumplings on top of casserole and return to oven, uncovered, for 20 minutes more, until dumplings are cooked through. Serves 6 And to drink… ...

3 teaspoons chicken granules 1/2 teaspoon dried sage Salt and pepper to taste Layer 1: In a 9x13-inch pan, melt the butter. Spread the shredded chicken on top. Sprinkle with sage, salt and pepper.

Roll into eight balls and add to the casserole. Bake, uncovered, for 35 minutes until the dumplings are browned, swollen and crisp. Remove the sticks from the chicken and sprinkle with coriander.

For the past five years or so, an item on my bucket list has been to learn to make chicken and dumplings. You'd think, as the food writer, that I would have already mastered this dish.