What do I do with this chicken today?

[Mandy]

I love that Italian Cream Cheese Chicken recipe that is so popular but usually I will just boil a chicken in stock, then put in some Bisquick for thickness and make dumplings out of the rest, and add some of those huge fat egg noodles.
SOOOOOO yummy.

[mummytothree]

For Mandy (I think your doing WW right!?!?)

Chicken and Dumplings
7 points per serving/makes 6 servings

Ingredients:
2 tsp canola oil
1 (3.5 pound) chicken, cut into 8ths, sin removed
1/2 tsp salt
1 onion, chopped
2 small carrots, cjopped
2 small celery stalks, chopped
3 cups low sodium chicken broth
1 c frozen peas, thawed
1 2/3 cup reduced fat all purpoose baking mix
2/3 cup fat free milk
1 tbsp chopped parsley

Directions:
Heat oil in a non stick Dutch oven, then add the chicken. Sprinkle with the salt and saute till borowned, about 6 minutes.
Add onions, carrots and celery.
Saute until veggies begin to soften and brown slightly, about 6 minutes.
Add the broth; bring to a bil.
Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until the chicken is cooked through, about 35 minutes.
Stir in the peas.

Meanwhile, to prepare the dumplins, combine the baking mix. milk and parsely in a bowl until a soft dough forms.

Drop the dough, by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the simmering stew. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes.
Cover and cook until the dumplings have doubled in size and cooked through, about 10 minutes longer.

Per serving: (1 1/3 piece of chicken and 1 1/2 dumpling): 353 calories. 10 g total fat, 2g saturated fat. 74mg cholesterol. 701mg soduim. 30g total carbs. 3g dietary fiber. 32g protein. 102mg calcium.