Chicken and Dumplings

Nothing says comfort food on a cold day like Chicken and Dumplings. I just threw this together from what I had on hand, and didn't measure anything exactly, so all measurements are very rough estimates, feel free to play around with it till you get the flavor you like.  

3 C chicken, chopped

1 onion diced
1 1/2 c carrots chopped
1 c celery, chopped
3 cloves of garlic minced
a little Olive oil
~1/2 tsp sage
~1/2 tsp nutmeg
~3/4 tsp thyme
9 c water
3 Tbsp chicken stock base (or you can just do 9 c chicken stock instead of the water and base mix)
1 c-ish chopped broccoli
1/2 c-ish frozen peas
2 c Bisquick
2/3 c milk

In large pan sauté carrots onions, celery and garlic in a little olive oil, stir in spices.  Saute 5-10ish minutes.
Add chicken, water and chicken stock base.  Bring to a boil and boil 10ish minutes until vegetables are tender, add in broccoli and peas and bring back up to a boil.

Meanwhile in separate bowl mix Bisquick and milk to make dough,  Drop by small spoonfuls into the soup.  Boil uncovered 10 minutes, and then covered another 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.

A word about chicken stock soup base.  It is a paste that you add to water to make chicken stock.  You can get a jar at the grocery store for ~$6 (at the commissary) and each jar will make 38 cups of broth (1 tsp/cup of water). I always keep a jar of this on hand.