Stewed Chicken with Dumplings - No Yolks

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• In heavy 5-quart saucepan over medium heat, heat oil; brown chicken. Drain off fat.
• Add water, onion, celery, salt, bay leaf, thyme and pepper; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 40 minutes or until chicken is tender.
• Remove chicken; discard chicken skin and bones, celery stalk, and bay leaf. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and set aside.
• Heat broth to boiling; add uncooked pasta, carrot and celery. Boil, uncovered, over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until pasta and vegetables are tender.
• Mix flour in water. Stir flour mixture into broth and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute or until thickened.
• Add reserved chicken and lemon juice and zest, if desired, to dumplings mixture and heat through.