Chicken and Dumplings - West Georgia Woman

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chopped yellow onion
• 1 cup sliced carrots
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 12-ounce (1 can) evaporated milk
• 32-ounce chicken stock
• 4 cups shredded cooked chicken
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried thyme)
• 2 teaspoons freshly cracked black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste