Southern Chicken And Dumplings (Comfort Food!)

INGREDIENTS

4 lb

chicken1 chicken

4 larges

carrots

celery

2 larges

onions onions

garlic cloves garlic cloves

6 sprigs

thyme thyme

1 sprig

rosemary rosemary

bay leaves bay leaves

8 cups

chicken broth chicken broth

4 cups

water water

2 tsp

salt salt

1/2 tsp

pepper pepper

3 cups

flour flour

1 1/2 tsp

salt salt

1 tsp

baking powder baking powder

1/3 cup

herb mix of thyme

1/2 cup

shortening shortening

1 cup

milk milk

2 tbsp

butter butter

1 cup

carrots carrots

1 cup

celery celery

1 cup

onion onion

1 1/2 cups

peas peas