Chicken And Dumplings Recipe with Easy Parsley Dumplings

Ingredients (14)

• 1 roasting hen or two frying chickens (cut up)
• 4 sprigs parsley
• 5 ribs celery with leaves
• 2 carrots (sliced)
• 1 medium onion (coarsely chopped)
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt (divided)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (divided)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons shortening (melted)
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley (chopped)
• 1 cup cold water