This easy Chicken and Dumplings Recipe is just like mom used to make! This recipe will teach you how to make chicken and dumplings that's full of old fashioned homemade goodness.

1 tablespoon olive oil

3 celery ribs (sliced)

3 carrots (diced)

1 white onion (diced)

3 cloves minced garlic

3 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

8 cups chicken broth

2 cups all-purpose flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup buttermilk

2 tablespoons melted butter

Heat a large dutch oven pot over medium high heat. Add in olive oil and heat through, 1 minute. Add in celery, carrots, and onion and saute 5 minutes, or until onions are soft and translucent. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute more.
Add in chicken breasts and season with salt and pepper. Pour in chicken broth. Bring to a boil and boil 20 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and easily shreds with a fork. Shred chicken directly in pot, or remove to a cutting board, shred, and return to soup.
Make the dumplings by whisking together flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. Slowly pour in buttermilk and stir to combine. Drop by the spoonful directly into the soup. Cover and let simmer 20 minutes. Serve hot.