Comfort with chicken and noodles

So I had a craving for chicken and dumplings over the weekend, but didn't have anything in the pantry to make biscuits. I did find whole wheat egg noodles, so I decided to make a thick and creamy chicken and noodle recipe using what I could find.

Again, it was another new recipe for me that I've never attempted to make before and this was another winning dish for me and the hubster.

I cut my 1 lb. of chicken tenderloins into small cubes and cooked them with salt, pepper, olive oil and garlic until the chicken cooked all the way through. I added a can of cream of mushroom and a half cup of chicken broth to the meat. After simmering the meat for a few minutes, I added chopped onions, carrots and celery and two bay leaves.

I added cayenne pepper for some kick and about 1/4 cup of half-and-half to the mix to make it even creamier.

Instead of adding the egg noodles to the mix, I boiled them separately and spooned my chicken mixture over the egg noodles. I failed to capture a photo of the chicken and noodle finished product. Sorry about that folks, but please take my word ... this dish was magnificent for such a cold and dreary day. And I ended up using more veggies in my fridge that needed to be eaten!