| | A |
| 1/4 | c | Butter |
| 1/2 | c | Chopped onion |
| 1/2 | c | Chopped celery |
| | B |
| 1/2 | c | Flour |
| 2 | ts | Sugar |
| 1 | ts | Salt |
| 1/2 | ts | Pepper |
| 1 | ts | Dried basil; (I don't use as much, I think it's a little strong, try another spice if you like? sage, oregano, rosemary, whatever) |
| 4 | c | Chicken broth; (I definitely use canned broth) |
| | C |
| 1 | pk | (10 oz) of frozen peas (if you are using fresh; about a cup and a half and you'll have to cook it a little longer) |
| | D |
| 4 | c | Cooked; cubed chicken |
| | DUMPLINGS |
| 2 | c | Buttermilk biscuit mix |
| 2 | ts | Dried basil; (again, I don't use quite this much, if you've substituted another herb/spice for this above, I'd do the same here.) |
| 2/3 | c | Milk |