Ground Beef and Dumplings

Ground Beef and Dumplings are the ultimate comfort food for me. I grew up with my mom making them, and hers were hands down (literally) some of the best I have ever had. The ingredients she used varied from batch to batch; she would just throw a little bit in here or there without measuring anything out!

Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 cup diced yellow onion
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 10.5 oz condensed cheddar soup
• 10.5 oz condensed cream of bacon soup
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups half and half
• 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
• 1 can refrigerated biscuit dough ( I used a 12 oz package with 10 biscuits)

Instructions:

1. Heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
2. Add the ground beef to the pot and crumble it well.
3. Add the diced onions to the ground beef. Stir well and continue cooking until the ground beef is fully browned and the onions are translucent.
4. Add the chopped garlic and Italian seasoning. Stir well and cook for about 1 minute.
5. Add the cheddar soup, cream of bacon soup, chicken broth and half and half to the pot. Stir until all of the ingredients are well combined.
6. Add the frozen mixed veggies to the pot and stir well. Bring to a boil.
7. While waiting for the liquid to boil, open the package of biscuits and cut each biscuit into 6 pieces.
8. Once the liquid is boiling, add the biscuit dough pieces to the pot.
9. Stir well, place a lid on the pot and reduce the heat to medium-low. Leave to simmer for 15 minutes.
10. After 15 minutes remove the lid from the pot and stir well. Remove the pot from the heat and let the dish rest for a few minutes to thicken up.

ENJOY!!