So I wish I could say this was my recipe, but it actually belongs to Tim McGraw. It is really good! And if you click on the link below you can watch Tim McGraw and Faith Hill cook these together! 
Tim McGraw’s Chicken and Dumplings
* 1 small chicken
* Water
* Pinch of salt
* 1 cup chicken broth
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 3 tablespoons butter shortening
* 1/2 cup buttermilk
Directions:
Boil chicken in a pot, adding salt to taste. When tender, pull chicken from the bone and return to the pot, adding broth.
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In a bowl, combine shortening and flour, mix together with a pastry cutter.
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Then add buttermilk to form a doughy consistency (similar to how you would make biscuits).
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Sprinkle flour on cutting board. Pinch off part of the dough and roll into a thin sheet.
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Then cut into squares.
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Drop one square at a time into broth. Continue this until all of the dough is used. Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer until tender.
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Allow the dumplings to thicken the broth for 2 hours until it is a creamy consistency. And these turn out so YUMMY!
SPECIAL NOTE: I add a little bit of flour to my broth and buttermilk while it is simmering. It seems to help it simmer faster.
I also added 1 small onion, finely chopped. 3 sticks of celery finely chopped. AND I added a handful of fresh Parsley finely chopped.