Mock Chicken and Dumplings

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons Butter, Or Oil
1/2 cups Onion, Chopped
2 whole Celery Stalks, Chopped
2 whole Carrots, Chopped
3 cups Cooked Chicken, Chopped
2- 1/4 cups Water
2 Tablespoons All-purpose Flour
2 cups Chicken Broth, (or 1 Can)
1/2 teaspoons Salt To Taste
1/2 teaspoons Black Pepper
1 teaspoon Thyme, Ground
1 whole Bay Leaf
6 whole Flour Tortillas, (6 Inch), Cut Into 1/2 Inch Strips

Directions

Melt butter or oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
Add onion, celery and carrots; saute for 5 minutes, or until tender.
Stir in chicken and cook for 3 minutes, or until thoroughly heated, stirring occassionally.
While chicken mixture cooks, whisk water and flour together until smooth.
Gradually stir the broth into the chicken mixture, then stir in the flour/water mixture.
Next stir in salt, pepper, thyme, and bay leaf; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
Stir in tortilla strips and cook for 3 minutes, or until tortilla strips get soft.
Remove from heat.
Discard bay leaf and serve.