Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings

Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings

from theskinnyishdish.com
490 min

Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings is a hearty and soul warming crockpot meal that's filled with vegetables, chicken, and homemade dumplings.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup diced celery ((about 3 large celery ribs))
  • 1 cup diced carrots ((about 3-4 large carrots))
  • 1 cup diced onion ((about one medium))
  • 1½ lbs chicken breast, raw
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 5 cups water
  • 2 tbsp better than bouillon chicken base
  • 1¾ cups cold low fat 1% milk ((2% or whole milk will do fine, have not checked with skim milk or unsweetened almond milk yet) )
  • 4 tbsp cornstarch
  • cooking spray
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp Lawry's Seasoned Salt
  • 3/4 cup low fat 1% milk ((add 1-2 tbsp of water if the dough needs it))
  • 1 tbsp melted light butter ((i use land o' lakes brand))

Directions

  1. 1

    Optional, but recommended: Heat a large skillet and spray with cooking spray. Add the diced celery, carrots, and onions and cook until softened. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.

  2. 2

    Add chicken, chopped veggies, water, bay leaf, and better than bouillon to a slow cooker. Stir a bit together then cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.

  3. 3

    When done cooking remove chicken breasts, turn the slow cooker on high, then place the cover tightly back onto the slow cooker, and then shred with a fork or chop up. Then add the chicken back in and place then place the cover back on.

  4. 4

    Whisk together cold milk and cornstarch. Pour into crockpot with chicken and veggies and stir together. Put the cover back on the crockpot.

  5. 5

    Make the dumplings(see notes below): In a medium bowl add flour, seasoning salt, and baking powder whisk together then slowly pour in the milk and melted butter and stir until combined well and there's no crumbs of flour dough in the bowl and makes a dough ball shape in the bowl.

  6. 6

    Take a teaspoon measuring spoon, spray with a little bit of cooking spray(just makes it so no dough sticks), and scoop out little teaspoons worth of dough into the slow cooker. Cook on high for one hour.

  7. 7

    Salt and pepper to taste, serve, and enjoy!