Description
A comforting and hearty slow cooker chicken and dumplings recipe featuring tender chicken, flavorful broth, and fluffy dumplings cooked to perfection in your slow cooker.
Ingredients
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
4 cups low sodium chicken broth
1 medium onion, diced
3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
3 celery stalks, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup whole milk
1 cup frozen peas
1 cup all-purpose flour (for dumplings)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt (for dumplings)
1/2 cup whole milk (for dumplings)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (for dumplings)
Instructions
Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of the slow cooker.
Add the diced onion, sliced carrots, sliced celery, and minced garlic on top of the chicken.
Pour in the chicken broth and sprinkle dried thyme, dried parsley, salt, and black pepper over the ingredients.
Cover and cook on low for 4 hours, or until the chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender.
Remove the chicken breasts from the slow cooker and shred them using two forks.
In a small bowl, whisk together 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup milk until smooth to create a slurry.
Stir the slurry back into the slow cooker along with the shredded chicken and frozen peas.
In a separate bowl, combine 1 cup flour, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt for the dumplings.
Add 1/2 cup milk and melted butter to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined to form a thick batter.
Drop spoonfuls of the dumpling batter onto the surface of the stew in the slow cooker, spacing them evenly.
Cover and cook on high for an additional 30 minutes, or until the dumplings are cooked through and fluffy.
Serve the chicken and dumplings hot.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours 30 minutes