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🍲 Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Servings: 6
Calories: 450
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup carrots sliced
  • 1 cup celery sliced
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup milk or cream
  • 1 can 10.5 oz refrigerated biscuit dough or homemade dumpling dough

Method
 

  1. Place chicken, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper in the crockpot. Pour in chicken broth.
  2. Cook on low for 4–5 hours or high for 2–3 hours until chicken is tender.
  3. Remove chicken and shred with two forks; return shredded chicken to crockpot.
  4. Stir in milk or cream.
  5. Cut biscuit dough into small pieces (about 1-inch).
  6. Drop pieces of dough into crockpot, making sure they are submerged in the liquid.
  7. Cover and cook on high for 30–40 minutes until dumplings are cooked through and fluffy.
  8. Stir gently before serving.

Notes

For thicker broth, mix 1–2 tbsp cornstarch with a little water and stir into crockpot before adding dumplings.
Use refrigerated biscuit dough for convenience or try your favorite homemade dumpling recipe.
Add peas or corn for extra veggies.
Leftovers reheat well but dumplings may soften; best eaten fresh.
Garnish with fresh parsley or thyme for extra flavor.