Crock Pot Chicken And Dumplings Or Noodles Recipes

Steps:

• Place everything but noodles in a crock pot. (cut the chicken up if you like but not too small). Cook on low 5-6 hours.
• Remove chicken and shred.
• Return chicken to pot and add egg noodles. Cook 2 more hours.
• You can add pepper for a little kick.

Steps:

• Before going to bed, put chicken in crock pot with 2 cups of water; salt and pepper to taste. Set crockpot to low.
• Go to bed!
• In the morning, put the crock bowl of chicken in fridge.
• Go to work!
• After work remove crock from fridge. Remove skin and bones from chicken.
• Set meat from chicken aside.
• Pour juices from crock pot into a large pot.
• Add the 4 cans of chicken broth (or bouillon broth).
• Bring to a full boil.
• Add butter.
• Cut flour tortillas into your favorite dumpling size.
• Shake in a large bag with 1/2 cup to 1 cup of flour.
• Drop into pan of boiling juice one or two at a time, pushing other aside as you continue adding tortillas and adding as many dumplings as the broth will allow.
• Cover and continue to boil without stirring on very low heat so as not to boil over.
• Cook for 15 to 20 minutes or till done to your satisfaction.
• Add chicken and cook till chicken is hot.

Steps:

• In a large crock pot layer carrots, celery, and onion.
• Rinse whole chicken removing giblets from cavity. And place on top of vegetables in crock pot. You can put the giblets in the bottom of the pot with the vegetables if you like.
• Cover and cook on Low 8-10 hours or on High 3 1/2-5 hours.
• Leaving the liquid in the pot remove the chicken and skim out the veggies (and giblets if you used them). Turning (or leaving) the crock pot on High and keep it covered tightly to keep it very hot.
• Debone the chicken. Cut large pieces into bite size bits.
• Add the veggies and deboned chicken back to the liquid in the pot. Cover tightly.
• Meanwhile mix up your dumplings. And add them or a package of egg noodles to the pot. Cover tightly again and cook for another 12-15 minutes or until dumplings or noodles are done.