Slow Cooker Chicken Dumplings With Frozen Dumplings Recipe 395

Steps:

• Place carrots and celery in the bottom of your slow cooker. Layer the chicken breasts on top. Salt and pepper to taste and dot with the butter. In a large bowl, mix the soups, stock and oregano. Pour this mixture over the chicken in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 3 to 5 hours, or until the chicken is done. Remove the chicken and shred. Prepare the dumplings per the directions on the package, reserve some of the water. Add the cooked dumplings to the slow cooker, add some of the dumpling water, if needed. Add the shredded chicken and cook for 1 to 2 hours on low. Serve Hot. OPTION: Cook in large stock pot. You can simmer the soup for a shorter time. Be careful not to burn, scorch or let the soup dry out.

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink, 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker. , In same skillet, cook celery, carrots and onion until tender, 6-8 minutes. Add garlic, tomato paste and remaining salt and pepper; cook 1 minute. Stir in flour; cook 1 minute longer. Whisk in 2 cups chicken broth; cook and stir until thickened. Transfer to slow cooker. Stir in bay leaves, thyme and remaining chicken broth. , For dumplings, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Stir in milk and butter to form a thick batter. Drop by 1/4 cupfuls over chicken mixture. Cook, covered, on low until bubbly and dumplings are set, 6-8 hours. Discard bay leaves. Remove insert and let stand, uncovered, for 15 minutes.