AMAZING CROCKPOT CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS!

Amazing Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings! image

Provided by Lillian Russo

Categories Chicken

Time 4h15m

Number Of Ingredients 18

1/2 c flour
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 chicken (about 3 lbs.)-cut up...i used 5 skinless thighs and 1 lb. of thin sliced cutlets
3 Tbsp olive oil
2-4 large carrots-peeled and sliced 1
2 celery stalks-sliced 1/2
1 medium onion thinly sliced
1 tsp dried thyme
2 c chicken stock, light
1 c peas, frozen petite
DUMPLINGS:
1 c flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 c whole milk
1 large egg-lightly beaten

Steps:

1. Combine flour, salt and pepper in a bag. Add chicken pieces and toss to coat. Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Brown chicken in oil on all sides (8 to 10 minutes). Set aside.
2. Put carrots, celery, onion and thyme in slow cooker. Set chicken pieces over vegetables. Pour 1/2 cup stock into skillet and cook over medium high heat, scraping up brown bits. Pour pan juices into slow cooker along with remaining stock. Cover and cook on High for 4 hours or on Low for 8 hours. Add peas and stir gently to combine.
3. DUMPLINGS: In a bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, thyme and salt. In a measuring cup combine milk and egg. Mix well and add to flour mixture. Stir with a fork to make a lumpy dough (do not overmix - lumps are fine). Drop dumpling mixture, by the heaping spoon full, over chicken pieces. Should make about 12 dumplings. Cover and cook on High for 25 minutes or until tester inserted in center of dumpling comes out clean.