CROCK POT CHICKEN - TORTILLA DUMPLINGS

Crock Pot Chicken - Tortilla Dumplings image

This is a working woman's supper! Easy, good, comfort food. Overnight crock pot cooking time is not included in the cooking time.

Provided by Darlene Summers

Time 20m

Yield 1 batch

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 broiler-fryer chicken
2 cups water
4 (10 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth (or 4 cups of water and 4 chicken bouillon cubes)
1 (20 ounce) package 10-inch flour tortillas
1/2 cup butter
salt and pepper

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 4768.9, Fat 281.9, SaturatedFat 110.7, Cholesterol 934, Sodium 9001, Carbohydrate 296.6, Fiber 17.6, Sugar 14.7, Protein 245.1