Description
A comforting and hearty dish featuring tender chicken, creamy broth, and fluffy dumplings, all made effortlessly in your slow cooker.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Crust:
- For the chicken and broth:
- 1.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- For the dumplings:
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- For thickening (optional):
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
1. Prepare the Crust:
- 1. Place chicken breasts in the crockpot. Add carrots, celery, onion, garlic, thyme, parsley, salt, pepper, and bay leaf.
- 2. Pour chicken broth over the ingredients. Cover and cook on LOW for 6-7 hours or HIGH for 3-4 hours.
- 3. Remove chicken and shred with two forks. Return to the crockpot and discard the bay leaf.
- 4. For thicker broth (optional): Mix cornstarch and cold water, stir into the crockpot, and cook for 15 more minutes.
- 5. For dumplings: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in milk and melted butter until just combined.
- 6. Drop spoonfuls of dumpling batter into the simmering broth. Cover and cook on HIGH for 30-40 minutes (no peeking!).
- 7. Serve hot, garnished with fresh parsley if desired.
Notes
For extra flavor, sauté onions and garlic before adding to the crockpot. Dumplings will expand as they cook—don’t overcrowd! Leftovers thicken upon standing; add broth when reheating.