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Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings Stew

This Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings recipe is a hearty and slightly creamy stew made completely from scratch. (No cream of chicken soup here!)

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs 20 mins
Total Time
4 hrs 50 mins
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 407 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 onion, chopped
  • 6 carrots, chopped
  • 3 celery stalks, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced, or 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • ½ c unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 Tbsp parsley
  • 1 ½ tsp thyme
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast (frozen or fresh)
  • 3 c chicken broth (we prefer low sodium)
For the Basic Dumplings
  • 1 c whole wheat flour
  • 1 c unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 c milk
  • ¼ c olive oil

Instructions

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  1. In a lightly greased, 4 qt crock pot, combine vegetables, flour, and seasonings. Mix until well combined.
  2. Place chicken breast over vegetable and seasoning mixture.
  3. Pour broth or water over ingredients in the crock pot to nearly cover vegetables. Cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 4 hours.
  4. When you are ready to finish the dish, about a half hour before you would like to eat, turn the crock pot to high. 
  5. Remove the chicken to a plate and shred it with two forks. Return shredded meat to the crock pot. 
  6. Remove the bay leaves. Taste your stew and adjust the salt and pepper as desired.  
For The Dumplings
  1. Combine the flours, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
  2. Add the milk and olive oil, and mix until a soft dough comes together. 
Cook The Dumplings
  1. When you see little bubbles coming up from around the edges of the stew in the crock pot, it is hot enough to cook the dumplings.  Drop rounded spoonfuls of the dough onto the top of the stew in the crock pot. 
  2. Cover the pot and continue cooking on high for 25-30 minutes, until dumplings are puffy and firm.

Notes

  • This recipe can be made on the stove-top. Simply combine all ingredients as they would go into the crock pot, in a large soup pot. Simmer 2-3 hours, until the chicken is fall-apart tender. Then, continue with the recipe at step 5. To steam the dumplings, the stew should be simmering.
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  • This recipe from 2013 was updated in February 2018. Our original version contained peas, but we took them out in favor of a more traditional route. If you'd like to add the peas, feel free to put a cup or so of thawed peas in the slow cooker when you shred the chicken. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 407kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 38.8g (13%) Protein 38.6g (77%) Fat 10.8g (17%) Saturated Fat 1.5g (8%) Cholesterol 80mg (27%) Sodium 1090mg (45%) Fiber 4.8g (19%) Sugar 6.7g (13%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 5people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 407

% Daily Value*

Calories 407kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 38.8g 13%
Protein 38.6g 77%
Fat 10.8g 17%
Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%
Cholesterol 80mg 27%
Sodium 1090mg 45%
Fiber 4.8g 19%
Sugar 6.7g 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.