Grandma Georgia's Chicken and Dumplings Crock Pot Recipe
User Reviews
5
42 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
7 hrs
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Total Time
7 hrs 15 mins
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Servings
6
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Calories
581 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Grandma Georgia's Chicken and Dumplings Crock Pot Recipe
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This recipe combines tender chicken thighs and vegetables slow-cooked in a broth-flavored water base to create a rich foundation for soft, flaky dumplings made with flour, baking powder, butter, and buttermilk. The dumplings cook in the savory liquid, absorbing the chicken and herb flavors, resulting in a comforting stew-styled dish.
Description
Grandma Georgia's Chicken and Dumplings Crock Pot Recipe uses boneless, skinless chicken thighs cooked with carrots, celery, onion, and seasonings in a crock pot. The chicken simmers gently with poultry seasoning, herbs, and bay leaves in water enhanced by chicken base to produce a flavorful broth base.
The dumplings are made separately with a mixture of flour, baking powder, salt, parsley, pepper, butter, shortening, and buttermilk. After combining the dry and wet ingredients, the dough is cooked atop the simmering chicken broth allowing the dumplings to become tender and slightly fluffy.
This dish offers warmth and filling satisfaction and can be adapted with various fats in the dumplings or stock alternatives. It is suitable for slow cooking and benefits from careful timing to avoid overcooking the chicken for best flavor.
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Ingredients
For the chicken
- 3 pounds chicken thigh boneless, skinless
- 4 cups water
- 4 teaspoons chicken base Better Than Bouillon
- 5-10 carrot peeled and cut into large chunks
- 2 cups celery chopped into 1/2 inch chunks
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 & 1/2 teaspoons parsley dried
- 1 teaspoon sage
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
For the dumplings
- 3 cups flour spooned and leveled
- 1 & 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons parsley OR 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, dried
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 tablespoons butter cold
- 3 tablespoons shortening
- 1 & 1/2 cups buttermilk cheat version is ok***
For the gravy
- 2 cups Cooking liquid
- 3/4 cup water cold
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon Better Than Bouillon chicken base
- salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Add chicken, water, and chicken base to a large crock pot.
- Peel and chop the carrots. I like a LOT of carrots, so just take a look and see how many looks good to you. Remember they will shrink when they cook. I cut mine into pretty big 3-4 inch chunks.
- Coarsely chop the celery, and chop the onion. Add all the vegetables to the crock pot.
- Add the bay leaves, poultry seasoning, 1 and 1/2 teaspoons parsley, sage, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
- Stir together, then cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for about 7 hours. Don't go too much longer than this or your chicken will start to lose flavor.
Make the dumplings:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together 3 cups flour, 1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt, baking powder, 2 teaspoons parsley, 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
- Use a fork or pastry cutter to cut the butter and shortening into the dry ingredients. Leave pea-size chunks of butter.
- Use a spatula to stir in the buttermilk until just moistened. Don't over mix!
- Turn the crock pot to high. Working quickly, remove the lid and remove 2 cups of cooking liquid (set aside). Arrange the chicken on top of the vegetables.
- Use a spoon or your hands to scoop up a golf ball size piece of batter. Drop the dumpling on top of the chicken. Try not to dump it straight into the liquid (I know, kind of impossible, but do your best.) Continue until the batter is all in the crock pot.
- Immediately cover with the lid. Set a timer for 25 minutes.
Make the gravy:
- Separate the fat from the 2 cups of cooking liquid you took from the crock pot, and discard the fat. (I like to use a fat separator.)
- Add the cooking liquid to a small pot and turn to high.
- Meanwhile, add 3/4 cup COLD water (OR cold chicken broth) to a small bowl or glass measuring cup. Whisk in 1/3 cup flour until no lumps remain.
- When the cooking liquid has come to a boil, gradually whisk in the flour mixture. Add the teaspoon of chicken base. Lower the heat to medium and continue stirring until the gravy thickens, about 5-10 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
To assemble:
- When the dumplings have cooked for about 25 minutes, check the center of one with a toothpick. If it comes out clean, then the dumplings are done.
- Spoon the dumplings onto a serving platter. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the chicken and vegetables to the serving platter.
- Serve with the gravy to pass at the table.
- Save the remaining chicken broth to make soup or anything else that calls for chicken broth!
Notes
- High-quality chicken stock can replace water and chicken base for deeper flavor.
- The fat in dumplings can be all butter, all shortening, or a mixture totaling 6 tablespoons.
- A quick 'cheat' buttermilk can be made by adding lemon juice or vinegar to milk and resting for five minutes before use.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1serving
Calories
581kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
67g
(22%)
Protein
32g
(64%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
(24%)
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
130mg
(43%)
Potassium
739mg
(16%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
9144IU
(183%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
265mg
(27%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 581 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 581kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 67g | 22% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 130mg | 43% |
| Potassium | 739mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 9144IU | 183% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 265mg | 27% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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