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Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
You'll love this amazingly delicious and easy Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings recipe that uses frozen dumplings!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
7 hrs
Total Time
7 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 271 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon seasoning salt (Lawry's or Jane’s Krazy Mixed-Up Salt)
- 10 ½ ounces cream of chicken soup
- 10 ½ ounces chicken broth (measure in the empty soup can)
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 chicken bouillon cube
- 2 cups chicken broth (may need more, up to 3 cups)
- 12 ounces frozen homestyle dumplings
Instructions
- Sprinkle chicken breasts with seasoning salt and place in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add cream of chicken soup, the soup can of chicken broth, black pepper, and butter.
- Cover and cook on high for 5 hours.
- Remove chicken breasts. Use two forks to pull the chicken breasts into shreds. Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker.
- Add the parsley, bouillon, broth, and dumplings. Cook for an additional 2-3 hours or until dumplings are tender. Stir several times during the final cooking period to prevent dumplings from sticking together.
- (Note: the dumplings will absorb quite a bit of liquid while cooking. If the mixture becomes too thick, add water or additional broth as needed.)
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Notes
- To thicken the finished recipe, remove about ½ cup of the liquid and whisk it together with two teaspoons of cornstarch. Slowly stir the mixture back into the cooker.
- Test to make sure the dumplings are cooked through before serving. If not, let it cook for another 30 minutes and test again.
- To make ahead and freeze -- Let the chicken and dumplings cool completely. Then transfer to a freezer safe container. Store in the freezer for up to 5 months. To serve, thaw overnight in the fridge. Reheat on the stovetop over low heat, stirring frequently. May need to add a little water or broth as you're reheating.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1
Calories
271kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
58mg
(19%)
Sodium
1912mg
(80%)
Potassium
281mg
(8%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
228IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
24mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 271
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 271kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 58mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 1912mg | 80% |
| Potassium | 281mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 228IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.