Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings

By Susan52

Ingredients

• Dumplings:
• 1 large potato, peeled and cubed
• 3 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 litre (~1 pint) chicken broth
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground thyme
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
• 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 2 cups frozen peas
• 6 Tbsp butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup milk

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 30mins
Adapted from merryabouttown.com

Preparation

Step 1

Add potato, carrot, onion, garlic and mushrooms to the crock pot.

Whisk together the flour and chicken broth. Pour over veggies.

Add spices and chicken pieces. Stir well and cook on low for 6 - 8 hours.

One hour before you want to serve the chicken and dumplings, stir in the frozen peas.

Let chicken mixture return to bubbling.

Dumplings:

Stir dumpling ingredients together in a small bowl but don't over mix.

Drop into bubbling chicken mixture by tablespoonful's.

Cook for 20 - 25 minutes or until dumplings are done in the middle.