Aunt Bettye's Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings

Pierce's Note:

A recipe that reminds me of my favorite aunt.

• Total Time: 5 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 lb chicken breast, cubed
• 2 (10 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 (10 ounce) can peas and carrots
• 1 cup milk
• 1 (8 count) package refrigerated biscuits
• 1 bay leaf (optional)

Directions:

1. Put all ingredients (except biscuits) into cooker.
2. Cook on HIGH 5 hours or LOW 8 hours.
3. One hour before serving, cut biscuits into quarters and add to mix.
4. Cook on HIGH 1 hour.

Reviews

[Chef TanyaW]

Terrific "base" recipe... I tweaked it since I read a few reviews and knew what I could add to make it just right for my family.

So... a couple people said it should be a little more soupy... I added one can Roasted Chicken Broth to make it a little more soupy (next time, I'll thicken it just a little with cornstarch... but the flavor was fabulous).

I pre-freeze chicken in dinner portions... the smallest I had was one pound, 4 ounces... that's what I used. I threw the boneless/skinless breasts in whole, then removed them and shredded them before putting the biscuit topping on.

In addition to the peas/carrots, I added 2 cloves of minced garlic, 3 medium carrots, 1/2 zucchini, and 2 potatoes diced small (DH said he would like more potatoes next time).

For extra flavor, I did use the optional bay leaf. In addition, I added a fresh sprig of rosemary and 1/4 cup of flat leaf parsley diced small, and a generous 1/2 tsp. dry parsley, and a generous sprinkling of cracked pepper over the whole surface.

For the biscuits, I used the recipe http://www.food.com/recipe/bisquick-clone-12648

My husband raved about how good it was and kept eating it just because it was so good. The kids all liked it (but my 2 year old wouldn't put even a bite in his mouth).

Thanks a bunch... looking forward to making this again.

[Bill Butler]

Thanks for the recipe. I decided to skip the biscuits all together and used frozen egg noodles for the last hour and they turned out just fine.

[twinkiltoes]

I thought this was quick and easy but I added poultry seasoning and salt and pepper for flavor and I turned crock pot on high before cooking biscuits. Next time I will make Bisquick dumplings. I also used thighs because we like dark meat. I added corn starch to thicken.