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Healthified Crock Pot Chicken & Dumplings

August 21, 2018 Amanda Plott
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This is my healthier take on an old classic comfort food. I think the very first time that I had chicken and dumplings was at my grandmother's house with my dad when I was pretty young... elementary school still, I'm sure.

She cooked the soup up on the stove for a few hours and then tossed the raw dough into the pot. I thought she was crazy at the time, but after my first bite... I was in love.

Years later when I first started cooking, I dabbled with the infamous chicken and dumplings in the crock pot using canned condensed soups and biscuit dough. I'll be the first to admit that it was delicious, but a huuuge guilty pleasure! Full of preservatives and nothing good for you. Bleh!

These days, it's pretty hard come come across a chicken and dumplings recipe for the crock pot that doesn't use 'cream of such-and-such'. Seriously. It's nearly impossible.

To clean this recipe up... I ditched the cans, first thing. I chose to leave the soup as more of a broth than a thick creamy mess. Avoiding any 'cream' dropped the calories drastically. I also whipped up my own easy and cheesy whole wheat biscuit dough and filled that crock put up to the rim with comforting vegetables and chicken.

This was amazingly satisfying on a cold icy day and absolutely hit the spot.

Don't be scared of the raw dough going into the crock pot, I promise.. if done right the dough does cook. It may look wet when it's done, but it'll be nice and fluffy on the inside.

Mine took about 45 minutes to an hour to cook through, but that's because I was fiddling around with taking pictures and moving the crock pot base back and forth across the kitchen to do so. Keep the lid over the soup as long as you can, toss the dough in and cover quickly to maintain the heat inside as much as possible!

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Healthified Crock Pot Chicken & Dumplings Healthified Crock Pot Chicken & Dumplings
TheSkinnyFork.com - Originally Posted 1/25/14

A healthified take on chicken and dumplings made right in the crock pot for ease. The broth is made without any cream and the biscuits are a quick scratch made dough using whole wheat.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes • Cook time: 8 Hours

The Skinny:
Servings: 6 • Serving Size: 1 1/2 Cups • Calories: 266 • Fat: 8 g • Saturated Fat: 4 g • Carb: 26 g • Fiber: 2 g • Protein: 23 g • Sugar: 4 g • Sodium: 441 mg

Ingredients:
Soup:
• 32 Oz. Reduced Sodium Chicken Broth
• 2 C. Water
• 2 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
• 2 C. Frozen Peas & Carrots
• 1 Medium White Onion, Chopped
• 2 Celery Stalks, Chopped
• 2 Garlic Cloves, Minced
• 1 Tsp. Dried Basil
• 1 Tsp. Dried Thyme
• Salt & Pepper to Taste

Dumplings:
• 1 1/2 C. Whole Wheat White Flour
• 1 1/2 Tsp. Baking Powder
• 1 1/2 Tsp. Dried Parsley
• 1/2 Tsp. Garlic Powder
• 1/8 Tsp. Onion Powder
• 1/4 C. Light Butter (Room Temperature), Cubed
• 2/3 C. Fat Free Milk
• 1/3 C. Fat Free Cheddar, Shredded
• Salt & Pepper to Taste

Directions:
Toss everything for the soup into the crock pot.

Cover and set to cook for 6-8 hours on high or 8-10 hours on low.

Once nearly done, remove the chicken and shred.

You can use two forks or shred in your stand mixer. It doesn't really matter!

Add the chicken back to the crock pot and cover.

Set the crock pot to high now if you've been cooking this on low.

Combine the 1 1/2 C. flour, 1 1/2 Tsp. baking powder, 1 1/2 Tsp. parsley, 1/2 Tsp. garlic powder, 1/8 Tsp. onion powder, salt and pepper for the dumplings together in a medium bowl.

Cut in the 1/4 C. butter using two forks or your hands until it begins to form a grainy mixture (resembling corn starch.)

Add in the 1/3 C. shredded cheddar and 2/3 C. milk.

Mix just until a thick dough forms and all lumps are out.

Drop the dough by rounded spoonfuls into the crock pot.

Try to do this quickly as to not let much heat escape from the crock pot.

Cover and cook on high for 30-60 minutes.

Once done, the dough will still look a little wet on top, but will be soft, fluffy, and cooked through on the inside.

Serve warm and enjoy!

Step-by-Step Photos:

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Nutritional Claims: Sugar Conscious, Egg Free, Peanut Free, Tree Nut Free, Soy Free, Fish Free, Shellfish Free, Pork Free, Red Meat Free, Crustacean Free, Mustard Free, Sesame Free, Lupine Free, Mollusk Free, Alcohol Free, No Sugar Added

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In American, Chicken, Clean Eating, Kid Friendly, Soups, Winter, Crock Pot/Instant Pot Tags chicken, dumplings, peas, carrots, comfort, classic, southern, whole, wheat
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