Kelli's Kitchen

 Cooler weather always makes me want good old comfort food. My favorite comfort food has to be chicken and dumplings.  This warm meal just soothes the soul and makes the cold days bearable. This is a great crock pot dinner with an easy drop biscuit recipe to make the dumplings. 

Ingredients

1 large onion

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 lb frozen chicken breast or tenders

2 celery stalks chopped

2 large carrots chopped

1 1/2 cup chicken stock

1 can cream of chicken soup 

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

In a medium pan, saute onions in olive oil until soft and translucent.  Once the onions are cooked, place all the ingredients in the crock pot. Place on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours. Once the chicken is fully cooked, shred the chicken. (The best way for me is to use two forks, one to hold the chicken down, and the other to shred the chicken. This way I don't have to pull the chicken out of the crock pot.)  Now it's time for the dumplings.

Dumplings Ingredients (Drop Biscuits)

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons white sugar
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup milk

Directions

Mix the dry ingredients in a separate bowl.  Pour butter into the dry ingredients and mix,

Slowly drizzle in milk and stir until the dough comes together.  Do not make dough to wet. Then using a dinner spoon drop dough into chicken and put crock pot lid back on. Cook on low for another hour. 

 

You can also use this recipe for drop biscuits. Drop dough by the spoonful onto a greased baking sheet,  brushing them lightly with melted butter and cook in the oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.