healthier crockpot chicken & dumplings aplenty
There are many wonderful chicken & dumpling recipes to be found, however, none quite suited my needs. I wanted something that was quick and easy to prepare, that I could customize with items on-hand and, finally, that I could feel a little less guilty about. I love dumplings, as does my family. In fact, after initially making this dish, the only change my family asked me to make was to double the dumplings! So, that's the recipe that you'll find here. There are heart-healthy soups, as well as sodium-free and gluten-free ingredients, that you can use & adjust to make this dish even healthier.
yield
6 -8
prep time
15 Min
cook time
6 Hr 15 Min
method
Slow Cooker Crock Pot
Ingredients For healthier crockpot chicken & dumplings aplenty
- CHICKEN THIGH SEASONING:
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1 3/4 tspadolph's tenderizer
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1 3/4 Tbsppoultry seasoning
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As desiredsea salt (adolph's will be salty!)
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As desiredpepper, fresh ground
- CHICKEN SOUP INGREDIENTS:
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6chicken thighs, skinless and boneless (about 1.75 lbs)
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1 cancream of chicken and mushroom soup (10.5 oz. condensed)
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1 cancream of chicken soup (10.5 oz. condensed)
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1 cancream of celery soup (10.5 oz. condensed)
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1 boxchicken broth (48 oz. reduced sodium)
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1 tspchicken bouillon granules (reduced sodium)
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1 Tbspdry minced onion
- DUMPLING INGREDIENTS (DOUBLED RECIPE:)
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2 cheart smart bisquick
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2/3 cevaporated fat-free milk
How To Make healthier crockpot chicken & dumplings aplenty
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1Prepare your 6 quart (or larger) crockpot by adding a plastic or silicone liner and/or spraying with cooking spray. (I used to use the plastic liner bags until I fell in love with my silicone liner. I give it a little spray, just for good measure.) -
2Season your chicken with desired ingredients. I prefer to use thighs, as I find them to be more moist and flavorful, but you may use boneless breasts, if you prefer. When using Adolph's Tenderizer, I also pierce the thighs to aid in the process.
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3Set your crockpot on low or warm to preheat. Add seasoned chicken, followed by soup ingredients.
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4Cover and cook chicken, 6 to 8 hours on Low or about 4 hours on High. (I cooked this batch on Low.)
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5Near the end of the chicken cooking, you'll need to allow about 15 minutes to prepare your dumpling dough and shred the chicken. For fewer dumplings, you can cut the ingredients in-half. (FYI, you can substitute any kind of milk that you prefer with whichever style Bisquick that you like, adjusting the amounts as necessary.) Also, it's okay to let your dough sit a few minutes while you shred the chicken. It actually helps the dumplings turn out fluffier. If you've been cooking on low, be sure to increase the temperature to High, so that you can add your dumplings by spoonfuls to the simmering soup.
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6Continue cooking chicken and dumplings until both are done. You can remove a dumpling and cut it in half to see if it's no longer doughy in the center. It should be fluffy and cake-like.
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7REMEMBER: Crockpots vary in temperature. Cooking times (above) are simply guidelines. You may need to adjust your settings and cooking times, accordingly. Also, when preparing dumpling dough, be sure to stir with as few strokes as possible, just until no dry mix is showing. Otherwise, your dumplings will be dense and tough. For my next version, I plan to use Campbell's Healthy Request soups, as well as unsalted chicken broth for an even healthier dish.
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8For other helpful tips on Bisquick dumplings, or if you prefer to substitute Gluten-Free or Original Bisquick, I suggest that you check the following link: marginmakingmom.com/bisquick-dumplings-recipe/
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