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Grandmas crock pot chicken and dumplings. Kid approved chicken & dumplings made in the crockpot, with easy ingredients to throw into the crockpot in the morning before work. My son says this is as good as his Grandma's, so it must be pretty good! Note: Prep time does not include cooking the chicken.use already prepared chicken.

More Grandma-style comfort food that you will love! Classic Double Crust Chicken Pot Pie: << I spent years on this recipe! Chicken Pot Pie with Flaky Biscuit Topping <<basically the same as above, but with flaky biscuits on top instead of pie crust. You can have Grandmas crock pot chicken and dumplings using 14 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Grandmas crock pot chicken and dumplings

1. It's of in crock pot.
2. You need 1 of whole chicken with skin.
3. It's 1 bunch of celery, diced.
4. You need 3/4 tsp of salt.
5. Prepare 1 of bay leaf.
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp of sweet basil.
7. It's 1/2 clove of garlic, minced.
8. Prepare 4 cup of water.
9. You need 1 cup of milk.
10. Prepare of dumplings.
11. You need 1/2 cup of Crisco.
12. You need 1/2 cup of milk.
13. Prepare 3/4 tsp of salt.
14. Prepare 1 of + cup all-purpose flour.

Mini Chicken Pot Pies (Quick and Easy!) < Now this recipe DOES make use of canned biscuits. Sometimes you just gotta get er done! Before she passed she taught me her recipe. The only problem I had was, I didn't have time to stay in a kitchen all day.

Grandmas crock pot chicken and dumplings step by step

1. Place chicken in the crock pot. I use the whole chicken because it makes a great broth..
2. Add the diced celery, bay leaf, salt, basil, and garlic around the chicken..
3. Pour the water around the chicken..
4. Put the lid on the pot and turn on low for 8-12 hours. (This is great to do before taking off to a busy day of school or work).
5. Pull the chicken out of the crock pot. I use a colander with a pie plate under it to catch the juices. Use a large spoon to get all of the chicken bits and bones out of the crock pot, as it will be falling apart after cooking all day..
6. Set aside the chicken to cool so you can pull all of the skin off and debone it..
7. In your mixing bowl add all of the dumpling ingredients, except the flour..
8. With your mixer on low, with a dough hook, start adding flour. (You can also add a few seasonings and spices to the mix).
9. Continue adding flour and mixing until your dough becomes a hard ball..
10. Set the dumplings to the side to rest, while you return the now naked, boneless chicken back to the pot..
11. Pull the dough out of the mixing bowl, and place it on the counter with a fine dusting of flour..
12. Sprinkle a bit of flour over the dough ball, then flatten out as much as you can with your hands..
13. You can roll the dumplings out and cut them at this point, or just start pinching off pieces..
14. As you either cut the dumplings. Or pinch them off, start adding them to the crock pot. Do this until the crock pot is almost full..
15. Turn the crock pot on high. Cover and cook the dumplings for 45 minutes..
16. Add the cup of milk, about five minutes before you serve..

I converted her original recipe to a crock pot recipe, with her blessing. It turns out very close to grandma's recipe. I know a lot of people make big puffy biscuit-like "dumplings", but this is how my Grandma made Southern-style chicken n' dumplings, and that is why they look like large noodles. I start by blending flour, salt, and shortening together using a pastry cutter, cutting it in until the shortening is the size of small peas. A bowl of homemade chicken and dumplings and a glass of sweet tea is the perfect Southern meal.