This healthy version of tasty comfort food will become one of your favorites.
Despite being an American classic, Chicken and Dumplings are not known for being friendly to the waistline. With Skinny Ms., however, you can trust that you’ll be getting a version of this satisfying specialty that is not only taste-bud friendly, but downright good for you! Best of all, since it is a slow cooker recipe, it is as convenient as it is healthy.
Made with only 100% whole food ingredients and all the spices and flavors you love, with this slow cooker chicken and dumpling recipe you can’t go wrong. It is a slow cooker chicken dish you will want to add to your regular menu rotation.
Enjoy Skinny Chicken and Dumplings for dinner tonight and try a slice of Raw Chocolate-Coated Key Lime Pie for dessert. Yum!
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Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
Ingredients
Stew Ingredients
- 6 cups chicken broth low-sodium, fat-free
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 1" chunks
- 1 onion medium, peeled and diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 4 carrots large, peeled and sliced into 1/2" pieces
- 1 cup green beans frozen
- 2 celery stalks sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- kosher or sea salt to taste
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 cup thickener corn starch, whole wheat flour or arrowroot
Dumpling Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 3/4 cup low fat milk
Instructions
Stew Instructions
- Add all stew ingredients to the slow cooker, stir to combine. Cook on low for 5 hours. Combine the thickener with an equal amount of broth from the slow cooker. Stir to remove any lumps, add to the slow cooker and stir to combine.
- After 5 hours, turn slow cooker to high and be sure the broth is boiling slightly then add dumplings to the slow cooker. Using a tablespoon, drop dumplings on top of stew mixture. Be careful to place the dumplings on top and not into the stew. After adding dumplings, cook for 1 hour on high, or until dumplings are cooked through and no longer raw in the center.
Dumpling Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt, whisk to combine. Pour in the oil and cut into the flour mixture with a fork. And milk and stir with a large spoon just until flour is moist.
- Remove bay leaves before serving.
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The best dumplings around are bisquick – there are NO eggs.
Karen, have you tried this recipe with the bisquick? If so, How was it?
"After 5 hours, turn slow cooker to high and be sure the broth is boiling slightly before adding the dumplings to the slow cooker. Using a tablespoon, drop dumplings on top of stew mixture. Be careful to place the dumplings on top and not into the stew. After adding dumplings, cook for 1 hour on high, or until dumplings are cooked through and no longer raw in the center."
Do I understand correctly that you add the dumplings after the stew mixture has cooked for 5 hours and then cook an additional hour on high? Thank you. .
Yes, that's correct.
Thank you. I'm going to make this tomorrow. (:
You can substitute 2 TBSP. plain yougart for the canola oil in the dumplings, to cut calories..
So delicious! Added an egg to the dumplings.
Do you add the thickening agent AFTER it cooks for 5 hours or just after you put all the ingredients in the crock pot?
Kate, After the 5 hours, add the thickening agent. You can continue to let the broth slow cook for about 20 minutes longer so the thickening agent will cook into the hot broth.
After combining the thickener with the broth, when am I to do this step? In the beginning and then cook for 5 hours and proceed, or after it has cooked for 5 hours do I add the thickener for the last hour? Thanks!
Lyn, After the 5 hours add the thickener and then proceed.
So, I made this recipe with gluten free flour in the dumplings (this recipe is perfect for gluten-free dumplings as long as the mix has xanthum gum, like Arrowhead Mills. I also added parsley and basil to the dumpling mix. I tossed in way more veggies, including a whole yellow and green bell pepper. Increased amount of carrots, celery, and green beans. Yum! Alas, I totally missed the comments about adding the thickener after the five hours. I added it during the initial setup, which caused a weird clumping as the cornstarch kind of separated from the broth. It still tastes great, though. Just hope the recipe is revised at some point to fix confusion on the cornstarch.
Galveston, That is great about making it gluten-free. Noted about the cornstarch and we will look at revising this.
SkinnyMs, I am really confused. Several comments up you say :
"You add the dumplings at the beginning, but after the mixture has gotten hot" but here you are confirming that you add the dumplings once the stew has cooked for 5 hours.
Which is it? I'd love to make this but need clarification. Thanks so much!
KJenx, "
Add the dumplings at the end as per the directions:):
Add all stew ingredients to the slow cooker, stir to combine. Cook on low for 5 hours. Combine the thickener with equal amount of broth from the slow cooker. Stir to remove any lumps, add to the slow cooker and stir to combine.
After 5 hours, turn slow cooker to high and be sure the broth is boiling slightly before adding the dumplings to the slow cooker. Using a tablespoon, drop dumplings on top of stew mixture. Be careful to place the dumplings on top and not into the stew. After adding dumplings, cook for 1 hour on high, or until dumplings are cooked through and no longer raw in the center."
Can you give the amount of chicken breast to use in pounds, please? They vary so much in size, and I don’t want to mess up this delicious looking recipe! Thanks much!
Hi Jill,
About 10 to 12 ounces of chicken breast should be perfect!
Recipe was a bit confusing in regards to when to add thickening. Need to revise it to say to add “after 5 hours”. Had I read the comments first I would have done it then instead of before.
Anni, I tweaked the instructions about adding the dumplings. What do you think now?
Thanks! I would like to try and make this.
You’re welcome, Melissa! Let us know how your Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings turn out!
Can I cook on stovetop vs in slow cooker?
Yes, just simmer on low for the suggested cook time.