Chicken and Dumplings

We got a CrockPot for our wedding and I have used it a few times since then, but this last month has been nuts for my husband and I. Though I love cooking, I hate coming home after being gone all day and then having to cook. So one day, it finally hit me... I HAVE A FLAMING CROCKPOT! Why am I not using it?

So I started googling CrockPot recipes and found some on Pinterest. You have to try this one: Chicken and Dumplings. Super easy and delicious. And it makes enough for leftovers (I am sitting here eating it right now!). I found this recipe and fell in love.

Crockpot Chicken & Dumplings

4 chicken breasts (no need to cook them first, toss them in frozen or thawed)

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1 small onion, diced

water or chicken broth (the broth gives it much more flavor)

2 cans refrigerated biscuits 

(I used one and was fine.. Depends on what you want and how big your crockpot is..)

Place the chicken in the crock pot. Mix together the soup and onion and place over the chicken. Pour enough water or broth in the crock pot to completely cover the chicken and soup mixture. Cook on low for 5-6 hours if your chicken is thawed; if chicken is frozen, cook on low for 7-8 hours.

Once chicken has cooked completely, remove the chicken from the pot and shred with a fork. Return chicken to the pot.

1 - 2 hours before serving, tear the raw biscuits into pieces and drop in the pot. Let the biscuits cook for an hour. (The liquid will cook the raw biscuits and turn them into dumplings). The biscuits will absorb the extra liquid.

Not the greatest color, but look at those big chunks of juicy chicken and plump dumplings with a delicious soup. Very good for a cold day like we have been having here in Oregon. Seriously, people, what has been wrong with me?

I think I would marry my crockpot if my husband would let me... :)