Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings

This is a go to favorite for our family during the winter. A quick favorite using the slower cooker.

Ingredients
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
2 tablespoons butter
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup (Campbells Healthy Request)
1 onion, finely diced
Dumplings (see recipe below)

DirectionsPlace the chicken, butter, soup, and onion in a slow cooker, and fill with enough water to cover.

Cover and cook on High for 4-6 hours. About 30 minutes before serving, place the dumplings in the slow cooker.


Southern Style Chicken and Dumplings
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons shortening (if you have bacon grease, use 1 tb bacon grease & 2 tb shortening)
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 - 1 cup milk

In a medium mixing bowl, cut shortening into the flour and salt using a pastry blender or fork.

Stir in 1/4 - 1 cup milk (more if needed) to form a soft dough.  The dough will be very wet and sticky.,

Roll out dough on a floured surface, with a rolling pin, until very thin (aprrox 1/8 inch). OR If you have parchment paper, cut two large sheets of parchment paper.  Lay the first paper down on the counter then lighlty sprinkle with flour.  Place dough on floured paper.  Sprinkle top of dough lightly with flour.  Top dough with second paper.  Roll dough on top of parchment paper until very thin.  Cut into 1 inch wide strips using a pizza cutter.

Cut in 2 inch long pieces from these strips and drop into simmering broth and chicken meat.

Simmer for 20-30 minutes with the lid on and slower cooker on high until done.

Serve immediately.