Crock Pot Chicken Stew With Cheddar Cornmeal Dumplings Recipes

Steps:

• In a 4 or 5 quart slowcooker combine the carrots, potatoes, onions, garlic, bay leaves, sage and pepper and stir to combine.
• Place chicken on top of the vegetables.
• In a medium bowl, gradually whisk broth into soup and pour this mixture over the chicken.
• Cover; cook on low heat for 8-10 hours or on high heat for 4-5 hours.
• Turn slow cooker to high heat. Remove and discard bay leaves. Combine water and cornstarch and stir into stew until combined.
• In a medium bowl combine flour, cheese, cornmeal, baking powers and salt. In a small bowl combine egg, milk and melted butter. Add egg mixture to flour mixture. Stir with a fork until just moistened.
• Use 2 spoons to drop dough directly on top of stew. Cover and cook for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into dumpling comes out clean. Do not life cover during cooking.

Steps:

• Place the chicken, butter, soup, and onion in a slow cooker, and fill with enough water to cover.
• Cover, and cook for 5 to 6 hours on High. About 30 minutes before serving, place the torn biscuit dough in the slow cooker. Cook until the dough is no longer raw in the center.

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients.
• Cut in butter (using fingers or pastry blender) until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Add milk and stir.
• Drop dough by spoonful (6) into stew.
• Cover and simmer about 18 minutes or until dumplings are firm to the touch.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in the slow cooker and stir well.
• Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours until chicken is done and vegetables are tender.
• As you serve the stew, fish out the bay leaves and garlic cloves.

Steps:

• Place veggies in the bottom of a 2 1/2 quart crockpot ( you know, the small one ).
• Sprinkle seasonings evenly over the veggies.
• Top with chicken, then cover with soup.
• Cook on low for 6 hours.

Steps:

• Set the slow cooker to low. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a frying pan and fry the carrots for 5 mins until just golden, then tip into the slow cooker.
• Heat the remaining oil in the pan and fry the leeks with a pinch of salt for 5 mins until soft. Add the garlic and stir in the flour. Gradually add the stock, stirring, until the flour has dissolved and there are no lumps. Bring to the boil, then tip into the slow cooker. Add the courgettes, beans and herbs, topping up with water to cover the veg, if needed. Cover and cook for 4 hrs.
• To make the dumplings, tip the flour into a bowl and stir in the suet or butter until evenly distributed. Add the cheese, parsley, ½ tsp cracked black pepper and a pinch of salt. Mix in 3-4 tbsp cold water with your hands to make a soft, slightly sticky dough (add a little more water if needed). Divide into six and roll into balls.
• Add the crème fraîche, mustard, broad beans or peas and spinach to the slow cooker and turn it to high. Arrange the dumplings over the stew, cover and cook for 1-2 hrs more until firm and doubled in size. Scatter with parsley and serve. Will keep for up to three days in the fridge or in the freezer for up to three months.

Steps:

• Place cut up chicken in crock pot.
• Mix flour, salt, pepper, and paprika in a small bowl, and pour over chicken; stir to coat chicken with flour.
• Add remaining ingredients (except green beans) and mix well.
• Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours, or high 4-5 hours.
• Add green beans (optional) 1 hour before serving.