Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings


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How to Make Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
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Time: 7 hours 20 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Nutritional value per serving:

Serving size: 1 of 4
Calories 550, total fat 26 G., saturated fats 12 G., proteins 44 G., carbohydrates 35 G., fiber 4 G., cholesterol 209 mg, sodium 841 mg, sugar 6 G.


Frozen vareniki with cheese can be used not only as a main course but also as a substitute for dumplings in chicken soup. It's delicious, filling, and unusual. Make chicken soup with carrots, green peas, and cream, and add the separately boiled vareniki at the very end.



The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:


  • 3 carrots, sliced ​​into circles
  • 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
  • 700 g of skinless and boneless chicken thighs (5-6 pcs.)
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • A pinch of red pepper flakes
  • 2.5 cups lightly salted chicken broth
  • 3 tbsp. premium flour
  • 20 frozen mini dumplings with cheese
  • 2/3 cup frozen green peas
  • 2/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh dill



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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:


  1. Place the carrots and celery in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Top with the chicken and sprinkle with garlic, red pepper flakes, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper. In a medium bowl, whisk the broth and flour until smooth; pour over the chicken. Cover and cook on low for 7 hours.
  2. About 20 minutes before serving, bring a saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the vareniki and cook according to package directions. Drain.

  3. Open the slow cooker and stir, breaking up the chicken. Add the pierogi, green peas, and heavy cream and stir. Let sit, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with dill and season with salt and pepper to taste.





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