Thursday, June 9, 2011

Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings

I was really nervous to try this because I thought there was no way this could come close to homemade chicken and dumplings but surprise, surprise, it was the best chicken and dumplings I've ever had! I was shocked! Gotta try this one! If you like more of the soupy little dumplings, add a little more broth and cook the dumplings for about 2 1/2 hours at the end. If you like it more bisquity, tear your biscuits into big pieces, put them on the top, and put your crock pot into the oven at 375* until the are golden brown (about 25 minutes). I also made mine with 1 can of cream of chicken and 1 can of cream of celery and have made it with and without veggies. It's great either way! Enjoy!

Ingredients
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
2 tablespoons butter
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
1 onion, finely diced
2 (10 ounce) packages refrigerated biscuit dough, torn into pieces
Directions
2 cups chicken broth

Directions:
1.Place the chicken, butter, soup, and onion, and 2 cups of chicken broth in slow cooker.
2.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.

Slow Cooker Pepper Steak

I haven't tried a lot of new recipes lately now that I have 4 CRAZY KIDS! But, this one was super easy and really good! Everyone ate it which is rare so I've made it several time. I skip all of the pre-cooking stuff and just throw everything in the crock-pot and cook it. Hope you like it too!

Ingredients
2 pounds beef sirloin, cut into 2 inch strips
garlic powder to taste
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cube beef bouillon
1/4 cup hot water
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 large green bell peppers, roughly chopped
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with liquid
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon salt


Directions
1.Sprinkle strips of sirloin with garlic powder to taste. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the vegetable oil and brown the seasoned beef strips. Transfer to a slow cooker.
2.Mix bouillon cube with hot water until dissolved, then mix in cornstarch until dissolved. Pour into the slow cooker with meat. Stir in onion, green peppers, stewed tomatoes, soy sauce, sugar, and salt.
3.Cover, and cook on High for 3 to 4 hours, or on Low for 6 to 8 hours.