Crock Pot Chicken Stew with Cornmeal Dumplings Recipe
CaloriesCalories: 255kcal
CarbohydratesCarbohydrates: 27g
FatFat: 6g
ProteinProtein: 26g
Prep TimePrep Time 15 minutesmins
Cook TimeCook Time 8 hourshrs
Total TimeTotal Time 8 hourshrs15 minutesmins
Ingredients
12ozboneless, skinless chicken breasts
2medium carrots - thinly sliced
3stalks celery - thinly sliced
1cupfresh or frozen corn kernels
1cupfresh or frozen green beans
1medium onion - finely chopped
4clovesgarlic - minced
1tspfresh rosemary - finely chopped
1tspfresh thyme
1tspsalt
½tspblack pepper
3cupsfat free chicken broth
1cupfat-free milk
¼cupwhole wheat all-purpose flour
Instructions
In a 1 1/2- or 2-quart slow cooker, combine carrots, green beans, celery, corn, onion, garlic, thyme, rosemary, and salt & pepper. Top with chicken. Pour broth over mixture in cooker.
Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 7 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
To make dumplings, stir together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a medium sized bowl. In a small bowl combine egg white, milk, and oil. Add egg mixture to flour mixture; stir just until moistened.
With chicken still in the pot, break it up into pieces or shred it. In a small bowl, combine milk and flour until smooth. Stir into mixture in cooker.
Using a spoon, drop Cornmeal Dumplings dough into 8 mounds on top of hot chicken mixture. Cover and cook for 20 to 25 minutes more or until a toothpick inserted into a dumpling comes out clean. (Do not lift cover during cooking.)
Nutrition
Serving: 2dumplings with about 1 ½ cups stewCalories: 255kcal (13%)Carbohydrates: 27g (9%)Protein: 26g (52%)Fat: 6g (9%)Fiber: 5g (21%)