slow cooker – Poore Amy

There are several reasons I love a crockpot.

First of all, the ease of making dinner and second how it fills your house with a fabulous aroma. Makes me look forward to dinner all day long. Another reason is pretty easy clean up – especially if you use those handy little crockpot liners.

This meal was no exception.

Crockpot Chicken Marsala

1 lb chicken breasts (if they are particularly large, I cut them in half)
1 cup Marsala wine
1 cup sliced mushrooms
4 teaspoons jarred minced garlic
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup cornstarch
salt/pepper
Prepared Rice (I prefer Jasmine Rice)

Season chicken with salt and pepper then place in crockpot.

Add in mushrooms and garlic. Top with Marsala wine.

Cook on low for 5 hours.

In a bowl, make a slurry with the water and cornstarch by mixing together until dissloved. Remove chicken from crockpot and pour in slurry, stirring to combine. Place chicken back in crockpot and turn up to high and cook for an addition 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper if needed.

Serve over rice.

-abp

I love Chicken and Dumplings.

I made them homemade from scratch, once.

And that will probably be the only time.

Don’t get me wrong they were fantastic and no, the shortcut versions will never be a good but if I ever want to have them again anytime soon – it will have to be a shortcut version.

Or I can go to Cracker Barrel.

This is very, very good alternative and it’s made in the crockpot to boot!

Lazy Day Chicken n’ Dumplings

(adapted from All Things Delicious)

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 Tbsp. butter
2 (10.5 oz.) cans cream of chicken soup
1 (14.5 oz) can chicken broth
1/2 onion, diced OR you can use 2 Tbsp. dried, diced onion (I used fresh)
1 Tbsp. dried parsley
4 Grands flaky refrigerator biscuits

Place chicken in crockpot and plop the butter on top of the chicken. Add cream of chicken soup and chicken broth. Followed by onion and parsley. Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 8-9 hours. After the chicken is cooked, shred it and put it back into the soup. Cut each biscuit into 9 pieces. Gently stir biscuits into soup. Cook for another 45 minutes on low.

I definitely recommend this shortcut recipe for those lazy fall days that are perfect for comfort food! Granted, it doesn’t look like traditional Chicken n’ Dumplings but it sure does taste like them!

-abp