Recipe Review: Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
Tonight, I made Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings with the first reviewer's adaptation of the recipe.
I've always used the original recipe, except I used two cream of chickens [or one coc and one cream of mushroom] plus thyme and pepper, and one can of biscuits. I loved the original version and give it a 5/5 for everything! :)
However, since I used the commenter's adaptation, I wouldn't give it the same score.
I used everything she used, minus the type of biscuits [I used Grands Flaky, not reduced fat] and the poultry seasoning and parsley and the onion. I put cumin and thyme in for the seasonings. I put the biscuits in 3 hours before it was done. I wouldn't recommend this. I suggest putting them in an hour and a half to two hours before time is up. My biscuits were soggy and not plump! I've used the flaky biscuits in the original recipe with the original time [which ended up having to be about an hour or so] and I didn't have the non-plump factor, so I know it wasn't the biscuits.
When all was said and done, it tasted like a freezer pot pie. I didn't care for it and neither did Anthony. So, I suggest going with the original recipe following these tweaks:
Use half of a Spanish, sweet, or yellow onion not whole. Get about three real thick chicken breasts and either cut them in half or slice each one into three or four strips. Don't worry about cubing them or anything, they will be real tender [not dry!] and easy to slice with a spoon at the end. You don't have to season the chicken, but if you did - I recommend a light light seasoning. Experiment as you please! With the biscuits, I only used one tube [that's all you need!] and divided each biscuit into four parts, lightly rolled them and dropped them in. Use one can of cream of chicken [or two, if you don't like cream of mushroom] and a can of cream of mushroom and I suggest using 1/3 cup of chicken broth [completely optional!!]. Season with pepper once you've served it in your bowl :)
**I used a 3 quart slow cooker and it was perfect
For the adaptation of this recipe:
5 / 5 for cooking experience [it's a crock pot, lol]
2 / 5 for taste
I would not recommend this to other people and I would not cook this, again.
I've always used the original recipe, except I used two cream of chickens [or one coc and one cream of mushroom] plus thyme and pepper, and one can of biscuits. I loved the original version and give it a 5/5 for everything! :)
However, since I used the commenter's adaptation, I wouldn't give it the same score.
I used everything she used, minus the type of biscuits [I used Grands Flaky, not reduced fat] and the poultry seasoning and parsley and the onion. I put cumin and thyme in for the seasonings. I put the biscuits in 3 hours before it was done. I wouldn't recommend this. I suggest putting them in an hour and a half to two hours before time is up. My biscuits were soggy and not plump! I've used the flaky biscuits in the original recipe with the original time [which ended up having to be about an hour or so] and I didn't have the non-plump factor, so I know it wasn't the biscuits.
When all was said and done, it tasted like a freezer pot pie. I didn't care for it and neither did Anthony. So, I suggest going with the original recipe following these tweaks:
Use half of a Spanish, sweet, or yellow onion not whole. Get about three real thick chicken breasts and either cut them in half or slice each one into three or four strips. Don't worry about cubing them or anything, they will be real tender [not dry!] and easy to slice with a spoon at the end. You don't have to season the chicken, but if you did - I recommend a light light seasoning. Experiment as you please! With the biscuits, I only used one tube [that's all you need!] and divided each biscuit into four parts, lightly rolled them and dropped them in. Use one can of cream of chicken [or two, if you don't like cream of mushroom] and a can of cream of mushroom and I suggest using 1/3 cup of chicken broth [completely optional!!]. Season with pepper once you've served it in your bowl :)
**I used a 3 quart slow cooker and it was perfect
For the adaptation of this recipe:
5 / 5 for cooking experience [it's a crock pot, lol]
2 / 5 for taste
I would not recommend this to other people and I would not cook this, again.