Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 33.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	166%	151%
vegetables and beans	131%	36%
aromatics	22%	17%
fat	6%	6%
salt	2%	1%

Where it stands out

• #2 of 33 for saltiness

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

14 g	1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
454 g	1 pound carrots (peeled and cut into a 1/4 to 1/2-inch dice (about 6 medium carrots))
120 g	3 medium celery stalks (cut into a 1/4 to 1/2-inch dice)
170 g	1 medium Yukon gold potato (peeled and cut into a 1/4 to 1/2-inch dice)
150 g	1 small yellow onion (diced)
5 g	2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
4 g	3/4 teaspoon kosher salt (divided)
1 g	1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
397 g	14 ounces low sodium chicken broth
680 g	1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast
28 g	2 tablespoons unsalted butter
30 g	1/4 cup all-purpose flour
488 g	2 cups 2% milk
145 g	1 cup frozen peas
	Chopped fresh parsley or thyme (optional for serving)
120 g	1 cup all-purpose flour
120 g	1 cup white whole wheat flour
12 g	1 tablespoon (plus 1 teaspoon) baking powder
6 g	1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 g	1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
244 g	1 cup (plus 1 tablespoon) 2% milk

Method: 11 steps, published by www.wellplated.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“OK. I chose this recipe because it called for fresh ingredients and offered shortcuts w/ the dumplings. It turned out to be a terrible waste of those same ingredients. First, today's standard. market chicken breasts are much too large to cook to 165 degrees on” — a cook, 2.0★

“"It’s a comfort food" for certain (just as Erin says at the start)! We have a cold spell currently (where I live in Western Canada) so I figured the timing couldn't be more perfect when I saw this recipe the other day. I made it tonight for my husband (who h” — a cook, 5.0★