Husband-Approved Gems From Our Kitchen

Hello, and welcome to Roubos' Rubies, a recipe-infused blog of delicious proportions! I'm Mrs. R, and though by trade I work in education, I love to cook and find new recipes, and my husband Dr. Bugs (and occasionally two tabby cats, M and J), loves to eat them! I got the idea to start this blog when the requests for some of my recipes became too overwhelming to keep up with, so I decided I would start putting them all in one place for everyone to enjoy! The title, Roubos' Rubies, came from a good friend of mine, and was agreed upon by another. My mother thought I should call it "The Recipes My Mother Never Cooked," since she would burn boiling water, but I decided to be nice :)

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Monday, November 8, 2010

"Ghetto" Chicken and Dumplings

Okay, so it's not REALLY ghetto, but I call it that, because it uses a LOT of shortcuts! This one is definitely husband-approved, especially as it gets colder. Enjoy the eas of using of your crock pot for this one, and you don't even have to thaw the meat (I know some people say this is dangerous because the crock pot doesn't heat it fast enough, but I haven't died yet)!

"Ghetto" Chicken and Dumplings (this makes enough for 2 very hungry people, with a little left over)

1 chicken brest, frozen
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 cups chicken broth (I use low sodium), plus some
seasonings (garlic powder, pepper, salt, anything else you like!)
1 1/2 cups frozen mixed veggies (I use the Publix bag of mixed carrots, lima beans, corn and green beans)
1 small can biscuits (I use the Pillsbury Grands 5 count)

1. Pour chicken broth in the crock pot. Stir in cream of chicken soup. Add seasonings.
2. Place frozen chicken in the crock pot. Add enough chicken broth if necessary to just cover chicken. Cook on LOW about 3-4 hours.
3. Remove chicken from crock pot. Shred with two forks, and replace. Stir in veggies. Continue to cook on low another 3-4 hours.
4. About 2 hours before serving, open biscuits. Cut them into fourths and drop on top of the liquid in the crockpot.

When you go to serve, you should have a layer of golden brown biscuits on the top, and delicious simmering chicken and dumplings on the bottom!

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