Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings

6 c. chicken broth
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed (I have also used tenderloins too)
2 T. oil (only if cooking onion)
onion, diced, optional
carrots, sliced, optional
celery, sliced, optional
1-2 cans biscuits, quartered (or you can make your own too)***

Pour broth into crockpot. Add veggies and cubed chicken. Be sure broth is hot before adding biscuit quarters*. Cook on low 4-6 hours, or on high 3 1/2 hours. Cook until chicken and dumplings are cooked through. (Dumplings will look a little odd--They create a crust-like cover.) Break them apart with a spoon and stir into stew to finish cooking. Break one open to be sure it's cooked all the way through, before serving.

I love chicken and dumplings! (and this way, I don't have to stand over a hot stove)

*If you prefer, you can cook the chicken mixture first, before adding quartered biscuits in the last hour. Be sure to cook on high after adding the biscuits. 

**homemade biscuit recipe: 1 2/3 c. Bisquick; 2/3 c. milk or broth. Combine and drop by spoonfuls into hot broth. Change the temperature setting to high and cook an additional 30-45 minutes, until they are done.

***you can also use potato gnocchi for the dumplings, adding at the end of cook time.