When you haven't seen the sun in 867 days...

It's January 745 and we haven't seen the sun in 867 days... or so it feels like. It was a Monday and that means easy dinner for me because I'm in the office all day and I had been home previously for 4 days with a sick kid and decided I not only wanted easy, I wanted comfort food too. This recipe for chicken and dumplings is just that. VERY easy to put in the crockpot - even a few days ahead, shred the chicken, add the dumpling globs, done and done. Andy and Nicholas both loved it. I did add some carrots, celery, and onions because I felt like it needed a little veg to it. I ended up cooking the dumplings for only 30 minutes on high - I think I would have preferred to do the hour on low, but we had a young man to get to piano lessons. Certainly a do again.

Chicken and Dumplings
2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, uncooked
2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup, or 3 cups Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup
6 cups chicken broth, low sodium
4 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon parsley
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
2 cups Bisquick mix
2/3 cups milk

In your slow cooker combine all ingredients, (except Bisquick and milk) stir to combine.
Cover and cook on low 7 hours or (on high for 3-4 hours), stirring occasionally.
Mix Biquick and milk in a medium bowl.
Add dumplings with a tablespoon scooper or by heaping teaspoon, gently press on dumplings to submerge.
Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes to 1 hour, or until dumplings are cooked through.
Serve and enjoy!