Slow Cooker 7-Layer Bean Dip

This Slow Cooker 7-Layer Bean Dip is a great appetizer for parties and get-togethers that everyone will love. Just put the ingredients in the slow cooker in layers, wait for it to cook, and enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 1 can 16 ounces refried beans
• 1 cup salsa
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup guacamole
• 1 cup diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup sliced black olives
• 1/4 cup chopped green onions
• Tortilla chips, for serving

Instructions:

In the slow cooker, layer the ingredients in the following order: refried beans, salsa, cheddar cheese, sour cream, guacamole, diced tomatoes, black olives, and green onions

Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours, or until heated through and cheese is melted

Serve warm with tortilla chips

Chicken and Dumplings

A comforting and hearty chicken and dumplings recipe made in a slow cooker. Perfect for a cozy meal on a chilly day!

Ingredients:

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 2 cans 10
• 5 oz each cream of chicken soup
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 4 carrots, sliced
• 4 celery stalks, sliced
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions:

Put chicken breasts in the crock pot

Along with chicken broth, salt, black pepper, chopped onion, sliced carrots, sliced celery, and chopped cream of chicken soup, add dried thyme and parsley

Put the lid on and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or until the chicken is soft and done

Take out the chicken breasts about 30 minutes before you serve and shred them with two forks

Put the chicken shreds back into the slow cooker

Gather flour, milk, melted butter, baking powder, and salt in a different bowl

Mix them together to make a dumpling dough

Put spoonfuls of the dumpling dough on top of the chicken and vegetable mix in the slow cooker

Put the lid back on and cook for another 20 to 30 minutes, or until the dumplings are fluffy and fully cooked

Add the frozen peas and stir them in

Cook for another 5 minutes, or until the peas are warm all the way through

Enjoy while hot!