Nostalgic Chicken & Dumplings ..... slow cooker

Prep : 30 minutes    Cook : 5 hours    Make 6 servings

6          bone-in chicken breast halves (10 ounces each) skin removed
2          whole cloves
12        pearl onions
1          bay leaf
1          garlic clove , minced
1/2       teaspoon salt
1/2       teaspoon dried  thyme
1/2       teaspoon dried marjoram
1/4       teaspoon pepper
1/2       cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/2       cup white  wine or additional  chicken broth
3          tablespoons cornstarch
1/4       cup water
1/2       teaspoon browning sauce  , optional*
1          cup reduced-fat biscuit/baking mix
6          tablespoons fat-free milk
1          tablespoon  minced fresh parsley

1 .    Place the chicken  in a 5-quart slow cooker  . Insert  cloves  into 1 onion  ; add to slow cooker . Add bay leaf  and remaining  onions  . Sprinkle  chicken with garlic  , salt thyme , marjoram and pepper . Pour broth  and wine  or additional broth  over chicken mixture  . Cover and cook on low  for  4-1/2 to 5 hours  or until chicken  juices run clear  and a meat thermometer reads 170*.
2 .    Remove chicken  to a serving platter  and keep warm . Discard cloves and bay leaf . increase the temperature  to high . In a small bowl , combine  cornstarch , water  and browning sauce  until smooth  . Stir into slow cooker .
3 .     In another  small bowl , combine  biscuit  mix , milk  and parsley  . Drop  by tablespoonfuls into simmering liquid . Cover  and cook  on low  for 20 to 25 minutes  or until  a toothpick  inserted  into dumplings comes out clean .(do not lift cover  while simmering ). Serve dumplings  and gravy with chicken .

Enjoy old fashion  goodness  without all the fuss  when you fix  this supper  in your slow cooker  . You'll soon crave the wonderful light dumplings and the full flavored sauce .