Chicken and dumplings made in a slow cooker.

Simplify the text. Make the soup broth.
Put the chicken breasts or thighs at the bottom of the slow cooker.
Put the chopped onion, carrots, celery, and garlic on the chicken.
Add the chicken broth and put in thyme, parsley, bay leaf, salt, and pepper.
Please provide the text you would like me to simplify. Make the chicken.
Place the lid on and cook on low heat for 6-7 hours or on high heat for 3-4 hours, until the chicken is soft and completely cooked.
Please provide the text you would like me to simplify. Cut the chicken into small pieces.
After the chicken is done cooking, take it out of the slow cooker and pull it apart using two forks.
Put the shredded chicken back in the slow cooker.
Please provide the text you would like me to simplify. Put some cream.
Add the heavy cream to make the soup thick and creamy.
Could you please provide the text that you would like me to simplify? Make the dumplings.
In a bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
Mix the cold butter with a fork or pastry cutter until it looks like small crumbs.
Mix the milk until a smooth dough is formed.
Please provide the text you would like me to simplify. Make the dumplings.
Put small amounts of the dumpling mixture on top of the soup in the slow cooker.
Place a lid on the pot and cook on high heat for 30-40 minutes, or until the dumplings are fully cooked and fluffy. Do not open the lid while cooking to make sure the dumplings cook well.