Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings is a comforting meal that is perfect for cold winter nights. This recipe is made with tender chicken, hearty vegetables, and fluffy dumplings, all cooked in a creamy and flavorful broth. It’s an easy, one-pot meal that will warm you up from the inside out.
Comfort food is the ultimate cure on a cold day. And when it comes to comfort food, few dishes can rival the hearty goodness of chicken and dumplings.
With this easy crock pot chicken and dumplings recipe, you can enjoy all the flavors of this classic dish without any of the hassle.
Simply toss in your ingredients, set it and forget it. As your chicken simmers away in a savory broth infused with herbs and spices, it becomes tender and juicy – ready to be paired with fluffy dumplings that soak up all those delicious flavors.
And if you want to change it up you can customize everything from the type of vegetables you include to the seasonings used in the broth.
When you’re craving a cozy meal without all the fuss, give this easy comfort meal in the crock pot a try! It’s sure to become a new family favorite.
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Why You’ll Love This Chicken & Dumplings Recipe
- Easy preparation!
- Hearty comfort food!
- Family friendly meal!
- Time-saver!
- Easy to customize!
- Makes a tasty meal even the next day!
Chicken and Dumplings Ingredients
- Boneless chicken breasts
- Cream of chicken soup
- Frozen vegetables (peas, carrots, green beans and corn or any variety)
- Biscuits
- Onion
- Chicken broth
- Poultry seasoning
- Garlic salt
- Pepper to taste
How to Make Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings
Add chicken to the bottom of the slow cooker. Pour chicken broth over top.
Add cream of chicken soup, diced onions, veggies and seasonings.
Cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours.
Remove chicken from crock pot and shred with forks. Return chicken back to crock pot.
Cut biscuits into fourths and place on top. Cover and cook for another 1-2 hours or until biscuits are cooked through.
Serve warm in bowls and enjoy!
Recipe Variations & Tips
- You can add whatever frozen or canned veggies you’d like or omit them all together.
- Can use boneless, skinless chicken thighs, chicken breasts or rotisserie chicken for this recipe.
- Adjust the seasonings to your liking.
- Can make dumplings from scratch.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
What to Serve with Chicken and Dumplings
While this meal is hearty by itself you could add a nice green salad, steam veggies, cornbread or mashed potatoes if you’d like.
FAQs
Yes, you can use frozen chicken in this slow cooker chicken and dumplings recipe. However, keep in mind that it may take longer for the chicken to cook through compared to using fresh or thawed chicken.
If you need to thicken your chicken and dumplings mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of water together. Mix in with chicken and dumplings until thickened.
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Recipe
Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
Ingredients
- 3 boneless chicken breasts
- 2 cans cream of chicken soup
- 1 (12oz.) bag frozen vegetables; peas, carrots, green beans and corn or any variety
- 1 (10 count) can biscuits
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 tsp poultry seasoning
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add chicken to the bottom of the slow cooker. Pour chicken broth over top.
- Add cream of chicken soup, diced onions, veggies and seasonings.
- Cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours.
- Remove chicken from crock pot and shred with forks. Return chicken back to crock pot.
- Cut biscuits into fourths and place on top. Cover and cook for another 1-2 hours or until biscuits are cooked through.
- Serve warm in bowls and enjoy!
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
Nutrition Disclosure
Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.
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