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Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings is a favorite in our house. It’s easy to throw the ingredients in your slow cooker and when you come back you’ll have a big bowl of comfort food ready for you. We like lots of dumplings and this recipe doesn’t disappoint!
I am definitely one of those people that is happy to eat soup all year long, but when fall and winter roll around, I really amp it up.
Soups. All day every day. Is there anything more warming, filling, and comforting than a hot bowl of soup?
I’m pretty fond of my chicken gnocchi soup, but my son’s favorite is chicken and dumplings.
This easy crockpot chicken and dumplings recipe makes my life so much simpler. I use canned biscuit dough for the dumplings which makes the recipe go so quick, but it still tastes like those classic chicken and dumplings everyone loves.
While we absolutely love my dad’s homemade biscuits and our 7 Up Biscuits, we use canned in this recipe. They make life so easy sometimes!
If you prefer rolled dumplings, you should try our Cracker Barrel chicken and dumplings. Such a good copycat recipe.
How to make crockpot chicken dumplings:
We’re keeping this recipe super easy and convenient because we all need easy and convenient comfort food some days, right?
You’re going to start with a couple of pounds of chicken breast (or thighs, if you prefer!) in a slow cooker.
Add some onions, garlic, and cream of chicken soup to the slow cooker. You can use my homemade cream of chicken soup substitute if you don’t like to purchase the canned stuff.
Pour in some chicken broth and season everything with poultry seasoning, parsley, and pepper. Add a bit of salt if you’re using homemade cream of chicken soup, but if you use the canned stuff, you can probably skip it.
Give everything a quick stir and the cover the slow cooker.
You’ll want to cook this on low for about 7 hours or on high for 3 hours.
When the chicken is nice and tender and cooked through, use a couple of forks to shred the meat and give everything a good stir.
Open up a can of biscuits and press the dough into flat rounds. Use a sharp knife or pizza cutter to cut the dough into narrow strips and drop those into the crockpot. Give it quick stir and then cover the pot and cook for another hour.
After an hour, the biscuits should be soft and fluffy. Some slow cookers take longer to cook than others, so you may have to adjust a bit depending on your slow cooker.
That’s it! Serve this up in a big bowl or over a pile of mashed potatoes. Either way, these chicken and dumplings are oh so good!
More crockpot recipes to try:
Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken: This chicken is so juicy and so flavorful!
Potato Soup: Nothing is tastier than a big bowl of potato soup topped off with cheese and bacon!
Crockpot Pork Chops: These are smothered in a delicious and easy gravy!
Crockpot Ribs: Easily my favorite slow cooker recipe!
Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 sweet onion diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 cans (10 ounces each) cream of chicken
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1 package 8-count refrigerated biscuit dough
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients except for the biscuit dough to a 6 quart slow cooker and stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours.
- When chicken is cooked through and tender, use two forks to shred the meat. Stir to combine.
- Open the can of biscuits and press each biscuit flat. Cut the biscuits into narrow strips and add to the slow cooker. Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on high for 1 hour or until the biscuits are cooked. Biscuits should be light and fluffy when finished.
- Serve immediately.
Petra Hayden says
A little too much pepper for my taste. And I would cut back the broth to 2 cups as I found that 3 cups was too much. I did add a little heavy cream to give it a bit of richness.
Katya Walter says
Can I use frozen chicken??
Karly says
I’m sure you can. You’ll just need to increase the cook time of the chicken until it shreds apart before adding the dumplings.
Kim says
I enjoyed this meal very much made just the right amount for 2 with a little left over. Will make again. Thanks
Katya Walter says
Looks very yummy about to make it!!!
Jessica says
It needs a bit of tweaking but a good base recipe to follow. Coming from someone that grew up in the south with this as a staple and usually does it completely homemade… There is too much seasoning, keep it simple. Little salt and pepper with a hint of onion and garlic powder (more onion than garlic by a long shot) for a little extra flavor (normal chicken and dumplings just have salt and pepper for seasoning). You need a thick broth so this can be plated instead of a bowl, so add a can or 2 more of cream of chicken. And viola 🙂
Jendel Z says
Pretty good recipe. Personally I would reduce the amount of pepper. I made my own biscuits which worked just fine.
Macey D. says
Broke college student here! Lol I have to say these turned out fairly good. It was super easy and cheap to make and is good for when I’m missing a good home-cooked meal ? thanks for the recipe!
Loretta says
My adult children love this recipe, I use the Campbell’s cream of chicken and herbs and I still add more poultry seasoning. That’s the only change I make and it’s delicious!
Sherry Watson says
I just made this recipe for Chicken and Dumplings. It’s really good and soothing. Definitely a comfort food for a cold night.
Karly says
Thanks, Sherry!
Sherry Watson says
I wanted to add that these are such a crowd pleaser. There aren’t any left now. I also added some fresh herbs to it.
Sherry Watson says
I haven’t tried this yet but I think I will soon. Looks so good!
Kelly L says
I have made this at least twice a month for the past few months. Yummy and easy. I add a bit of thyme to my bowl, as my kids aren’t fans of too much seasoning. Even my husband likes it.
Tam Lea says
This is delish! I added rice and my fiancé loved it and told me to add this recipe to our cook again soon list! Lol??next time I’ll try adding celery and carrots and less broth, lots of liquid, soaks up some at end. Still tastes amazing just as is!
Tam Lea says
Meant to say !! Not ??. Def!!!!
Michelle Taylor says
My entire family loved this! It was even better as leftovers.
Sandra says
My family loves this recipe. Throw everything in and walk away. I gave made thisc3 times in the last month at the request of my family.
Karly says
Love to hear that!
DW says
Followed this recipe and added a bag of frozen carrots and frozen peas…..WOW makes a lot and tastes soooo good! Very impressed