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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.
Tiffany says
How would you adjust the recipe for a 4 quart slow cooker? Or would this recipe work as is?
Karly says
I think it would still work fine, but I can’t say for sure as I’ve never tried.
Adam says
I accidentally put the biscuits in at the beginning will this make it bad?
Karly says
Hi Adam! I’m guessing this didn’t turn out well for you, but I’ve never tried doing it this way.
Jessica Salzwedel says
I have tried a few bites if this while it’s still in the crock pot and it’s delicious so far.
I’m just curious if the biscuits are supposed to cook like biscuits or be more doughy /mushy like dumplings?? Thanks!
Karly says
They’ll be more doughy like a dumpling, since they’re cooked in the liquid. 🙂
Barb says
What temperature do you cook on ( high or low) after adding biscuits?
Karly says
Hi Barb! The slow cooker should be on high when adding the biscuits.
Nora says
I have never licked chicken and damplings because it taste bland to me… but i love this recipe its full if flover
Karly says
So glad you enjoyed it, Nora!
Jessica Daruszka says
Tried it last week and loved it so much we are making again this weekend. Wanted to know.if anyone added more biscuits then directed? I feel it could use alittle.more.but dodnt want to put too much.
Karly says
I’m so glad you like the recipe! We’ve only tried as directed, but you could certainly try adding more. Maybe add extra broth if you’re worried it won’t have enough.
Sara Corder says
Our favorite chicken and dumplings recipe. This will be legendary in our family
Karly says
Thanks, Sara!
Crystal says
This recipe tasted AMAZING! I would only suggest that you buy the original biscuits (not buttery), and that you flour the biscuits as you roll and cut them. I did find that the biscuits that I did not flour were very soggy sticky… But this I will probably make again and again!!
Karly says
Glad you enjoyed the recipe, Crystal. We’ve never had an issue with them being soggy, but I’ll have to flour them and see how it is next time. 🙂
Michelle Hiller says
Can’t wait to try this recipe
Annette Kreamer says
I want your Recipe that look Good
Karly says
Hi Annette. The recipe card is in the blog post above the comments.
Ashley says
Can you use Anne’s dumplings instead of biscuits?
Karly says
I’ve only made this as directed.
Kim says
This was great and super easy. I did follow some other suggestions and use a little less broth but it was delicious!! Thank you
Zach D says
Great Recipe Very easy
Stephanie West says
Giving it 5 stars because it smells delicious however my beginner cooking self somehow messed it up?my biscuits are still doughy after 2 hours on high…so I turned it on bake ?????Who knows.
Karly says
Hi Stephanie! Some slow cookers cook slower/faster than others, but either way I wouldn’t expect 2 hours if the biscuits were cut as directed. Sorry that happened. I hope everything worked out in the end!
Trisha says
Can wait to make this.. wondering if I could add frozen veg, like peas and carrots? If so do add more liquid? and how much?
Karly says
Hi Trisha! You could stir in frozen peas and carrots just before adding the dumplings. No extra liquid needed. 🙂
Sandy says
I look forward to making this!
Meagan D says
Loved it!!! I was short on time, so I just cooked it In my Instapot. Cooked everything for 45 min then added biscuits and cooked for another 5 min. It was really yummy.
Karly says
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Cheyenne says
Trying it in the Instant Pot right now! Crossing my fingers it comes out good ?
Karly says
Let us know how it turns out!
Kristin Stagakis says
did you brown the chicken first? or just put everything in and cook it for 45 min