Description
Slow cooker chicken and dumplings is comfort food that comes together with minimal effort, letting you toss in chicken, vegetables, and broth before the cooking does the work for you. Biscuit dough drops right into the simmering liquid during the last stretch of cooking, soaking up all those savory flavors as it becomes tender and delicious.
Ingredients
Scale
Protein:
- 1.5 pounds boneless chicken breasts
Vegetables:
- 1 cup carrots, sliced
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 1 cup frozen peas
Broth and Seasonings:
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 can (10.5 ounces) cream of chicken soup
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 can refrigerated dumplings biscuits
Instructions
- Add your 1.5 pounds of boneless chicken breasts to the crockpot along with 4 cups of chicken broth, 1 cup sliced carrots, 1 cup chopped celery, 1 cup diced onion, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon dried thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
- Set your crockpot to low and let everything cook for 6 to 8 hours until your chicken is fully cooked through.
- Take out the chicken pieces and shred them using two forks, then return the shredded chicken back into your crockpot.
- Stir in your 10.5 ounce can of cream of chicken soup and 1 cup of frozen peas into the mixture.
- Cut your refrigerated dumplings into quarters and add them directly to your crockpot.
- Switch your crockpot to high heat and cook for 30 minutes until your dumplings are completely cooked through.
Notes
- Shred your chicken while it’s still warm from the broth, as it separates much more easily than cooled chicken.
- Add your cream of chicken soup and peas only after the chicken is shredded so they don’t overcook during the long cooking time.
- Drop your dumplings in during the last 30 minutes on high heat to keep them from becoming mushy and falling apart.
- For a lighter version, replace the cream of chicken soup with an extra cup of broth and add a splash of milk at the end instead.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours 30 minutes-8 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Slow Cooked Chicken
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 345 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 720 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg