Easy Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings.
Juicy chicken breasts cooked to tender perfection in the slow cooker in a rich creamy sauce.
Shortcut dumplings make this deliciously comforting meal effortless for a family favorite everyone will agree on.
Chicken and Dumplings are probably the ultimate comfort food. Tender juicy shredded chicken and soft dumplings in a rich creamy brothy gravy.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings from scratch but having a busy household with kids, I know that sometimes time is short and I don’t have hours to spend cooking a full Sunday dinner from scratch.
This recipe uses a few little short cuts to make it really quick and easy to put together while not skimping on flavor.
The best part about this recipe is that it cooks up in the slow cooker all day long.
That means you can spend about 5 minutes prepping and head on out and run your errands (or go for lunch with your friends which sounds much more fun).
The slow cooker does all of the work but the results are just as amazing as a from scratch recipe (there’s a reason this recipe has a five star rating ★★★★★)!
Quick prep with optimal results is my kind of cookin’.
I use a can of premade biscuits to make the dumplings to make this dish totally effortless.
You’re going to want to roll them extra thin as they do puff up a little while they cook.
If you don’t want to use (or don’t have) canned biscuits, feel free to mix up a batch of your favorite homemade biscuits to create your own dumplings (or use Biscuit Mix).
Once you shred the chicken and stir it back in, your dumplings will break up a little bit but don’t worry; the edges soak up a bit of the sauce making for a perfect bowl of comfort.
While I know not everyone likes vegetables with their chicken and dumplings, I sure do!
I love the addition of frozen veggies for color, flavor and some extra nutrients (plus frozen veggies are pretty effortless).
If veggies in your chicken and dumplings isn’t your thing, feel free to leave them out (but don’t skip the onion, it adds lots of flavor)!
How to Make Perfect Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
As easy as this recipe is, here are a few tips to make sure it turns out perfectly for you!
- This recipe is best made in a 6QT crock pot.
- While this chicken and dumplings recipe uses frozen veggies, they should be defrosted before adding to the slow cooker.
- My biscuits are always perfectly cooked after 60 minutes however some slow cookers may require extra time to cook the biscuits.
- Open the lid as little as possible as the slow cooker can lose heat quickly and this can cause your biscuits to not cook properly.
- Boneless chicken thighs make an excellent addition to this recipe.
- Once the biscuits are cooked through they should still have a soft, slightly doughy dumpling-like texture.
- Depending on the size of your slow cooker, this recipe may not double well. To double this recipe, cook the chicken portion as directed. Additional dumplings can be cooked on the stovetop or baked in the oven as biscuits.
Dairy (such as cream or milk) doesn’t always do well in the slow cooker; it can often separate or curdle so I’ve subbed in condensed soup in this recipe.
Condensed soups make a great addition to crock pot recipes as they tend to hold up very well in the slow cooker (plus they add lots of flavor to this recipe) without the risk of curdling.
Once you try this easy recipe, it’ll quickly become your go to for slow cooker chicken and dumplings.
Ensure your slow cooker is on high and the liquid should be bubbling along the edges when you open the lid to add your vegetables and biscuits.
It’s really important that you open the lid for as little time as possible and that your vegetables are completely defrosted.
Note: Buttermilk, Country or Homestyle Biscuits work best in this recipe. When adding the vegetables/biscuits ensure the lid is left off as little as possible. Leaving the lid off for long periods of time will drastically increase cooking time.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 large onion diced
- 10.5 ounces condensed cream of celery soup 1 can
- 10.5 ounces condensed cream of chicken soup 1 can
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- black pepper to taste
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups frozen vegetables or peas and carrots, thawed
- 16.3 ounces refrigerated biscuits 1 can, Buttermilk, Country, or Homestyle
Instructions
- Add onion to 6 qt crock pot and top with chicken breasts.
- In a small bowl, combine cream of celery soup, cream of chicken soup, parsley, poultry seasoning and pepper. Spread over chicken breasts. Top with chicken broth and cook on high 5 hours.
- Approximately 1 hour (I allow 60 - 90 minutes) before serving (after 4 hours of cooking time), roll each biscuit thin and flat. Cut into 4 strips. Add vegetables to the slow cooker and stir. Add biscuit strips on top. Replace lid as quickly as possible.
To Serve
- Remove chicken breasts and slightly shred. Add back into slow cooker and stir (this will break up the dumplings somewhat which is ok). Let cook an additional 10 minutes and serve.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Dinner
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Does chicken need to be thawed out? Please let me know. Thank you
I have cooked it from frozen before with great results.
Can you do the chicken and dumplings on low in the crock pot? I leave early in the AM and don’t get home in 5 hours. If you can do them on low how long would that be for?
I would suggest low for about 6-7 hours. When you add the biscuits, you will want to turn it onto high. The dumplings may take a little bit longer to cook than stated in the recipe doing it this way as the slow cooker isn’t as hot.
Went to Walmart and bought everything I need! I usually make Chicken and Dumplings by scratch so hopefully my family will love this way. My daughter and son in law and 6 year old granddaughter live with my husband, 10 year old adopted daughter and I. So anything to make my life easier at this point I’m taking full advantage of. I will stop back in tonight and let you know the reviews from them. I’m new to your site and now visit it daily!!!!
That’s great, Chrissy! I hope your entire family enjoys the Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings. Let me know if you try any other recipes here! :)
Making it now! Worried about the biscuits I shredded chicken out back in pot added veggies rolled and cut dough into strips so mixed it all up dough looks kinda stretched out!
I’m sorry this didn’t work out for you, it’s one of our favorites. When you opened the lid and to add the biscuits, was your crock pot on high and was the liquid bubbling along the edges? Were your vegetables fully defrosted?
Edible, but I won’t make it again. It was running, not the right flavors and the biscuits were not good.
That’s got to be on you. This dish is very easy to make
Too easy! Yet so delicious! I don’t know how things could possibly go wrong lol
Is there a way to print recipe without the ads?? I want to print to stick onto my recipe binder and not waste paper and expensive ink.
Yes, there is a print button located to the right of the ingredients list.
How much chicken broth should I add? Also, is the chicken cooked for 4 hours and then add the biscuits & veggies for a total cook time of 5 hours? Or cook the chicken for 5 hours and then add the biscuits & veggies for another hour for a total of 6 hours cooking time?
Total cooking time is 5 hours. You will need 2 cups of chicken broth per the ingredients list. Enjoy! :)
My biscuits are gooey and kind of gross…I followed the recipe. ..what can I do to firm them up?
I’m sorry your biscuits didn’t work out. What brand of biscuits did you use? Was your slow cooker on high?
It was on high…an additional 20 minutes helped. I used pillsbury original country style.
Thank you for letting me know. It could just be that your slow cooker cooks at a very slightly lower temp than mine. I’m glad they worked out!
What would go good with the chicken n dumplings dish? Mash potatoes did not compliment it at all. It was very good! What would u suggest as a side dish?
I would serve a fresh salad and some crusty bread. :)
Makin it now!! Smells yummy! I didnt add onions…and am using crescent rolls instead of regular biscuits
This has just gone in the crock pot so ill let u know how it turned out
Dumb question, but are we cooking for 4 hrs then the last is the biscuit part, or the full 5, then the biscuits making it 6?
Thank you!!
A total of 5 hours. Add the biscuits in at the 4 hour mark.
This is not a dumb question! This is exactly the question I have been scrolling to find! Thanks for asking!
Do you use the large Grand size biscuits or the smaller biscuits that come 10 to a can?
I can buy biscuits in cans of 4, 8 and 10. Are the biscuits large or small?
Since the biscuits are rolled thin and cut into strips the size of the individual biscuits can vary and still work in this recipe so maybe it’s best to go by weight. :)
The size of the can I used is about 12oz/340g. I hope that helps.
Where I live canned biscuits come in 2 sizes. One is a large biscuit. To cook 8 of those you would need a cookie sheet. The other biscuit is small and you could bake 8-10 of them in a cake pan. Were your biscuits large or small?
Ok I’m making this as we speak lol
I have another question for you. So can I cut the biscuits ahead of time?? I’m also using a fresh carrot cam I still put that in am hour before or should I put them in a little earlier cause its fresh and not frozen.l
You can add the carrots a little bit earlier and yes, you can cut the biscuits ahead of time.
This looks so good and easy I’m going to try this today.
Enjoy Mary!
I am in the process of making this right now. The house is smelling very good. I can barely wait. I tasted the cream of soup mixture before I added it. I have never tried cream of celery soup until today; wow, it will make this dish. I will be using it from now on. Thank you! ☺️
How did it turn out, Rebekah? Did it taste as good as it smelled? :)
Thank you I’ve made mine different. So I will try this looks good.
Any adjust to 7qt Crocker pot ? Same recipe or use double recipe ? Please let me know. Thank you cheerio from Canada.
I would cook this exactly the same in a 7qt slow cooker.
Love your recipes
Thank you Shirley!
Thank you Shirley!