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Crockpot chicken and dumplings make dinner time a breeze thanks to the ease of the slow cooker. Enjoy delicious chicken and dumplings with hardly any effort at all and get dinner on the table fast!
I’m so excited to share with you our family’s new favorite comfort food – easy crock pot chicken and dumplings. I know many of you love our Crock pot Chicken pot pie recipe and this new recipe will not disappoint either!
Table of Contents
- Why I love this recipe
- When should I put my dumplings in a slow cooker?
- Ingredients
- How to make crockpot chicken and dumplings
- Tips for the best Chicken and Dumplings:
- How to thicken
- How do I make sure the dumplings turn out light and fluffy?
- Serving Suggestions
- Can you use something other than canned biscuits?
- Crockpot Chicken and Biscuit variations:
- How to store leftovers:
- Can you freeze it?
- More easy crockpot chicken recipes:
- Crock pot Chicken and Dumplings Recipe Recipe
If you want an even faster version, try our Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings.
Why I love this recipe
- When it is a cold winter day, it is the perfect comforting meal to serve.
- All ingredients go into the crockpot. I love one pot meals and this meal is next level. There isn’t a lot of recipes that you get a complete meal without dirtying up a lot of dishes.
- My kids love this recipe. I have some picky eaters, but when they know this is on the menu, my kids can’t wait for dinner.
- This recipe has everything you love about homemade chicken and dumplings but with some shortcuts. I love recipes that has less ingredients for my busy family but still taste great.
- This is the perfect set it and forget it recipe. Very little prep work and the crock pot does all the work.
- Rather I am making this for a weeknight meal or when we have a get together, everyone always love it. It is also budget friendly.
When should I put my dumplings in a slow cooker?
Now you cook the chicken, cream of chicken soup, water, and the veggies in the crock pot all day. Then in the last two hours, you toss in the cut up canned biscuits.
Let it cook on high for one hour or on low for 2 hours. I was nervous at first, but it really did work.
The biscuits came out to be the most delicious dumplings. Next time, I might add in another 10 ct of canned biscuits with some more water, because my kids loved them so much.
This chicken and dumplings made with biscuits will not disappoint!
Ingredients
- Boneless Skinless Chicken breasts – Chicken can be frozen. You can either cut before putting in the crockpot or just shred it after it is cooked.
- Frozen mixed veggies – We like using peas and carrots. You can also add in some celery, or fresh carrots.
- Onion – Dice the onion in small pieces so the kids won’t notice. I love the flavor of the onion.
- Cream of Chicken Soup – You can also use cream of celery.
- Chicken broth – Adds flavor and just enough liquid.
- Garlic salt – I add garlic salt to just about all my recipes.
- Poultry Seasoning – I love how this adds flavor to the dumplings.
- Salt and Black Pepper
- Canned Refrigerated Biscuits – The cheap ones work just as good. But you can use what you have or your favorite brand.
How to make crockpot chicken and dumplings
- First, get your slow cooker out. If you work all day, you may want to invest in a programmable crockpot. They are awesome because you can set them to start later, or to stop and switch to warm once dinner is ready.
- I also use a crockpot liner. They are so handy and make cleanup really easy.
- Now that your crockpot is ready to go, add the chicken and veggies to it.
- Next, add in the cream of chicken soup and seasonings. Pour the water and broth over the top. It really is so simple to make.
- Let this cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3. The chicken will be so tender.
- Once the chicken has finished cooking, take it out of the crock pot and shred the chicken. Then put the meat back in the crockpot.
- Now it is time for the biscuit dough to go in. Cut up the biscuits on a cutting board and place on top of the mixture in the slow cooker. I like to use a pizza roller or kitchen scissors to cut the biscuits up.
- Finally cover and cook, and allow the biscuits dough to cook on high for 60 to 90 minutes or reduce heat to low for 2 to 3 hours. Make sure to stir twice during that time.
- That is all you do. I told you it was so easy.
Tips for the best Chicken and Dumplings:
- My biscuits cooked perfectly after about 60 minutes, but cooking time could vary.
- Make sure to not open the lid often. This could cause the biscuits to not cook it properly and it lose heat quickly.
- Your biscuits will be done once they have a dough-like texture.
- I like to wait until my vegetable mixture is bubbling before adding the texture. I could it on high to make sure the mixture is very hot.
- I like using the cheap biscuits. Buttermilk or homestyle our my favorite types of biscuits to use.
- Add in more chicken broth to make a dumpling soup.
How to thicken
You can mix a couple of tablespoons of corn starch with some warm water. Then add this mixture to the the crockpot and mix together.
After about 15 minutes your sauce should be thicker with your crock pot set on high.
How do I make sure the dumplings turn out light and fluffy?
Since we are “cheating” and using canned biscuits, your dumplings will turn out perfectly. However, to make sure they turn out light and fluffy make sure you don’t smash the biscuits when you are cutting them.
Serving Suggestions
Serve in a bowl with your favorite side or bread. We typically do not serve much with chicken and dumplings, but if you are wanting to stretch your servings, you can always add a side bread. Here are our favorites
Can you use something other than canned biscuits?
- Yes you can use a homemade biscuit dough
- We have used crescent rolls before and they have turned out great. Just follow the same process.
Crockpot Chicken and Biscuit variations:
- I had some fresh carrots and fresh green beans, so I used those. However, canned veggies (drained) or frozen veggies will work too.
- You can change up the veggies as well. We have made it with peas, carrots, and celery and it was just as delicious!
- If for some reason you do not want the vegetables, you can always just omit them.
- Feel free to substitute chicken thighs for chicken breasts. I have also mixed them together and it was good.
- If you have rotisserie chicken you can use it for this recipe. White or dark pieces will work. Just dice it up and following the recipe. This is an easy shortcut.
- You can also use leftover over turkey. This would be a great recipe to use up any leftover Thanksgiving Turkey.
- Adding in some potatoes for creamy bites of potatoes. We love the texture that it gives the dumplings.
How to store leftovers:
Storing leftovers is easy. We store it in individual airtight containers in the fridge. This homemade chicken and dumpling is good for 2-3 days.
If you are heating it at home, I like to reheat on the stovetop. This ensure that it is thoroughly heated. However it still tastes great reheated in the microwave.
Can you freeze it?
If you would like this is a great meal to make ahead and freeze. But I would freeze without dumplings. Just make everything else, then once you are ready to eat, put in the crockpot. Then once your chicken mixture is heated, put in your biscuits.
This will last about 3-4 months in the freezer.
More easy crockpot chicken recipes:
- Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing Recipe
- Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken Recipe
- Crockpot Chicken Quesadillas Recipes
After you make this recipe, come back and rate the recipe and leave a comment. I love hearing from you!
Crock pot Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 12 oz frozen mixed vegetables (peas and carrots only)
- 1/2 onion chopped finely
- 2 cans cream of chicken soup (10.5 oz cans)
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 can biscuits (10 count)
Instructions
- Place the chicken and veggies in the crock pot.
- Add in the cream of chicken soup and seasonings.
- Pour the chicken broth over the top.
- Cook on low for 6 hours, or high for 3.
- Once cooked through shred the chicken and place back into the crockpot.
- Cut up the biscuits into quarters and place on top of the other ingredients in the crock pot.
- Cover and cook on high for 60-90 minutes until the biscuits are cooked through (stir occasionally during this cook time).
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Yes you can you chicken thighs. I would just add an hour on low or 30 minutes on high to the cooking time.
Can I use chicken thighs instead, and would that change the cooking time for the chicken?
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for sharing Jim!
I am a lover of chicken and dumplings. When eating out we will ask for a sample before ordering. Most of the time we end up not ordering. I decided that your recipe was close to what I was looking for. I was not looking for a pot pie so I did not use the vegetables. I also used chicken stock instead of the broth. I also rolled out the biscuit dough on flour and cut them up. I did not need to use the starch. The cooking time for was shorter since there was no vegetables. The end results was that this was exactly what I was looking for. My opinion is that this is the best chicken and dumplings I have ever had. If I decide to make a pot pie I will add the vegetables.
Yes, you can. When halving the recipe, I use the lower end of the cook time in the recipe.
Can I successfully halve this recipe?
I do love adding onion in this recipe. I accidentally just forgot about it in the video.
You show onion on the recipe but not being added in the video? Was this just forgotten?
All the ingredient amounts are listed in the recipe card at the bottom of the post – Thank you!
All your recipies look delicious. But you never list the amounts of each ingredient. I’m hesitant to try them because of this.
Yes you can. I would cook the chicken with all the ingredients until the chicken falls off the bone. Then I would remove the bones and continue to follow the directions. A whole chicken will produce a lot more chicken than you need, so I would save the leftover chicken for another meal.
I’m trying to make chicken and dumplings in the slow cooker but I am using a whole chicken.. can’t really find a recipe with all the quick and easy steps and canned biscuits WITH A Whole chicken?? Is it not good to do? I get breast are super easy but I can’t waste this bird. Do i cook it whole then cut it up or cut it up, cook with raw veges then shred and add biscuits?? Please help! And how long does whole chicken require to cook??
My family absolutely loved this recipe!! My husband said it was better than the way I usually make chicken and dumplings. I was crunched for time so I didn’t use onion and I used onion and garlic powder and Italian seasoning. It was delicious and will be going into our rotation!!
My friend made this with frozen dumplings and it was so very good too.
Super easy & best I’ve ever made. I think it’s the slow cooking.
Made this tonight. It is delicious and so easy. I used peas carrots clery and onion as it was what I had on hand and wanted to use up the veggies in the fridge. Amazing!!! Thank you for the fantastic recipe.
So so good! My family loved it!!
yes you could. I would add them in at the beginning.
Excited to try this! Would it be possible to add potatoes to this recipe? And if so, would I put them in with the veggies? Thanks!
I do have a Crock pot Chicken and Noodles recipe that is delicious.