Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings

Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings are a homestyle comfort food made easy. If you love traditional chicken and dumplings, you’ll love this easy crockpot chicken recipe!

favorite meals. It reminds me of Sunday dinner at grandma’s house. But making traditional chicken and dumplings from scratch is a time-consuming process, especially following my family’s recipe.

Every dumpling must be hand-cut to the exact size and the dough kneaded just so as to create the perfect texture.

Crockpot Chicken And Dumplings

While I still love making the family recipe for the occasional special Sunday dinner, the truth is I just don’t have time to make it all the time.

That’s how this Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings recipe came to be – I was craving some chicken and dumplings and did not have the time or patience to make it from scratch. So born was this chicken and dumplings Crockpot recipe.

Chicken And Dumplings

The beauty of this recipe and the reason why it’s one of my favorite crockpot chicken recipes is that it uses several shortcuts to reduce the amount of prep work while still keeping the flavor.

For those who make many crockpot recipes with chicken, you may wonder about how long to cook crockpot chicken. I found in this recipe that after 5 hours, the chicken was thoroughly cooked.

Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings is now one of my go-to Sunday meals. Sundays just feel like a comfort food day to me, and nothing says comfort food quite like homemade chicken and dumplings. While this may not be grandma’s recipe, it is 100% kid-approved and a hit with everyone.

Slow Cooker Chicken And Dumplings Shortcuts

If you are in a hurry to cook flavorful food without all the fuss, it helps if you have a few recipes on hand that are super easy. That is what I love about this chicken and dumplings Crock Pot recipe. Here are some tips to get you started and save you loads of time:

• The first shortcut is that the “broth” is actually a combination of cream of chicken soup and cream of celery soup. This allows for a creamier broth than some traditional chicken and dumpling recipes, and the combination of chicken soup and celery soup had an extra flavor to the meal.

• Then, instead of chopping up a variety of different vegetables, I decided just to use a bag of frozen mixed vegetables. I defrosted them first so they’d cook properly, but the taste is exactly the same as if I had spent half an hour chopping and dicing when really all I did was pour a bag into the crockpot. Score.
• But the genuinely time-consuming part of traditional chicken and dumplings that I cut out in this Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings recipe is making the dumplings from scratch. Instead of making the dough and cutting the individual dumplings myself, I just used refrigerated buttermilk biscuits.
• I chose buttermilk biscuits over any other type of biscuit because I felt they had the closest consistency to traditional dumplings. To make dumplings out of buttermilk biscuits, just roll each biscuit flat and cut them into equal-sized pieces. I cut each biscuit into four long slices.

How To Make Chicken And Dumplings In A Crock Pot

As you can tell, I love that I don’t have to be stuck in the kitchen for hours all day trying to make comfort food the family will actually eat. Instead, using the slow cooker saves me tons of valuable time, and we still get to have a meal that makes your tummy warm and your taste buds happy. Okay, time to get started with this chicken and dumplings recipe:

How Do I Know When Dumplings Are Done?

The easiest way to know if dumplings are done is by piercing them with a toothpick. When they are ready, the toothpick should come out clean when inserted into the dumpling. If anything is sticking to the toothpick, then they need to cook a little longer.

Can You Overcook Dumplings?

When making this easy chicken and dumplings recipe, it’s hard to overcook the dumplings. As long as you follow the directions, you shouldn’t have an issue. However, I know that sometimes life gets in the way and you get busy and 1 hour turns into 2 hours pretty quickly. If you do happen to overcook the dumplings, they will become pretty frail and will be mushy. Don’t worry; you can still eat it, they just may not have the same texture as you had hoped for.

Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings are homestyle comfort food made easy. If you love traditional chicken and dumplings, you’ll love this easy crockpot chicken recipe!

 

WW-Friendly Chicken & Dumplings

Ingredients:

• 1 medium onion, diced
• 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs — preferably trimmed of visible fat
• 1 can (10.5 oz) 98% fat-free cream of chicken soup
• 1 can (10.5 oz) 98% fat-free cream of celery soup
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 tsp poultry seasoning
• 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 can reduced-fat refrigerated biscuits — use a smaller portion to keep points lower
• 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
• Black pepper, to taste
• Optional: garlic powder, onion powder, paprika

Lower-point tip: Use skinless chicken breast instead of thighs and reduced-fat/light biscuits. This can significantly lower the WW Points per serving.

Preparation:

1. Add the chicken, onion and chicken broth to a large pot and cook until the chicken is fully cooked.
2. Remove the chicken, shred it, and return it to the pot.
3. Stir in both light/fat-free soups, parsley, poultry seasoning and black pepper.
4. Add the mixed vegetables and simmer for about 10 minutes.
5. Cut the refrigerated biscuits into small pieces and place them on top.
6. Cover and cook for about 10–15 minutes, until the biscuits are cooked through.
7. Serve warm.

Note: WW Points depend on your specific plan and the exact brands of soup, biscuits and chicken you use.