Homemade Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
Tender chicken cooked in a flavorful and creamy sauce is paired with homemade biscuit dumplings, making this from-scratch recipe the perfect comfort food dinner. And when you make this simple slow cooker chicken and dumplings recipe, you'll only need a few minutes of prep work. Just cook the chicken, whip up the from-scratch dumpling dough, and let your crockpot do all the cooking!
What Do I Need to Make This Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings Recipe?
This comforting soup recipe is packed with flavor thanks to its delicious combination of shredded chicken and biscuit dumplings. You can make your chick and dumpling soup at home with this list of ingredients:
- Poultry seasoning
- Water
- Cream of chicken soup
- Oil
- Butter
- Chicken breast
- Flour
- Onion
- Frozen peas and carrots
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Garlic powder
- Milk
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How Do I Make This Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings Recipe?
Using your crockpot to make this classic dinner recipe is quick and easy! Just follow these simple steps for preparing your own chicken and dumplings from scratch with just a few minutes of prep work.
Step One: Cook the Chicken
In a medium bowl, whisk together the poultry seasoning and water. Add the cans of cream of chicken soup and whisk until smooth and well combined. Add the oil, chicken, and one tablespoon of butter to the slow cooker's bowl. Top the chicken with the soup mixture and ¼ cup of flour, onions, peas, and carrots. Place the lid on the slow cooker and set it to cook on low for four hours.
Step Two: Shred the Chicken
When the cooking time is up, remove the chicken from the crockpot and allow it to cool slightly. Then, shred the chicken with a fork and return it to the slow cooker.
Step Three: Make the Dumplings
Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and garlic powder in a medium mixing bowl. Make a well in the flour mixture and add the milk, stirring it into the dry ingredients with a spoon until a sticky dough forms.
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Step Four: Cook the Dumplings
Add the dumplings to the chicken mixture in the slow cooker in two-inch clumps, placing them on the top of the soup. Return the lid to the slow cooker and continue cooking for another hour until the dough is fully cooked.
How Do You Know When the Dumplings Are done?
There's nothing worse than biting into a doughy dumpling! That's why it's important to make sure your dumpling dough is fully cooked before you serve your soup.
When cooking your dumplings in the slow cooker, it's important to keep the lid on the pot the full hour to ensure they cook through. After the cooking time is up, you can check their doneness by cutting into one of the dumplings to make sure it's not doughy in the middle. You can also insert a toothpick into the center of the dumpling. If it comes out clean, they're done!
Do You Cook Dumplings on Low or High Heat?
Using your slow cooker is a great way to make your chicken and dumplings because you can set it and forget it! But it can take a little longer to cook than preparing your soup on the stovetop.
That's because it's best to cook your chicken and dumplings on low in the crockpot to ensure they don't get tough and chewy. The dough needs time to boil and steam in the chicken soup mixture, allowing them to slowly cook and soak up all that flavor simultaneously.
Can I Make Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings with Biscuit Dough?
If you're short on time to make dinner tonight, you can easily skip a step when preparing this homemade recipe. Instead of mixing your biscuit dough to make your dumplings, you can also use premade biscuits (like Pillsbury Grands).
Separate the biscuits and cut them into two-inch pieces. Place the biscuit pieces on top of the cooked chicken and cook them on low in the slow cooker for around one hour until cooked through.
How Do You Store Chicken and Dumplings?
The comforting flavors in this chicken and dumplings recipe are so delicious that I'd be surprised if you have any left when your meal is over! But if you do have a few extra dumplings, there are two different ways you can store them:
- In the fridge. The best way to store leftover soup is in the refrigerator. Allow the dumplings to cool completely, then transfer them to an airtight container and keep them in the fridge. It will stay good for up to three days.
- In the freezer. You can keep the chicken and dumplings in the freezer for more long-term storage. Make sure the soup is cooled completely, then transfer it to a freezer-safe container or freezer bag. The dumplings will stay good for up to three months when frozen.
To reheat your chicken dinner, make sure to allow it to thaw completely. Then, you can warm it in the microwave or in a saucepan over medium-low heat until heated.
Homemade Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
- 2 cups water
- 2 10.5 ounce cans cream of chicken soup
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 ½ pounds chicken breast
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 cups frozen peas and carrots
Dumplings
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup + 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Add the poultry seasoning to the water and mix.
- Add the cans of soup and mix. Set aside.
- Add the oil, chicken and 1 tablespoon of butter to the slow cooker.
- Add the soup mixture, ¼ cup flour, onions, peas and carrots on top of the chicken.
- Cook on high for 4 hours.
- After 4 hours, remove the chicken and shred. Add the chicken back to the slow cooker.
- In a mixing bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt and garlic powder.
- Create a well in the flour mixture and add the milk.
- With a wooden spoon or your hands, mix the milk with the flour until dough is sticky and without clumps.
- Form the dough into 2” clumps and add to the top of the soup.
- Continue to cook the soup for 1 hour until the biscuits are fully cooked.
- Serve and enjoy.
