Easy Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
This easy Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings recipe is going to amaze you with the simplicity of it. This chicken and dumplings recipe is made with canned biscuits that will make the creamiest dumpling gravy you have ever tasted.
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This is one of the best crock pot chicken recipes to make when it is cold or rainy outside.
One of the best things about cooking in a crock pot is that many recipes only require a few ingredients.
This Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings recipe only has a few ingredients plus the fresh and dried seasonings to flavor the broth.
How to make Chicken and Dumplings in a Crock Pot
You will need boneless chicken breasts, canned biscuits, low sodium chicken broth, an onion, carrots, celery, minced garlic, a few bay leaves, salt, and ground pepper to make Chicken and Dumplings recipe.
Many many years ago before the internet even existed when I was learning to make meals for my growing family I learned that canned biscuits make wonderful dumplings.
When you drop cubes or sliced canned biscuits into a pot of hot or boiling broth they float to the top and then sink to the bottom after they are cooked.
Back before I ever used a crock pot I would make this Chicken and Dumplings recipe in a big stockpot.
Back then I would boil bone-in chicken breasts (my family hates dark meat) with all the ingredients to make a lovely broth.
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I would then pull the meat from the bones and put the chicken back into the pot.
Then I would slice up a couple of cans of biscuits and drop them in the pot. They behaved and taste just like homemade dumplings would.
I decided to convert that old family recipe into a Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings recipe.
The canned biscuits do the same thing when you cook them in a crock pot.
Add all of the ingredients except the biscuits to your crock pot. Cook on high for 4 hours or until the boneless chicken breasts are cooked through.
Once the chicken breasts are cooked through remove them from the crock pot.
Using bone-in chicken
If you have used chicken on the bone you will have to carefully strain the hot broth through a fine-mesh strainer.
Straining the chicken broth gives you a nice clear chicken broth and removes those weird little pieces that float in the broth when you cook chicken on the bone.
Straining also makes sure that no pieces of the chicken bone end up in your Chicken and Dumplings.
Shred the chicken or pull the chicken from the bone into bite-size pieces and return the cooked chicken to the crock pot.
Canned Biscuit Dumplings
I used 2 rolls of buttermilk biscuits to make the dumplings for this recipe. You can use any flavor of biscuits you'd like but avoid the "layered" biscuits.
They don't work as well as the plain old style of biscuits.
The layers tend to separate and the dumplings are thin. With this type of canned biscuit, the dumplings turn out nice and plump.
Cut this size of biscuit into fourths. If using the Grand biscuits you can cut those up into about 9 bite-size pieces.
Cut all of the biscuits at once before adding them to the crock pot or some biscuits will be cooked while the last biscuit pieces added to the crock pot with be doughy.
Add the biscuits to the crock pot and stir them well.
Replace the lid and cook until the dumplings are no longer doughy in the center and have sunk below the broth.
They start cooking immediately from the heat of the broth. It will take 30 to 60 minutes for the biscuits to cook.
Serve a big bowl of this Easy Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings recipe on a cold winter day and your family will love you for it!
How to make Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings
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Ingredients
- boneless chicken
- carrots
- celery
- onion
- minced garlic
- dried bay leaves
- fresh thyme
- dried parsley
- salt
- pepper
- chicken broth
- canned biscuits
Directions
- Put the boneless chicken, sliced carrots, sliced celery, diced onion, minced garlic, salt, pepper, parsley, and bay leaves into an 8-quart crock pot.
- Place the lid on the crock pot and cook on high for 3-4 hours or until the chicken is cooked thoroughly.
- Remove the chicken breasts from the crock pot and place them in a bowl. Use two forks to shred the meat.
- Return shredded chicken to the crock pot and stir.
- Cut the canned biscuits into cubes or strips. Drop the canned biscuit pieces into the crock pot and stir.
- Place the lid back on and cook for about an hour or until the biscuits are cooked through the center. It will take about 30-60 minutes depending on how many biscuits you used.
- Ass the canned biscuits cook the chicken and dumplings will thicken and make a rich and creamy dumpling gravy that is very creamy.
Cooking tips
If using bone-in chicken you will need to strain the broth after the chicken has cooked to remove any bones that may have fallen into the chicken broth as the chicken cooked.
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Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
Easy Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings is a delicious rich and creamy comfort food perfect served on a cold or rainy day. The easy dumplings are made out of canned biscuits that make a thick and creamy gravy that tastes amazing. This easy crockpot chicken and dumplings recipe is made without canned soup.Ingredients
- 1 to 2 lbs boneless chicken
- 5 medium carrots washed, peeled and sliced
- ½ cup sliced celery
- 1 medium onion peeled and diced (about 1 cup)
- 1 tablespoon fresh garlic minced
- 5 to 6 medium dried bay leaves
- 8 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 6 to 8 cups of chicken broth
- 1-2 cans canned biscuits I used Grands Southern Style Biscuits
Instructions
- Put the boneless chicken, sliced carrots, sliced celery, diced onion, minced garlic, salt, pepper, parsley, and bay leaves into an 8-quart crock pot.
- Place the lid on the crock pot and cook on high for 3-4 hours, 5-6 on low or until the chicken is cooked thoroughly.
- Remove the chicken breasts from the crock pot and place them in a bowl. Use two forks to shred the meat.
- Return shredded chicken to the crock pot and stir.
- Cut the canned biscuits into cubes or strips. Drop the canned biscuit pieces into the crock pot and stir.
- Place the lid back on and cook for about an hour or until the biscuits are cooked through the center. It will take about 30-60 minutes depending on how many biscuits you used.
- As the canned biscuits cook the chicken and dumplings will thicken and make a rich and creamy dumpling gravy that is very creamy.
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Notes
- If using bone-in chicken you will need to strain the broth after the chicken has cooked to remove any bones that may have fallen into the chicken broth as the chicken cooked.
- Canned biscuits: Canned biscuits are used and the preferred type of biscuit.
