
Yields:
8 - 12 serving(s)
Prep Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
3 hrs
Mmm chicken and dumplings. Has there ever been a greater comfort food? I think not.
Homemade chicken and dumplings—the kind with scratch-made dumplings—has been one of my standby family meals for years and years. But you know what's a heck of a lot easier than making homemade dumplings? Using canned biscuits. And you know what's a lot more fun than standing over a simmering pot? Using a slow cooker.
This chicken dinner is one of my favorite weeknight tricks. To give the dumplings a little oomph, I press cheddar cheese and chives into the biscuits before quartering them up. The little biscuit pieces puff up in the creamy broth and leave you with the most glorious slow cooker meal.
Can you use chicken breasts in slow cooker chicken and dumplings?
You sure can. I love how juicy and flavorful chicken thighs are in this dish, but you can easily swap in 1 1/2 pounds of boneless skinless chicken breasts if you prefer white meat.
Can you freeze slow cooker chicken and dumplings?
No, you'll want to avoid freezing this dish if it's fully made. Once they've been frozen and thawed, the dumplings tend to fall apart in the broth. If you'd like to freeze this meal, leave out the dumplings. The rest can be frozen in an airtight container for up to three months. Reheat it in your slow cooker or on the stove, and once hot, add the biscuit dumplings and simmer until they are fully cooked through.
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Ingredients
- 4
garlic cloves, minced
- 3
stalks celery, thinly sliced
- 2
medium carrots, thinly sliced
- 1
large yellow onion, sliced
- 2
(10.5-oz.) cans cream of chicken soup
- 2
(10.5-oz.) cans cream of mushroom soup
- 2 cups
chicken broth
- 1 1/2 lb.
boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 cup
frozen peas
- 1
(6-oz.) can buttermilk biscuits
- 1 cup
white cheddar cheese (about 4 oz.)
- 2 Tbsp.
minced fresh chives
Chopped parsley, for serving
Directions
- Step 1Sprinkle the garlic, celery, carrots, and onion into the bottom of a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Add the chicken soup, mushroom soup, and broth, and whisk together. Add the chicken, cover, and cook for 2 hours on high.
- Step 2After 2 hours, remove the chicken to a cutting board. When cool enough to handle, shred the meat with a fork. Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker, and add the peas.
- Step 3Lay the biscuits out on a clean work surface. Sprinkle with the cheddar and chives, lightly pressing the cheese and chives into the biscuits to adhere. Cut each biscuit into fourths and place them on the surface of the soup. Cover and cook until the biscuits are cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes. Serve the soup topped with parsley.
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