Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

Bowl of chicken and dumplings with a spoon.

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Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

Tender chicken and fluffy dumplings made using canned biscuits are slow-cooked to create a comforting meal that will warm your heart and satisfy your taste buds. This comforting classic is a family favorite for all the right reasons.

Prep Time5

Cook Time4

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 678kcal

Author: Lynda - Southern Kissed

Equipment

6 quart Crockpot or slow cooker
Cutting board and knife

Ingredients

21 ounces cream of chicken soup (2 cans)
1 cup water
4 chicken breasts boneless and skinless
½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
16.3 ounces Grands refrigerated biscuits
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Place cream of chicken soup in the bottom of your slow cooker and stir it around. Layer the chicken breasts across the soup base. Top with a stick of unsalted butter. Pour water over the ingredients and place the lid on the slow cooker/Crockpot. Cook on the HIGH setting for 3 hours.
Remove the chicken from the slow cooker. Shred the chicken and return it to the pot.
Make the dumplings. Open a can of Grands biscuits and place the dough on a cutting board. For large dumplings, cut the biscuits into quarters. If you prefer small dumplings, cut the dough into smaller pieces. The number of dumplings does not matter. Separate the dumpling dough and drop it into the pot along with the chicken and soup mixture. Stir. Replace the lid and cook for 1 hour on HIGH.

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Notes

Nutrition information is an approximation and excludes salt and pepper.

There's plenty of salty goodness from the cream of chicken soup, so there is no need to add salt when making this dish. It's also best to use unsalted butter for this reason. If you are a salt lover and absolutely want to, you can add up to a teaspoon of salt along with the cream of chicken soup in Step 1.

You can add frozen vegetables to this to make it a complete meal. Add 2 cups frozen veggies like frozen peas and carrots during Step 2 (when you return the chicken to the pot).

You can also add flavor by dicing a medium onion and adding it at the beginning with the cream of chicken soup.

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