Description
Make classic, comforting chicken and dumplings easily in your slow cooker. This recipe yields a creamy broth and fluffy, biscuit-style dumplings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can cream of celery soup
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 package (10 ounces) refrigerated biscuit dough, cut into quarters
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts or thighs into the bottom of your slow cooker.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, water, thyme, pepper, and salt until smooth.
- Pour the soup mixture over the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Add the carrots, celery, and onion around the chicken.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 to 7 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours, until the chicken is cooked through.
- Remove the chicken and shred it using two forks. Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker and stir to combine.
- Increase the slow cooker setting to high if it is not already there.
- Arrange the quartered biscuit pieces evenly over the top of the chicken mixture. Do not stir them in.
- Cover and cook for 30 to 45 minutes, or until the dumplings are puffed and cooked through.
- Stir in the frozen peas during the last 10 minutes of cooking.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- You can use chicken broth instead of water for a richer flavor base.
- For thicker dumplings, use a biscuit dough that is slightly thicker or cut the pieces slightly smaller.
- If you prefer a thicker stew consistency, mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of cold water and stir into the hot mixture before adding the dumplings.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 7 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 6
- Sodium: 1100
- Fat: 25
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 17
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 40
- Cholesterol: 130