Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings Recipe Easy 5-Ingredient Comfort Food
A simple, soul-soothing slow cooker chicken and dumplings recipe with just five ingredients, perfect for cozy dinners and busy weeknights.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 hours
- Total Time: 7 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 lb / 450 g)
- 1 can (10.5 oz / 298 g) condensed cream of chicken soup
- 2 cups (16 fl oz / 480 ml) chicken broth
- 1 can (about 8 oz / 227 g) refrigerated biscuit dough
- 1 cup (5.3 oz / 150 g) frozen mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, corn, or medley)
Instructions
- Rinse and pat dry the chicken breasts. Place them at the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Pour condensed cream of chicken soup and chicken broth over the chicken. Stir gently to combine, ensuring chicken is mostly covered.
- Add frozen mixed vegetables directly to the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for about 3 hours until chicken is tender and easy to shred.
- Remove chicken breasts carefully and shred with two forks. Return shredded chicken to the slow cooker and stir to combine.
- Open refrigerated biscuit dough and tear or cut into 1-inch chunks. Drop pieces evenly over the chicken mixture.
- Re-cover and cook on high for an additional 45-60 minutes until dumplings are puffed and cooked through.
- Gently stir to mix dumplings with chicken and vegetables. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper if needed. Serve hot.
Notes
Add biscuit dough in the last hour of cooking to avoid dense or gummy dumplings. Use low sodium broth to control salt levels. Frozen vegetables can be added directly without thawing. For thicker broth, mix 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 2 tablespoons cold water and stir in 15 minutes before adding dumplings. Dumplings do not freeze well; freeze base without dumplings and add fresh biscuit dough when reheating.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (about 1/4
- Calories: 375
- Sugar: 4
- Sodium: 700
- Fat: 12
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Carbohydrates: 30
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 30
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