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Just a handful of ingredients in our easy Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings! Throw everything in the crockpot and when you come back you’ll have a big bowl of comfort food ready for you. We like lots of dumplings and this recipe doesn’t disappoint!
Minimal prep, major home cooked love vibes.
A Slow Cooker Full of Love. And Dumplings. That’s All You Really Need.
My dad didn’t make dinner often when I was a kid, but when he did it was often his crockpot chicken and dumplings.
Super hands off, super easy, minimal prep, and minimal ingredients. Pair that with the fact that the whole family was obsessed with this cozy comfort food kind of dinner and it’s no wonder it was his go-to!
We have a copycat recipe for Cracker Barrel Chicken and Dumplings that is more traditional, made with rolled dumplings and a bit more hands on time.
Our slow cooker chicken and dumplings? Made with canned biscuit dough to create more a drop dumpling situation with basically zero prep work.
While we absolutely love my dad’s homemade biscuits and our 7 Up Biscuits, we use canned in this recipe. They make life so easy sometimes!
3 Tips for Success:
- Flatten The Biscuits: The canned biscuit dough should be rolled out or flattened quite thin. They puff up during cooking so flattening them first helps them cook properly.
- Canned Soup: Our homemade cream of chicken soup substitute is a favorite of ours, but I don’t recommend it in this recipe. We use int consistently in casseroles, but the prolonged low heat of the crockpot can sometimes break the mixture. Canned is the way to go in this one.
- Breasts, Thighs, Veggies: This recipe is pretty forgiving! We prefer breasts, but you can swap in chicken thighs with no changes. Throw in some frozen and defrosted veggies to add a little color and get you feeling good about dinner.
How To Make Crockpot Chicken Dumplings:
We’re keeping this recipe super easy and convenient because we all need easy and convenient comfort food some days, right?
Slow Cook: Add everything but the biscuits to a slow cooker, stir to combine, and cover. Cook on low for 7 hours or high for 3 hours.
Shred: When the chicken is tender, use a couple of forks to shred the meat. Give everything a good stir.
Dumplings: Open up a can of biscuits and press the dough into flat rounds. Use a sharp knife or pizza cutter to cut the dough into narrow strips and drop those into the crockpot. Give it a quick stir and then cover the pot and cook for another hour.
Taste & Serve: After an hour, the biscuits should be soft and fluffy. Some slow cookers take longer to cook than others, so you may have to adjust a bit depending on your slow cooker.
That’s it! Serve this up in a big bowl or over a pile of mashed potatoes. Either way, these chicken and dumplings are oh so good!
More Crockpot Recipes To Try:
Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken: This chicken is so juicy and so flavorful!
Potato Soup: Nothing is tastier than a big bowl of potato soup topped off with cheese and bacon!
Crockpot Pork Chops: These are smothered in a delicious and easy gravy!
Crockpot Ribs: Easily my favorite slow cooker recipe!
Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 small sweet onion diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 10 ounce cans cream of chicken soup
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1 package 8-count refrigerated biscuit dough
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients except for the biscuit dough to a 6 quart slow cooker and stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours.
- When chicken is cooked through and tender, use two forks to shred the meat. Stir to combine.
- Open the can of biscuits and press each biscuit flat. Cut the biscuits into narrow strips and add to the slow cooker. Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on high for 1 hour or until the biscuits are cooked. Biscuits should be light and fluffy when finished.
- Serve immediately.
Colleen Compton says
Is there a way for me to expedite this recipe in an instapot? If so, what would you recommend timing-wise?
Karly says
Hi Colleen! I haven’t tried this one in the Instant Pot. The chicken will take about 10-15 minutes, but I’m not sure how the dumplings would work.
Stephanie Raley says
How long do u cook the chicken before adding biscuits? I see 6 hours and 7 hours on low?
Karly says
Hi Stephanie! Step 2 says 3 hours on high or 6 hours on low.
Stephanie Raley says
I cooked chicken 6 hours added bisquits which took 90 minutes to cook. We really liked it. Next time i will start biscuits earlier and add carrots.
Kathi Snow says
Wow! This recipe is so rich but SOOOO good! Love it!!
Karly says
So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Jessica Wade says
I know this sounds like a lot but can this be doubled? I have a large family and an 8.5 qt crock pot.
Karly says
Hi Jessica! It should double fine, though I’m not sure it will fit in your crockpot. It may, but I can’t say for sure.
Amanda says
I loved this! My dumplings look 2 hours to cook in my slow cooker. Maybe it’s the altitude. I used unsalted cream of chicken and added my own salt. I’d probably cut back the pepper next time. My husband loved the amount of pepper in it, so it my be a personal preference. I will definitely make this again.
Karly says
Hi Amanda! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! I don’t have any experience with cooking/baking at higher altitudes, so I’m not sure if that was the issue or not. Some slow cookers just cook slower too so it could be either one. 🙂
Debbie says
Is there anything I could substitute for the poultry seasoning?
Karly says
You could use any herbs or seasonings you like here.
Shelbi Rowland says
If I cut the ingredients in half do I also cut the cook time?
Karly says
You might reduce the cook time a bit, but it won’t reduce by half. You’ll have to play around with it and just keep an eye on things.
Susan says
What is the serving size, 1 cup?
Karly says
Hi Susan! We didn’t measure the serving size by volume. Just divided into equal portions. 🙂
LISA PUTNAM says
This recipe was a winner!! I noticed some of the comments said the flavoring was a little bland so I did make some changes only because we do like a lot of flavor. I decided to change the two cans cream of chicken to two cans cream of chicken with herbs. I also added 2 tbs of butter and 1/2 tsp thyme only because my stove top recipe that I love had it in it. I also flattened the biscuits like the recipe said and floured them as well. I used Pillsbury Grands southern homestyle. I went looking for buttermilk but didn’t see them. My husband loved it! Thank you for sharing a great recipe that helps make our house a home. We will definitely be making this again!
Karly says
Sounds delicious, Lisa! Thanks for sharing!
Lisa Putnam says
Can you use cream of chicken with herbs for this recipe?
Dave says
I use the Campbell’s cream of chicken with herbs and everyone loves it. I’ve used the one without herbs once and it was kind of bland. I substitute onion powder for the onion and garlic powder for the garlic also because I never have those things on hand. I also toss the biscuits in flour and stir in a little extra flour when I put the biscuits in to thicken everything up some, otherwise it ends up too much like soup for my liking.
Karly says
Sounds like delicious changes, Dave! Thanks for sharing!
Stephanie Raley says
How much onion powder did u use.
Karly says
Yes, of course!
Kylie Toner says
I would love to try this recipe but my crockpot recently broke, has anyone tried this in the oven or stove?
Karly says
This can definitely be done on the stove! I’m not sure how long it’ll take, but just cook the soup portion until the chicken shreds easily – probably 45 minutes over low/medium heat. Then turn the heat up a bit and put in the biscuits. Cover and cook for 20-30 minutes. 🙂
Kayla says
This was great!!!!!! I added some carrots & celery in there for a little extra something. Will for sure make again 🙂
Ashley Simak says
What kind of biscuits do you suggest?
Karly says
We’ve done this with the flaky layers and the buttermilk biscuits. Both work great.
Mother of 4 boys says
Absolutely love this! My pickiest eater actually requested this out of the blue. We haven’t had it since winter (it’s the middle of summer now). Thank you for sharing the recipe that my whole family enjoys.
Karly says
Oh, love to hear that! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Leann says
What biscuits work the best? I have the flaky layers biscuits.
Karly says
Any of them should work fine. We’ve used the flaky layers before and they were good! 🙂
Crystal Unrue says
My husband just declared this was the best thing I’ve cooked in awhile! I’m sorta proud and sorta pissed? because I am a great cook! Lol
Needless to say that I will be making chicken and dumplings this way from now on! Amazing!
Karly says
High praise! But I am always both offended and proud when I get similar comments too…I get ya! Haha!
Thanks, Crystal! 🙂