Description
This comforting Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings recipe offers tender chicken simmered with vegetables and herbs in a savory broth, topped with fluffy biscuit dough cooked to perfection. Ideal for a cozy meal, it’s effortless to prepare and perfect for slow cooking, delivering classic American homestyle flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken Mixture
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 medium carrots, sliced
- 2 celery stalks, sliced
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
Dumplings
- 1 can (10.5 oz) cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 can refrigerated biscuit dough (8-count), each biscuit cut into quarters
Instructions
- Add Ingredients to Slow Cooker: Place the chicken, onion, garlic, carrots, celery, thyme, parsley, salt, pepper, and chicken broth into the slow cooker. Stir gently to combine all ingredients evenly.
- Cook Chicken Mixture: Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 6 to 7 hours, or on high for 3 to 4 hours, until the chicken is fully cooked and tender enough to shred easily.
- Shred Chicken: Remove the cooked chicken from the slow cooker and shred it using two forks. Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker, mixing with the vegetables and broth.
- Add Soup and Peas: Stir in the cream of chicken soup and frozen peas into the slow cooker mixture to add richness and flavor.
- Add Biscuit Dough: Place the biscuit dough pieces evenly on top of the mixture. Press them lightly into the liquid without fully submerging them to allow proper rising and cooking.
- Cook Dumplings: Cover and cook on high for an additional 1 to 1.5 hours until the biscuit dough is cooked through, fluffy, and golden.
- Serve: Carefully scoop the mixture with the fluffy dumplings into bowls and serve warm for a comforting meal.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, use homemade biscuit dough instead of canned biscuits.
- Add a splash of heavy cream at the end for extra creaminess.
- Stir gently after adding the peas and biscuit dough to avoid breaking up the dumplings.
- Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator and gently reheated on the stovetop.
