Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings

Let the crockpot do the work with this quick and easy Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings recipe! Using the slow cooker to combine chicken breasts, canned soup, and frozen vegetables to make this delicious and simple dinner. Add in homemade dumplings and you have comfort food at its finest!

Crockpot dinners are perfect for days when you want a flavorful, filling meal but don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen.

 

Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

Chicken and Dumplings in the crockpot is a “set it and forget it” kind of meal. A good crockpot chicken and dumplings recipe should be quick, easy and delicious – with minimal prep time and ingredients resulting in a creamy, perfectly cooked comfort meal that the whole family will go crazy for.

By using the crockpot, we’ve reduced the active time in this recipe to less than 5 minutes.

RELATED: We love using the slow cooker! Try our crockpot mac and cheese too!

A few cooking tips:

• This recipe relies on cream of chicken and cream of bacon soups for its “gravy” and we save time on vegetable prep by using a medley of frozen vegetables. If you prefer a homemade version, you can try this condensed cream of chicken soup recipe.
• While we chose to make our dumplings from scratch, you can use a can of refrigerated biscuit dough instead for even less work in the kitchen.
• You can make this recipe ahead, just don’t add the dumplings. Store it in the crockpot in the refrigerator, then put the crock back into the slow cooker to heat it back up on the high setting. Once the dish has heated back up, continue with the dumpling instructions.

ANOTHER RECIPE YOU MIGHT LIKE: Crockpot Lasagna

Ingredients to Make Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings

• 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 can cream of bacon soup
• 2 cups chicken broth or water
• 2-3 cups frozen mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, corns and beans)

For the dumplings:

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 Tablespoons sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
• 1 cup milk or cream
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon buttermilk

Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful:

• Crockpot
• Crockpot liners
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Ladle or spoon

How to make Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings

This crockpot chicken and dumplings recipe is creamy, hearty, and delicious with a to-die-for gravy and the perfect balance of protein and vegetables. The ultimate comfort food!

1. Place the chicken breasts in an even layer on the bottom of the crockpot.
2. Combine the cream of chicken, cream of bacon and broth and pour over the chicken.
3. Cook on high for 3 hours.
4. Remove the lid and shred the chicken using two forks.
5. Stir in the frozen vegetables.

6. Place the lid back on and start whipping up the dumplings.
7. Stir the dry ingredients together, and cut in the butter until coarse and crumbly.
8. Stir in the buttermilk until a wet dough forms and add the egg and milk or cream. Drop 2 Tablespoon-sized lumps into the crockpot.
9. Cover and cook for an additional hour.

More crockpot recipes

• For more tasty crockpot dinner ideas you’ll want to check out this Healthy Vegetable Soup– loaded with chickpeas and quinoa. This soup is packed with healthy ingredients that will fill you up and keep you warm!
• This dumpling recipe is a favorite of mine – it’s so versatile I use the exact same dough to make country-style biscuits (like I served with my Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie) and my 10-minute Cinnamon Buns. In fact, you could double the recipe and use half for dumplings and half for cinnamon buns! Dinner and dessert – done!
• A recipe I have bookmarked to try is this delicious looking Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore on Foodie Crush.
• Another alternative crockpot recipe is this Crock Pot Roast Beef – it’s one of the most popular recipes on this blog for a good reason!
• Be sure to try our Crockpot Sticky Chicken and our Crockpot White Chicken Chili for some other great slow cooker chicken meals.

Crockpot Chicken & Dumplings

Let the crockpot do the work with this easy Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings recipe! Crockpot supper recipes are perfect for days when you want a flavorful, filling meal but don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen.

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Servings: 6

4 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Calories: 696

Author: Amanda Davis

Ingredients

• ▢ 4 medium chicken breasts boneless and skinless
• ▢ 10.5 ounce can cream of chicken soup
• ▢ 10.5 ounce can cream of bacon soup
• ▢ 2 cups chicken broth or water
• ▢ 2.5 cups frozen mixed vegetables peas, carrots, corns and beans

For the dumplings:

• ▢ 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons sugar
• ▢ 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ½ cup cold butter cubed
• ▢ 1 cup milk or cream
• ▢ 1 large egg
• ▢ 1 tablespoon buttermilk

Things You’ll Need

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  5-6 qt Crockpot
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  Crockpot liners
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  Measuring cups and spoons
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  Ladle

Before You Begin

• If you prefer a homemade version, you can try this condensed cream of chicken soup recipe.
• While we chose to make our dumplings from scratch, you can use a can of refrigerated biscuit dough instead for even less work in the kitchen.
• You can make this recipe ahead, just don’t add the dumplings. Store it in the crockpot in the refrigerator, then put the crock back into the slow cooker to heat it back up on the high setting. Once the dish has heated back up, continue with the dumpling instructions.

Instructions

• Place the chicken breasts in an even layer on the bottom of the crockpot.
• Combine the cream of chicken, cream of bacon and broth and pour over the chicken.
• Cook on high for 3 hours.
• Remove the lid and shred the chicken using two forks.
• Stir in the frozen vegetables.
• Place the lid back on and start whipping up the dumplings.
• Stir the dry ingredients together, and cut in the butter until coarse and crumbly.
• Stir in the buttermilk until a wet dough forms and add the egg and milk or cream. Drop 2 Tablespoon-sized lumps into the crockpot.
• Cover and cook for an additional hour.

 

Nutrition

Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 696cal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 185mg | Sodium: 1673mg | Potassium: 1121mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 4666IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 184mg | Iron: 5mg

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This post was originally published on this blog on Jan 8, 2018.