Chicken-n-Dumplings {For The Busy Mama}
Cook up a dish of these Chicken-n-Dumplings in the same time it takes you to go to work. This recipe is super easy to produce and takes minimal time.
When I think of home cooking, the first dish that comes to my mind is chicken-n-dumplings.
Home cooking=a good pot of steaming and hot chicken and dumplings.
There is also nothing better then coming inside from a cold, wintry day and enjoying a wonderful bowl of this heavenly goodness. I like to make this dish when it’s rainy outside. It gives us a little bit of comfort when the rest of the outside world is in a gloomy state.
This is such an awesome recipe to make when you are pressed for time and need a family pleasing meal.
3 out of our 4 family members LOVE this recipe. It only lasts 2 days in our fridge before it completely disappears.
The ease of this recipe is what drew me to it. Just dump all of the ingredients in the slow cooker, fill with water, then cook on high for 4 hours.
The dumplings do take a tiny bit of time to make, however, they are so well worth it! They are super easy which is why I say this is the best chicken-n-dumplings to make if you have a busy lifestyle.
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Ingredients
- 5 thinly sliced chicken breasts
- 2 tsp. Season All
- 20 ounce cans of cream of chicken with herbs soup (equivalent to two 10 and 1/4 oz. cans)
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 to 3 stalks of celery, diced
- 2 cups sweat peas (frozen)
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 tbsp. butter
Homemade Dumplings
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp. baking powder
- 1 and 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tbsp. milk
- 1/4 tsp. dried sage
- 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
Instructions
- Place chicken inside slow cooker insert. Take the Season All and rub it into each breast.
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the 2 cans of Cream of Chicken, diced onion, diced celery, and diced carrots. Mix well and place on top of the chicken.
- Cut the butter into pieces and place them on top.
- Add enough water to the insert to cover the chicken and soup.
- Cover and cook on high for 4 hours. Start making the dumplings when the 4 hours is up.
To Make the Dumplings
- Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, sage, thyme, and both the 1 cup of milk and 2 tbsp. of milk in a medium mixing bowl.
- Stir well until smooth. Let the dough rest for 5 minutes.
- While the dough is resting, shred the chicken inside the slow cooker. Add the 2 cups of frozen peas.
- Spoon enough dough into a regular spoon to fill it up. Drop by spoonfuls into the slow cooker.
- Set the slow cooker to high again and continue to cook for another hour.
I love chicken and dumplings. I just wrote a post on them not too long ago too. Winter really does make comfort food appealing.
oh that looks SOO good! i just want to gobble it up!
This looks easy and tasty. I will be trying it. My family loves chicken and dumplings so I am always trying new recipes.
Wow, I make chicken and dumplins but never in a crockpot. Can I use those frozen dumplins in the grocery? Boy this is a lot easier!
Thanks everyone 😉
Veronica, yes, you can use the frozen dumplins that are in the stores. You can even use refrigerated canned biscuits 😉
I use flour tortillas as my dumplings. You would never know the difference. I've been meaning to try them in the crock pot. For the crock pot I would probably use 10 tortillas, cut into 4 strips then cut across. (I use 20 tortillas usually, and it makes a FULL Dutch Oven.) I place them in a plastic zippered bag and toss with 1/4 cup all purpose flour. Then add them like you would the frozen dumplings or biscuits. I've used commercial brand tortillas, but I prefer restaurant quality or freshly made deli tortillas. They aren't as sweet as the commercial brand ones. I believe I'm going to try this next weekend while camping!
You know, I have heard of people using tortillas in place of dumplings. I must try this idea next time I make this recipe 😉 Thanks Cindy!!
The. Best. Ever. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this recipe!
Yay Kay!!! I'm so glad you love it 😉
making it this weekend…looks delicious
Tasty Appetite
Awesome! I hope you enjoyed it 😉
This recipe looks easy.I am short on time and having company over and thought I would make something I already have here at home instead of getting more.Our company has not tried dumplings before so this will be a treat.Thanks for the recipe.
You are welcome! I hope you enjoyed it 😉 This is perfect for when company comes over.
Making Chicken and dumplings for the first time…Should I defrost the dumplings or can I throw them in frozen?
You can throw the dumplings in there frozen. The heat will make them defrost and cook.
I am so sorry Melissa! I went in to my account to answer your comment and accidently deleted it 🙁 I hope you enjoyed the recipe though.
This looks delicious. I love my slow cooker recipes.
Thank you for posting.
Heidi
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You are very welcome 🙂
This looks great! If I wanted to add potatoes carrots and peas when would you recommend I do that?
I have never tried to add them, but I wouldn't see a problem with it. Let us know how it turns out if you do 🙂
Is the chicken frozen or thawed when you begin?
I've always used it thawed. However, I have heard you can use frozen chicken as well.
Do I mix the dumplings into the soup before it after they cook
You can mix the dumplings in before they cook and let them cook in the soup for about an hour.
just checking on the cooking temp, you cook the chicken on HIGH for 7 hrs?
I would cook it on low for 6 or 7 hours or high for 4 hours.
And if you wanted to cook this on low? I generally leave the house at 7:15am and get home about 5pm. And instead of shredding the chicken, cutting it into cubes?
You can cut it into cubes. That's fine. Cooking on low is fine as well 😉 If you're going to do this, I would cook it for around 7 or 8 hours…and put the dumplings/bread in during that last hour.
It would be very helpful to know what capacity crock pot you are using. Mine isn’t the smallest, but not as big as my daughter’s. This seems like more than would fit in mine so I would have to cut it down, but I’d like to know before starting the recipe.
I believe for this recipe, I use a 6 quart slow cooker 🙂
We LOVE this recipe. It is in our monthly meal planning rotation!
OH LIBBY — I must agree with you that there is no particular time of the year – month – or day for chicken & dumplings, it’s welcome in my house any day of the year. My Gram & Mom made them quite often & we loved them more each time. I’m anxious to make your recipe, if sounds easy & delicious. I’m almost 80 & look for the simple & mouth watering foods to make to invite all my family & reminisce. Thanks for all your great recipes, weekly letter, & try to enjoy your time with family for as long as they can stay. God’s Blessings, Judy
Oh what a wonderful memory that is Judy 🙂 I hope you enjoy the recipe 🙂