Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings {Super Easy!}
Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings – An easy version of the comfort-food classic that simmers away all day in the crockpot. You will love this simple and delicious recipe!
For more easy Crockpot Recipes, be sure to check out my Old Bay Shrimp Boil, Crockpot Chicken and Noodles, and Mississippi Pot Roast.
Chicken and dumplings has to be the epitome of comfort food.
And when you want a bowl full of home cooked goodness, but you don’t want to spend all day in the kitchen preparing it, Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings is the way to go.
As much as I love scooping up delicious spoonfuls of it now, Chicken and Dumplings was never really a meal that we ate growing up.
My mom is a good cook, but there are were only a few select meals that I can remember her making. I think part of that comes from her trying to keep things as simple as possible while raising four kids!
The first place I discovered my love for Chicken and Dumplings was actually at Cracker Barrel. The delicious dumplings and gravy….SWOON!
Now, I love to make this easy version of Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings at home. The dumplings are actually made from prepared biscuit dough, and let me tell ya: they are SO darn good! It’s hard to stop at just one bowl!
Ingredients for Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
- chicken breasts (or thighs)
- unsalted butter
- onion
- dried parsley
- seasoned salt
- garlic powder
- poultry seasoning
- chicken broth
- cream of chicken soup
- canned, regular size buttermilk biscuits
How to Make Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings – Step by Step
Step 1: Add ingredients to crockpot
To get started, simply add some chicken, a chopped onion, spices, a little butter, chicken broth, and some cream of chicken soup to the bowl of your crockpot. Cook it all together on low for 6-8 hours, or high for 4-5 hours.
Step 2: Shred the chicken
After you’ve let it all cook for at least 4 hours on high or 6 hours on low, remove the lid and use a fork to break up the chicken, stirring everything well.
Step 3: Add the chopped biscuits
Chop up some refrigerated biscuits into quarter size chunks and add to the slow cooker. Push them down so that they soak up the gravy while they cook.
Step 4: Cook for 1 more hour
I also like to scoop up some of the gravy from the crockpot and pour it over the top. Put the lid back on and cook your crockpot chicken and dumplings for 1 more hour on high.
Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings – Tips and Notes
- Cream of chicken soup: I LOVE to use the Cream of Chicken soup made by Pacific Foods. It’s organic, it tastes good, and every ingredient is recognizable, which makes me feel a lot better about using it. It comes in a box instead of a can and can be found in the soup aisle.
- Cook the biscuits for at least one hour. All crockpots cook differently, so your biscuits may require more time. Mine are done after an hour on high, but yours may need to cook for a little longer.
- Avoid using flaky biscuits or Grands style. I recommend using REGULAR size buttermilk biscuits. Other types of biscuits will not always cook properly. Most store brands will carry a regular size canned biscuit. If you can only find Grands size biscuits, just cut them into smaller pieces and use about 4-5 biscuits total.
- Add some veggies. A small bag of frozen vegetables can be added to the crockpot when you shred the chicken, right before you add the biscuit dough on top.
- Storing leftovers: Any leftover slow cooker chicken and dumplings can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
FAQs
Add all ingredients to the Instant Pot except for the biscuits and stir well. Place the chopped biscuits on top and add the lid. Turn the valve to sealing and cook over manual high pressure for five minutes. Allow the pressure to release naturally before removing the lid and serving.
Yes! You can use frozen chicken in either the crockpot or Instant Pot version. You might need to increase the cook time by about 1-2 hours for the crockpot chicken and dumplings. For the Instant Pot version, increase the pressure time to 10 minutes.
Yes, feel free to use chicken breasts or thighs. They both turn out great.
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{Easy} Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2-2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cans, or boxes cream of chicken soup
- 8-10 canned, REGULAR size, buttermilk biscuits
Instructions
- Place chicken in the bottom of slow cooker, along with chopped onion and 2 TB butter. Sprinkle with dried parsley, seasoning salt, poultry seasoning, and garlic powder.
- Add chicken broth and cream of chicken soup to crockpot, and stir all ingredients to combine. Place lid on top and cook over low heat for 6 hours, or high heat for 4 hours.
- After cooking for at least 6 hours on low, or 4 hours on high, remove lid and stir mixture with a spoon or fork, breaking apart the chicken into smaller chunks.
- Chop the biscuits into quarters and add to the crockpot. Push biscuit dough down into the crockpot a bit so that they will absorb the gravy as they cook.
- Replace the lid and continue cooking for 1-2 more hours over high heat until biscuits are cooked through and begin to turn golden brown. Enjoy!
Notes
- Cream of chicken soup: I LOVE to use the Cream of Chicken soup made by Pacific Foods. It’s organic, it tastes good, and every ingredient is recognizable, which makes me feel a lot better about using it. It comes in a box instead of a can and can be found in the soup aisle.
- Cook the biscuits for at least one hour. All crockpots cook differently, so your biscuits may require more time. Mine are done after an hour on high, but yours may need to cook for a little longer.
- Avoid using flaky biscuits or Grands style. I recommend using REGULAR size buttermilk biscuits. Other types of biscuits will not always cook properly. Most store brands will carry a regular size canned biscuit. If you can only find Grands size biscuits, just cut them into smaller pieces and use about 4-5 biscuits total.
- Add some veggies. A small bag of frozen vegetables can be added to the crockpot when you shred the chicken, right before you add the biscuit dough on top.
- Storing leftovers: Any leftover slow cooker chicken and dumplings can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
I know this is a stupid question, but you DONT cook the biscuits before putting them in the crock pot? Is that correct ? You put them in uncooked?
Yes, they go in to the crockpot un-cooked.
Has anyone ever tried thawing Sister Schuster frozen uncooked yeast rolls? I love their rolls and wondered how they would do for rhe dumplings!
I made a harsh rating of three when I first attempted this recipe. I would like to amend that. I am giving this recipe a solid 5. The flavor was always good but we made bisquick dumplings and it turned out so much better plus I over did the mixed veggies. I tweaked it with the veggies and the biscuits and kept the original flavors and it came out the best. Definitely a winter comfort food to eat.
Have made this quite a few times! It is delicious and so easy!!
Amazing!
I am having the absolute worst time finding the regular-sized biscuit dough. All I can find are the Grands or flaky ones! Wonder if I can somehow make those work….maybe cook it for longer or something.
A lot of times the store brand will have regular size canned biscuits. If Grands are all you can find, just cut them into smaller pieces and only use about 4 biscuits. Hope that helps!
Thanks. Tops Markets did actually get some more of their own store brand of the regular size biscuit dough in a couple nights ago so I did actually manage to get regular size biscuits but that’s good to know if I ever run into that situation again. 🙂
These supply chain issues are starting to get on my nerves though LOL!
I made this in an Instant Pot — so easy and tasty. I used two regular sized chicken breasts, thawed, and cooked for 13 minutes, released, added frozen peas then cooked 3 additional minutes. The blog above mentions cooking for 5 mins, but that definitely isn’t long enough for my pot. I greatly appreciate quick, low effort recipes that still taste delicious — this is a winner in my book!
Can you make this without an onion or is it going to make a big difference in the flavoring of the meal?! Can I just use extra onion powder?
Sure you can do that.
Could probably also sprinkle a packet of Lipton Onion Mix over it instead of using fresh onion 🙂
I made this recipe while visiting my sister and her family in Sequim WA. It was the biggest hit, everyone loved it! I didn’t have poultry seasoning , so I used sage, thyme, and ground basil.
Looks delicious! For the last week I’ve been craving fall and the holidays. This is the perfect meal for that!
Never had anything similar but it sounds delicious! Definitely need to try it
Amazing!
I love this recipe!! It made tons and it’s just my husband & I. Can I freeze leftovers?
Yes you can!
Love this recipe! Making extra just so I’ll have enough leftovers to freeze.
Now I’ve used this recipe twice, but where does the butter go?
In the first step, it states that the butter goes in the crockpot with the chicken.
I love this meal. It’s so classic and comforting!
I love when I can use my slow cooker. I will have to make this for sure. Yum!
Pinned this to my slow cooker board and cannot WAIT to try it! This is a dish my family loves to eat away from home, but I never knew how easy it could be to make in a slow cooker, and honestly I don’t have time for anything but slow cooker recipes these days – thank you!
I love chicken and dumplings, and I love my slow cooker, so I can’t wait to try this recipe. It looks amazing.
This slow cooker chicken and dumplings are so easy to make and so delicious! The perfect weeknight comfort food.
Can you update these instructions for an instant pot (instead of a slow cooker)?
Hey Nicole, put your Insta Pot “Brand name ” in your search engine and they will most likely have a recipe search avenue for it or another brand. I have a Corosi from Italy that can do 4-6 more things than the American ones.
Good luck!
Excuse Me A “Cosori”.