Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings is an easy dump and go dinner recipe that is easy comfort food at its finest! Chicken breasts, frozen mixed veggies, potatoes, organic condensed soup, and broth are the stars of this dish, and the dumplings are made with canned biscuits.
While I'm not mad about this last little stretch of warm weather we've been having this week in Minnesota (hellooooo 80 degrees!), I'm completely into the fall and winter comfort foods. Like I'm completely over grilling and fresh tomato salads, and am all about the creamy soups, cheesy casseroles, and hearty stews.
It's pretty evident on here too, as my last three recipes have been squash, pumpkin, and soup. Really, fall is just my absolute favorite time of year and I want to stretch it out as much as I can. Hopefully you guys aren't minding all of the slow cooker/soup/stew/casserole recipes!
Which leads me to this incredibly delicious, comforting, and hearty dish - Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings! I don't think many other dishes scream 'comfort food' quite like chicken and dumplings, with it's creamy base, hearty vegetables, and doughy dumplings.
It really was like a big hug coming home to a slow cooker of this at the end of the day.
While this recipe is pretty straight forward, there is one ingredient that you don't see often (or ever?) here on greens & chocolate, which is condensed cream of chicken soup. The main reasons are that condensed soups are typically full of sodium, lots of ingredients, and BPA in the cans.
However, I really do think that everything is reasonable in moderation. And since using condensed soup is such a great shortcut in many recipes, I just make sure to try to and buy an organic boxed brand (no BPA, no GMOs, reasonable sodium) when I do use them.
With the use of condensed soup in this recipe, it is SUPER easy to throw together. You just put your chicken, veggies, herbs, and condensed soup in your slow cooker and let it cook all day on low. Then about an hour before you're ready to eat, add in some cut in refrigerated biscuits (I like Annie's brand!), let it cook another hour, and that's it! Dinner is served.
I hope you love this recipe as much as we did...it is definitely going on our fall/winter dinner rotation!
This looks delicious. Do you cut up the chicken breasts before putting them in the slow cooker?
Hi Janelle,
I didn't - I put them in whole and shredded them before adding the biscuits at the end.
Hope you enjoy!
Taylor
Thanks!
Do the biscuits sit on top and cook?
I kind of stir them in but they do cook while they're in the slow cooker! I'll clarify that in the recipe 🙂
mmmm I love how simple and comforting and delicious this recipe is!!
How many does this serve?
6 - I will update this on the recipe 🙂