Slow cooker chicken and dumplings with frozen dumplings

Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings is one of my favorite comfort meals to make and enjoy for dinner!  Whenever I make chicken and dumplings it brings back many childhood memories of being at my grandma’s house for Sunday dinner.  It was not uncommon to have this meal a lot during the winter or cold season.  If you were sick she believed a bowl of Chicken and Dumplings would make you feel better. This is one of 15 crockpot freezer meals that I prepped to help make back to school a breeze.

To prepare, combine all ingredients except frozen dumplings and water in a labeled freezer safe ziploc bag. When ready to cook, place in fridge overnight to thaw. Place contents of bag in a 6 QT slow cooker and add enough water to cover the ingredients. Place lid on and cook on low 8 hours. Remove chicken and shred, add back to slow cooker and add in bag of frozen dumplings. Place lid on and cook on high for 30-45 minutes until dumplings are done.

Since I love her recipe so much I decided to make it in the crockpot and adapt it to my style of using slow cookers. With the Fall season upon us I will be making this recipe a lot.  I also make it as a Slow Cooker Freezer Meal.

Prep Time:5 mins

Cook Time:8 hrs 30 mins

Total Time:8 hrs 35 mins

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 celery ribs diced
• 1 medium size onion, diced
• 4 carrots peeled and sliced
• 2 Tbsp dried parsley flakes
• 1 14.5 oz can of chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• water
• 1 12 oz frozen bag of dumplings

• Combine all ingredients except frozen dumplings and water in a labeled freezer safe ziploc bag.

• When ready to cook, place in fridge overnight to thaw.

• Place contents of bag in a 6 QT slow cooker and add enough water to cover the ingredients.

• Place lid on and cook on low 8 hours.

• Remove chicken and shred, add back to slow cooker and add in bag of frozen dumplings.

• Place lid on and cook on high for 30-45 minutes til dumplings are done.

• Serve and enjoy!

More Slow Cooker Freezer Meals You May Enjoy:

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Slow Cooker Freezer Meal Lasagna

Ginger Peach Chicken Recipe

Crockpot Beef Hash Freezer Meal Recipe

Garlic Lemon Chicken Freezer Meal Recipe in a Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

Mexican Chili with Cornbread Topping in the Slow Cooker

Pot Roast Freezer Meal Recipe

Slow Cooker Hawaiian Chicken Recipe

Pork Chops with Apples and Sweet Potatoes in the Slow Cooker

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Easy Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings.

Juicy chicken breasts cooked to tender perfection in the slow cooker in a rich creamy sauce.

Shortcut dumplings make this deliciously comforting meal effortless for a family favorite everyone will agree on.

Chicken and Dumplings are probably the ultimate comfort food.  Tender juicy shredded chicken and soft dumplings in a rich creamy brothy gravy.

Don’t get me wrong, I love Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings from scratch but having a busy household with kids, I know that sometimes time is short and I don’t have hours to spend cooking a full Sunday dinner from scratch.

This recipe uses a few little short cuts to make it really quick and easy to put together while not skimping on flavor.

The best part about this recipe is that it cooks up in the slow cooker all day long.

That means you can spend about 5 minutes prepping and head on out and run your errands (or go for lunch with your friends which sounds much more fun).

The slow cooker does all of the work but the results are just as amazing as a from scratch recipe (there’s a reason this recipe has a five star rating ★★★★★)!

Quick prep with optimal results is my kind of cookin’.

I use a can of premade biscuits to make the dumplings to make this dish totally effortless.

You’re going to want to roll them extra thin as they do puff up a little while they cook.

If you don’t want to use (or don’t have) canned biscuits, feel free to mix up a batch of your favorite homemade biscuits to create your own dumplings (or use Biscuit Mix).

Once you shred the chicken and stir it back in, your dumplings will break up a little bit but don’t worry; the edges soak up a bit of the sauce making for a perfect bowl of comfort.

While I know not everyone likes vegetables with their chicken and dumplings, I sure do!

I love the addition of frozen veggies for color, flavor and some extra nutrients (plus frozen veggies are pretty effortless).

If veggies in your chicken and dumplings isn’t your thing, feel free to leave them out (but don’t skip the onion, it adds lots of flavor)!

How to Make Perfect Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings

As easy as this recipe is, here are a few tips to make sure it turns out perfectly for you!

• This recipe is best made in a 6QT crock pot.
• While this chicken and dumplings recipe uses frozen veggies, they should be defrosted before adding to the slow cooker.
• My biscuits are always perfectly cooked after 60 minutes however some slow cookers may require extra time to cook the biscuits.
• Open the lid as little as possible as the slow cooker can lose heat quickly and this can cause your biscuits to not cook properly.
• Boneless chicken thighs make an excellent addition to this recipe.
• Once the biscuits are cooked through they should still have a soft, slightly doughy dumpling-like texture.
• Depending on the size of your slow cooker, this recipe may not double well.  To double this recipe, cook the chicken portion as directed.  Additional dumplings can be cooked on the stovetop or baked in the oven as biscuits.

Dairy (such as cream or milk) doesn’t always do well in the slow cooker; it can often separate or curdle so I’ve subbed in condensed soup in this recipe.

Condensed soups make a great addition to crock pot recipes as they tend to hold up very well in the slow cooker (plus they add lots of flavor to this recipe) without the risk of curdling.

Once you try this easy recipe, it’ll quickly become your go to for slow cooker chicken and dumplings.

Ensure your slow cooker is on high and the liquid should be bubbling along the edges when you open the lid to add your vegetables and biscuits.

It’s really important that you open the lid for as little time as possible and that your vegetables are completely defrosted.

Note: Buttermilk, Country or Homestyle Biscuits work best in this recipe.  When adding the vegetables/biscuits ensure the lid is left off as little as possible.  Leaving the lid off for long periods of time will drastically increase cooking time. 

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Easy Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings. Juicy chicken breasts cook to tender perfection in the slow cooker in a rich creamy sauce. Shortcut dumplings make this delicious comforting meal effortless.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 5 hours 10 minutes

Total Time 5 hours 20 minutes

• ▢ 1 large onion diced
• ▢ 1 can cream of celery soup (10.5 oz)
• ▢ 1 can cream of chicken soup (10.5 oz)
• ▢ 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
• ▢ 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• ▢ black pepper to taste
• ▢ 4 skinless boneless chicken breasts
• ▢ 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• ▢ 2 cups frozen vegetables or peas and carrots, defrosted
• ▢ 1 can refrigerated biscuits (8 pieces) Buttermilk, Country or Homestyle

• Add onion to 6 qt crock pot and top with chicken breasts.

• In a small bowl, combine cream of celery soup, cream of chicken soup, parsley, poultry seasoning and pepper. Spread over chicken breasts. Top with chicken broth and cook on high 5 hours.

• Approximately 1 hour (I allow 60 - 90 minutes) before serving (after 4 hours of cooking time), roll each biscuit thin and flat. Cut into 4 strips. Add vegetables to the slow cooker and stir. Add biscuit strips on top. Replace lid as quickly as possible.

To Serve

• Remove chicken breasts and slightly shred. Add back into slow cooker and stir (this will break up the dumplings somewhat which is ok). Let cook an additional 10 minutes and serve.

Note: My biscuits were perfectly cooked after 60 minutes however some slow cookers have required extra time to cook the biscuits.

Nutritional information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

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Calories: 640 | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 1300mg | Potassium: 1011mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 4750IU | Vitamin C: 14.2mg | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 5.6mg

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

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