Chicken and Dumplings is the ultimate comfort food. Period. The fluffy dumplings combined with flavorful chicken soup make this meal irresistible! In just minutes from now, you’ll be enjoying an amazingly creamy and delicious dinner that tastes like it’s made from scratch!
The easiest and fastest way to make chicken with dumplings is to use a can of biscuits. It’s true, canned biscuit dough makes excellent dumplings in this classic Southern comfort food dish the whole family will love!
Jump to:- 🥘 Ingredients
- 🔪How to easily make Chicken and Dumplings
- 💭Tips and Notes
- FAQs
- Quick and Easy Chicken and Dumplings
- Quick and Easy versus Old-Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings
Let’s take a look at just how easy it is to make this Southern chicken dish.
🥘 Ingredients
There are only a few items that you need to make this super delicious one-pot dish:
- Chicken – be sure it is already cooked.
- Chicken broth – you can also use chicken bone broth. Bone broth will impart a richer flavor and darker color.
- Cream of chicken soup – this helps to make it nice and creamy, naturally.
- Canned biscuits – use either two cans of regular biscuits or one large of Pillsbury Grands.
- Pepper – good old black pepper is all you need.
🔪How to easily make Chicken and Dumplings
It doesn’t take special equipment to make these quick and easy chicken and dumplings – a nice large pot will do the trick.
- Heat chicken broth in a pot on medium-high heat and cook until it starts to gently boil.
- Add cream of chicken soup and stir.
- Add chicken. You’ll want to use chicken that has already been cooked. (You can cook chicken ahead of time and shred it. You can also purchase a cooked rotisserie chicken and pull the meat off of the bones and use it. If you are really in a pinch, you could purchase pre-cooked chicken chunks in the meat section of your grocery store and use it.)
- Cut biscuits into small pieces and place in chicken broth mixture. Stir well.
- Put a small layer of pepper over dumplings.
- Stir well, reduce the heat, and let the chicken and dumplings simmer for 5-10 minutes.
💭Tips and Notes
My tip for making dumplings: cut the dough into small pieces. Smaller dumplings cook better than larger dumplings. The dough will expand once it is placed in the warm broth.
Some people may find that canned biscuits work better if you coat the biscuit dough in a small amount of flour. (Flour will help to keep the biscuits from completely dissolving in the broth. Once you get used to making them, you will learn how to tell that the dumplings are done and won’t need to flour them.)
You can use regular chicken broth or chicken bone broth. Bone broth will impart a richer, darker color to the dumplings.
FAQs
What are Chicken and Dumplings?
Chicken and Dumplings are a staple in the deep South. Basically, it’s like a thick, creamy chicken stew with pillowy dumplings. The dumplings are cooked in a broth and seasoned, usually with a lot of pepper.
Can you make chicken and dumplings in an Instant Pot?
Yes, you can! Check out my recipe for Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings for making them in America’s favorite pressure cooker.
What’s the easiest way to make dumplings?
Canned biscuits. You can use either 2 cans of refrigerated biscuit dough or one package of Grands biscuit dough.
Are chicken and dumplings supposed to be thick or soupy?
Chicken and dumplings should be thick, somewhat like a stew.
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- ▢ 32 ounces Chicken broth
- ▢ 10.5 ounces Cream of Chicken Soup
- ▢ 2 cups cooked chicken shredded
- ▢ 2 cans refrigerated biscuits
- ▢ pepper to taste
Heat chicken broth in pot on medium-high heat and cook until gently boiling.
Add cream of chicken soup and stir.
Add chicken.
Cut biscuits into small pieces and place in chicken broth mixture. Stir well.
Put a small layer of pepper over dumplings.
Reduce the heat, stir well, and let simmer for 5-10 minutes.
Nutrition information is approximate. Values for 2 cans of Pillsbury™ Buttermilk Refrigerated Biscuits (from a Value Pack), 2 cups of chicken, and 12 ounces of cream of chicken soup were used in the calculation.
Be sure to use cooked chicken when making this recipe. Leftover rotisserie chicken is a great option. In a pinch, you can use prepackaged cooked chicken that you find in the meat section next to lunch meat.
Cut the dough into small pieces. Smaller dumplings cook better than larger dumplings. The dough will expand once it is placed in the warm broth.
Serving: 1 | Calories: 379kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 1785mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g
If you prefer dark meat, then check out the recipe that Martha Stewart makes. If you prefer to use your slow cooker, check out our recipe for Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings.
Quick and Easy versus Old-Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings
From the recipe above, you can see how easy this recipe is to make. Let’s take a quick look at Old Fashioned method.
First, you need either chicken stock or chicken broth. You can get it either by boiling a whole chicken in a large Dutch oven preferably with some aromatics (herbs and spices) over medium-high heat. The results are tender chicken and homemade broth. This is a good time to turn the burner off momentarily.
Next, you have to transfer chicken, chicken pieces, and other flavoring ingredients from the broth and skim any undesirable floating materials like chicken fat. The chicken meat needs to be taken off the bones. Return the shredded chicken meat to the broth.
Now it’s time to look at making dumpling dough. For this, you need a mixing bowl, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, thyme, whole milk, and butter. Combine flour and the dry ingredients, melt butter, and then add the butter and milk to the dry ingredients. Mix it all well with a wooden spoon or a spatula. You can then either roll out the dumpling dough and cut it into strips or simply scoop it into the flavorful broth. Turn the burner on and adjust to medium heat. Let the dumplings cook for about 15 minutes.
To me, using canned biscuits is the clear winner when it comes to convenience. It’s the perfect recipe for saving time in the kitchen. Truth be told, making everything scratch is a winner when it comes to eating cleaner. Unfortunately, we don’t always have enough time and just need an easy recipe to follow.
I hope you enjoy this family favorite. It’s a great recipe with simple ingredients that you can pick up at the grocery store. It’s perfect all year round, but especially on a cold night.
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