Skim by Section
★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
Easy Slow Cooker Prep
This crockpot chicken and dumplings recipe is about as simple as it gets. Everything cooks right in the slow cooker — even the dumplings, which are made from refrigerated biscuit dough. Just prep the ingredients, set it, and forget it while your kitchen fills with cozy, homemade aromas.
Creamy, Hearty Flavor
The sauce turns out thick and creamy, loaded with tender chicken, veggies, and hearty dumplings. Since the chicken cooks low and slow, the broth naturally develops rich flavor as it pulls from the bones. Short on time? A can of cream of chicken soup works perfectly, but you can also make your own white sauce for a more from-scratch touch.
Comfort Food
Chicken and dumplings is the ultimate comfort meal, and making it in a crockpot makes the whole process easier. It’s the kind of meal that warms you from the inside out, with every bite full of soft dumplings and savory chicken. Perfect for busy weekdays when you still want something that feels special.
Ideal for Weekends at Home
This dish shines on lazy weekends or cool fall and winter evenings. You can spend the day relaxing or catching up with family while dinner cooks itself. By the time you’re ready to eat, you’ll have a hearty, stick-to-your-ribs meal that feels like a big warm hug.
★ Ingredients You'll Need ★
You don't need a long list of ingredients to make this Chicken and Dumplings dinner. All the ingredients store well and you might even already have them on hand.
Here's everything you'll need:
A whole chicken, celery, onion, crinkle carrots, chicken stock, cream of chicken soup.
Spices include: a bay leaf, garlic, salt, pepper and celery seed.
★ How to Make this Recipe ★
Since this requires a couple little hands-on steps as this cooks, it's best if you're around while it cooks. You'll need to shred the chicken and add the biscuits. Nothing too major but it's not a dump, set, and forget recipe.
- The chicken and vegetables slow cook along with the chicken stock.
- You'll pick the chicken, remove the bones, and add the creamy chicken soup to form a creamy chicken-vegetable filling!
- Then you'll take ready-made biscuit dough, chop it up into pieces and add them on top to cook right in the crockpot.
- The biscuit dough will slow cook in the sauce, turning them into delicious dumplings with a touch of golden brown for amazing flavor.
★ Tips & FAQs ★
Line your slow cooker with a crockpot liner for super easy clean up. No dishes to wash!
Both biscuit dough and dumpling dough are made up of primarily flour and water or milk. This is unlike pasta dough which contains eggs as well.
I love using biscuits instead of actual dumplings because they aren't as heavy. I mean, it still is full-on comfort food but just taste-wise, the biscuits add a little fluffiness that is so so yummy. I love how they puff up and make a layer over top. Makes me pretty much want to eat the whole pot but trust me there's plenty to share or take for lunch. I prefer flaky biscuit dough. This type of dough puffs into lots of layers with a little air in between creating some extra crunch. I think it goes perfectly with the creamy chicken filling. But any biscuit dough works!
If using a frozen chicken, you can first let it thaw or you can add cook time. The amount of cook time will depend on the size of the chicken.
Check for doneness by color — it will turn from pink to tan. Or by temperature using a meat thermometer. Temperature should read 165ºF when done.
A fryer chicken works best. The actual weight isn't too important. The bigger the chicken, the meatier your chicken and dumplings will be. Typical size of a fryer chicken is between 1.5-3 lbs. The smaller the size, the quicker the cook time.
Yes. You can make your own cream of chicken sauce by following my white sauce recipe then adding chicken bouillon.
Yes. You can save time by starting with a cooked rotisserie chicken. Cook the vegetables in chicken broth instead of water for 1 hour on high, then add shredded cooked chicken and biscuit dough and follow directions as written below.
★ More Crockpot Chicken Recipes ★
Want more dinner ideas? Browse all my easy dinner recipes.
This easy recipe for Crock-Pot chicken and dumplings using biscuit dough was featured on South Your Mouth!
Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 whole fryer chicken 1.5lbs in size
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 1 onion minced
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 stalks celery chopped
- 12 oz crinkle cut carrots
- 6 cups water
- 2 cups chicken stock created from cooking chicken
- 26 oz cream of chicken soup
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- ¼ teaspoon celery seed
- 1 (6oz) can flaky buttery biscuit dough
Mighty Mrs. is a #WalmartPartner.
Instructions
- Place chicken, onions, garlic, celery, carrots, and bay leaf into slow cooker and fill with water until chicken is covered or mostly covered.
- Cook on high for 2 hours (or low for 4) until chicken is falling off the bone. Remove the whole chicken and let cool in a bowl.
- Using a strainer placed over a large bowl, pour remaining slow cooker contents into the bowl using the strainer to separate out the solid ingredient from the chicken stock. Measure and return 2 cups of chicken stock to slow cooker. Stir in cream of chicken soup, pepper, garlic salt, and celery seed. Turn slow cooker to high heat and cover.
- Shred the cooled chicken, discarding the carcass, and return chicken to slow cooker. Add solid ingredients from the strainer back into the slow cooker. Stir gently.
- Open biscuit dough and slice each biscuit in sixths. Place in slow cooker pointy-side down. Cook on high 55-60 minutes or until all dumplings are firm to touch and are golden brown.
Video
Notes
- Cook time may vary. Chicken is done when internal temp reaches 165ºF.
- Be sure to let the chicken cool enough to handle it without hurting yourself before shredding it.
- Vent the lid to the slow cooker if the biscuits are looking too moist. They are ready when they have puffed and are a light golden brown.
Ruth says
I am so used to making everything from scratch but I tried this recipe and OMG, it is so good! We both had 2 helpings it was so good. And easy! I added frozen super sweet corn I froze
up this past summer as I get all the awesome corn I want from out Amish neighbors. Definitely will make this again and again! Thank you.
Henry L Minor says
Easy and delicious.
Angela G. says
So glad you enjoyed this recipe, Henry!