Slow-Cooker Chicken and Dumplings

Prep 15 min
Total 7 hr 45 min
Servings 6

If meltingly tender chicken and soft, chewy dumplings floating in rich flavorful broth sounds good, get out your slow cooker! This version of classic chicken and dumplings cooks all day, so you can come home to a comforting dinner. MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated March 20, 2018

Make with

Progresso Broth

Ingredients

can (10 3/4 oz) condensed cream of chicken soup

can (10 3/4 oz) condensed cream of celery soup

3 1/2

cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)

medium onion, finely chopped (1/2 cup)

boneless skinless chicken breasts (1 1/4 lb)

1/4

teaspoon salt

1/4

teaspoon freshly ground pepper

tablespoons butter or margarine, cut into pieces

cup frozen peas and carrots, thawed

can (16.3 oz) large refrigerated homestyle buttermilk biscuits

1/3

cup chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley

hard-cooked egg, chopped

Additional freshly ground pepper

Steps

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1

Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix both soups, broth and onion. Arrange chicken in slow cooker. Sprinkle with salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Dot with butter.
2

Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 hours. Uncover; shred chicken, using 2 forks. Stir in peas and carrots. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook while preparing dumplings.
3

On work surface, roll biscuits to flatten to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut each biscuit into 4 strips. Place strips in stew, pressing gently with back of spoon to submerge in liquid. Cover; cook on High heat setting 1 hour 30 minutes or until dumplings are thoroughly cooked. Sprinkle with parsley, egg and additional pepper.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 520

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 25g; 0%
Saturated Fat 7g 0%
Sodium: 2120mg; 0%
Total Carbohydrate: 44g; 0%
Dietary Fiber 4g 0%
Protein: 30g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 0%; 0%
Iron: 0%; 0%

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 4 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

When you need comfort, you want to come home to Slow-Cooker Chicken and Dumplings. This all-day slow-cooker recipe features everything you love about the classic dish, except this version is custom-made for a weeknight. If you give yourself an extra 15 minutes in the morning to throw your chicken and soup ingredients into your slow cooker you’ll come home to a slow cooker full of rich broth and cooked chicken. All that’s left is shredding the chicken and adding the vegetables and biscuits. The frozen veggies and refrigerated biscuits make quick work, so after you add the final ingredients, you can take back a little bit of the day. That’s our kind of dinner! And there’s more like these to choose from, explore more of Betty’s chicken recipes.