Description
A comforting and creamy slow cooker chicken and dumplings recipe featuring tender chicken, fresh vegetables, and fluffy biscuit dumplings cooked to perfection. This easy-to-make dish combines the heartiness of chicken stew with the soft texture of dumplings, ideal for a cozy family meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup carrots, sliced
- 1 cup celery, sliced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup frozen peas
Dumplings and Thickener
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 can refrigerated biscuit dough (10–12 biscuits), cut into quarters
Instructions
- Prepare the Slow Cooker Base: Place chicken, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, thyme, rosemary, salt, pepper, bay leaf, and chicken broth into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 6–7 hours or on high for 3–4 hours until the chicken is tender.
- Shred the Chicken: Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred it using two forks. Return the shredded chicken back to the slow cooker.
- Make the Creamy Mixture: In a small bowl, whisk together the heavy cream and all-purpose flour until smooth. Stir this mixture into the slow cooker to thicken the stew.
- Add Peas and Dumplings: Add the frozen peas to the slow cooker. Cut the refrigerated biscuit dough into quarters and drop the pieces evenly on top of the stew mixture.
- Cook Dumplings: Cover and cook on high for an additional 30–45 minutes until the dumplings are puffed, cooked through, and fluffy.
- Finish and Serve: Remove the bay leaf before serving. Serve hot, enjoying the creamy chicken and tender dumplings.
Notes
- You can substitute homemade biscuit dough for a fresher taste.
- For a lighter version, use half-and-half instead of heavy cream.
- Dumplings can be cooked separately and added just before serving to maintain their texture.
- Using gluten-free biscuits makes this recipe gluten-friendly.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 820mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
