Easy Chicken and Dumplings with Biscuits
My Easy Chicken and Dumplings with Biscuits recipe is the ultimate comfort food. This hearty and delicious meal is packed with seasoned chicken and a few shortcuts so that you can have dinner on the table in about 30 minutes.
These Easy Chicken and Dumplings are warm, comforting, and a timeless classic. They are rich and savory, full of chicken and fluffy dumplings—true comfort food that’s satisfying and flavorful. This recipe promises a cozy dinner without the time-consuming fuss. Find the tips below for helpful shortcuts for a fast and delicious meal.
This homemade chicken and dumpling recipe is pure Southern comfort food. It’s made with chicken, broth, and canned biscuits. Like my Perfect Fried Pork Chops Recipe, Collard Greens with Bacon, Southern Creamy Tomato Gravy, Mini Beef Pie, and Crispy Southern-fried okra, you can quickly have dinner on the table.
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💗Why You’ll Love This Recipe
This recipe with canned biscuits is a tried-and-true Southern chicken and dumplings recipe my family loves.
- It’s very easy to throw together and the ultimate comfort food.
- It’s popular in the South and is served for Sunday dinner and weeknight meals.
- A few shortcuts make this dish doable for those hectic nights when getting dinner on the table seems impossible.
- This is a one-pot dish, meaning less to clean up.
Be sure to try my Slow Cooker Chicken Chili with Cream Cheese for another easy dinner idea. You can also cook this recipe on the stovetop.
🛒Ingredients Needed
My Southern homemade chicken and dumpling recipe is very easy. I used canned biscuits as a shortcut. You can certainly make your dumplings from scratch (see my homemade biscuit recipe), but I’m usually in a rush to get dinner on the table at a decent hour.
Chicken—This recipe calls for boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thighs, tenders, or even a whole chicken. You’ll need shredded cooked chicken.
Chicken Broth—Save the liquid from boiling your chicken and add it to the chicken broth you bought. Homemade chicken stock will work if you have this on hand. This provides a savory foundation for the flavors in this dish.
Cream of Chicken Soup—This thick and creamy soup adds a rich flavor and velvety texture to the chicken and dumplings.
Biscuits—Canned biscuits are a shortcut for this recipe. The refrigerated biscuit dough is convenient and makes an easy dumpling recipe. No one will ever know they are not homemade dumplings.
Butter – Butter adds richness and flavor.
Water & Flour – Combine flour and cold water to thicken the soup. You can substitute cornstarch for flour if you like. Make a cornstarch slurry, and they will both do the same job.
Salt and Black Pepper – These are the only seasonings for chicken and dumplings I use.
📋Substitutions and Variations
- Add some cooked vegetables to the dish, such as celery, peas, and carrots.
- Add some heavy cream for extra richness.
- Add some spices to the dish, such as cayenne or red pepper flakes.
- Use cream of mushroom or cream of celery instead of cream of chicken.
- Use a rotisserie chicken to cut down on time and make a super easy dish.
- Regular biscuits or Grand biscuits will work for this recipe. You will need to cut the larger biscuits into more pieces so they will cook evenly.
🔪 How To Make Chicken Dumplings Recipe
Step 1: Cook chicken and shred it into small pieces. Set aside.
Step 2: Pour broth into the large soup pot with the reserved broth. Add chicken back to the pot. Bring to a boil.
Step 3: Add soup and stir until completely mixed.
Step 4: Cut biscuits into small pieces. They will expand while they cook.
Step 5: Drop biscuit pieces, one at a time, in boiling broth. At this point, I usually reduce the heat so my dumplings won’t stick. Cook for about 15 minutes or until dumplings are done.
Step 6: Drop 2 Tablespoons of butter on top of the dumplings in the pot and let melt. Stir gently.
Step 7: Make a slurry of flour and water. Mix well until no lumps are visible. Slowly pour the mixture into the pot and gently stir. This will thicken the broth. Cook for 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Step 8: Enjoy!
If you’re looking for another hearty dish, this Chili Recipe with Sausage is perfect for a cold night.
💭Pro Tips
After work, I make this dinner, so it is possible to have a weeknight meal, even for busy families. The chicken can be cooked in advance to save time. You might throw the chicken in the crockpot in the morning, pick up a rotisserie chicken, or boil it over the weekend, bag it, and have it ready for this meal during the week. Also, don’t overcrowd the pan with dumplings. Give them space to cook evenly.
♨️How To Store and Reheat Leftovers
Allow the chicken and dumplings to cool to room temperature, place them in an airtight container, and refrigerate. They will last for 2-3 days refrigerated. To Reheat: Heat in a microwave-safe dish until hot.
❔FAQs
Chicken and Dumplings is a classic and comforting Southern dish with chunks of chicken and fluffy dumplings simmered in a thick gravy.
Absolutely, homemade chicken broth can add flavor to this dish. Store-bought is a convenient option.
Mixing flour and water, or cornstarch and water, pouring it into the pot, and stirring gently will thicken the dish.
Making chicken and dumplings with canned biscuits is quite easy. My dumplings always turn out perfect and pillowy. Do not overcook your dumplings, and do not stir too much. I gently push them under the liquid to ensure the tops are cooked through.
This easy chicken and dumplings recipe with canned biscuits is versatile. You can make drop biscuit dumplings, flat dumplings, frozen dumplings, or homemade dumplings, but I use canned biscuits for convenience.
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🍽Recipe
Easy Chicken and Dumplings with Biscuits
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cooked & shredded or 1 pound of chicken tenders
- 48 ounces chicken broth this includes the reserved broth
- 2 (10.5 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
- 2 cans biscuits
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoons flour
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook chicken and shred it into small pieces. Set aside.
- Pour broth into the large soup pot with the reserved broth. Add chicken back to the pot. Bring to a boil.
- Add soup and stir until completely mixed.
- Cut biscuits into small pieces. They will expand while they cook.
- Drop biscuit pieces, one at a time, in boiling broth. At this point, I usually reduce the heat so my dumplings won't stick. Cook for about 15 minutes or until dumplings are done.
- Drop 2 Tablespoons of butter on top of dumplings in pot and let melt. Stir gently.
- Make a slurry of flour and water. Mix well until no lumps are visible. Slowly pour the mixture into the pot and gently stir. This will thicken the broth. Cook for 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Enjoy!
Can you use leftover thanksgiving turkey instead of chicken?
Absolutely! Leftover turkey would be fantastic in chicken and dumplings.
Great dish! Made it for company and no one talked while eating! Plates were cleaned by everyone!
I love it and I’m so glad you and your guests loved it as well! This is certainly a tried and true recipe that never disappoints. Thank you for the comment!
I’m trying the canned biscuits for tonight, can’t wait! For future reference, I wanted to know if I could use dough in the can like the crescent dough sheets? Thank you for your time!
Hi Secilia! I have not tried the crescent dough sheets, but I have tried the flat dumplings from the freezer dept. at the grocery store. Honestly, my family prefers the canned biscuits over any other dumpling. Let me know if you try them. I would love to know the outcome. Enjoy!
Do you leave cooked chicken in the pot boiling? I am afraid it will dry out the chicken since it is already cooked. Thanks!
Hi Kristie!
Yes, you add your cooked chicken to the pot with the broth and bring to a boil. This is a quick recipe and I have never had an issue with dry chicken. It’s creamy and so good! Enjoy!
Wow this was awesome! Fixed chicken and dumplings last night for my wife. She was so happy with it. We are having leftovers from it tonight. Thank you so very much!
You are welcome and I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe.
I usually make the chicken and dumplings the old way—slow cooking a whole chicken several hours in a big pot on the stove with broth and then cooling the chicken and stripping it off the bone. Then reheating the broth, adding the shredded chicken back to the pot and dropping in frozen dumplings that I have thawed. This was so much easier and look forward to eating it later.
Should I stir any during the cooking time for the dumplings?
Stir gently while the dumplings are cooking.
These chicken and dumplings are the ultimate comfort food! Love it.
This is a must-try recipe. Love this easy version. Perfect for busy day…
This is one of my families favorite dinner recipes. It’s so simple and delicious. Adding to my monthly rotation.
This was such a comforting and delicious meal for our family!! So easy to make too!