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January 12, 2015 by Jamie 26 Comments

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Comfort food doesn’t get any easier than this Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings! It’s a hearty and delicious recipe that will have your family begging for more!

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A new adventure for Love Bakes Good Cakes in 2015 is, I am joining up with eleven other bloggers to bring you a 12 Bloggers Series. Once a month – on the 12th of each month – we will be sharing a themed recipe with you and we will be linking to all of the other recipes so you can easily hop around between all of the deliciousness! We’ve got some really great themes lined up – you’ll definitely want to keep an eye out for this new series every month! All of the recipes will have 12 ingredients or less – which is great for busy cooks. That will be 12 months of 12 bloggers posting on the 12th of each month a recipe with 12 ingredients or less! Try saying that ten times fast ….. You can follow along with us on social media using the hashtag #12bloggers

This month’s 12 bloggers theme is slow-cooker soups. As soon as I saw the theme for this month, I knew what I wanted to make. This Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings is one dish my family loves when the weather is cold – there’s just something about comfort food to help warm you up! If you have never used biscuits to make dumplings, you may be a little skeptical – but let me assure you, it really works!

I will mention, if your slow cooker cooks hot, be sure to check on your dumplings early. One of my four slow cookers cooks the biscuits really fast so I have to shorten the cook time by about 20 minutes. This dish is always a hit with my family – I hope you enjoy this as much as we do!

Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings

Yield: 6-8 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 7 hours

Comfort food doesn’t get any easier than this Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings! It’s a hearty and delicious recipe that will have your family begging for more!

Ingredients

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1/4 tsp. poultry seasoning
1/4 tsp. paprika
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 cans (10.5 oz. each) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 can (14.5 oz.) chicken broth
1 broth can water (use the empty can to measure)
1 tubes (7.5 oz.) refrigerated biscuit dough, torn into pieces
Chopped parsley, for serving (optional)

Instructions

Place the chicken in a slow cooker. Sprinkle with the poultry seasoning, paprika, and pepper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the 2 cans of soup, chicken broth, and water; pour the mixture over the chicken in the slow cooker.
Cover and cook for 5 to 6 hours on HIGH.
About 90 minutes before serving, remove the chicken from the slow cooker and roughly chop into pieces. Return the chicken to the slow cooker. Add the torn biscuit dough, pressing down gently to make sure they are all submerged. Cook until the dough is no longer raw in the center.
To serve, sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Notes

If you have a slow cooker that cooks really hot, be sure to check on the dumplings early so they don't overcook.

Nutrition Information:

Amount Per Serving:Calories: 260Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 1194mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 19g

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For more great slow cooker soup recipes, be sure to check out the other participants in the #12bloggers series …. there are so many yummy choices, I don’t know which one I want to try first!

Crockpot Pork Ramen Soup from BetsyLife
Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup from Home Cooking Memories
Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan Soup from Cooking on the Front Burner
from Love Bakes Good Cakes
Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chili from Million Moments
Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup from White Lights on Wednesday
Crock Pot French Onion Soup from A Night Owl
Beef Stroganoff Soup from Pink Cake Plate
Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup from I Love My Disorganized Life
Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup from See Vanessa Craft
Green Chile Pork Stew from Around My Family Table
Slow Cooker Beef and Vegetable Soup from Big Bear’s Wife

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Angie Barrett
January 12, 2015 at 4:43 pm
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This looks fantastic! Chicken and dumplings is a total comfort food for me and I love that you made it in the slow cooker! YAY for starting a new blog! I have a 2nd blog URL but I haven't actually done anything with it haha.
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Deb Attinella {CookingOnTheFrontBurner}
January 13, 2015 at 1:42 am
Jamie, I love this soup recipe you selected! It looks so hearty and I could use a bowl tonight!
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Diane Roark
January 13, 2015 at 3:35 pm
Jamie,
I use my slow cookers all the time, but especially this time of the year. Their is nothing more comforting than a bowl of warm soup and nothing easier than fixing the soup in a slow cooker. One of my favorite things to make is a slow cooker Chicken N Dumplings, People will truly enjoy your recipe it looks truly warm and delicious.
Many blessings,
Diane Roark
recipesforourdailybread
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Lita
January 13, 2015 at 5:05 pm
These all look good. It is a cloudy cold day here. I'm going home at lunch and put the Chicken Posole together for dinner tonight.
I love your recipes.
Linda @ Tumbleweed Contessa
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Shannon Hawk
January 14, 2015 at 12:13 pm
Jamie this looks great! I am always looking for new Slow Cooker meals in the Winter! Can't wait to try this one:)
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cnhartman2
January 15, 2015 at 3:06 pm
Oh, man, I need this right now. 😛 It's the perfect day for some comfort food. Pinning and stumbling!
Found you on Showcase Your Talent. Thanks for sharing!
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Sammie
January 24, 2015 at 12:26 pm
Hi, you've saved me from giving away my slow cooker to a charity shop! Shame on me – I got into a rut with slow cooker cooking. But this recipe looks so scrummy, I'm going to have to try this recipe. Thank you! Sammie http://www.feastingisfun.com
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Cathy Trochelman
January 25, 2015 at 3:44 am
This looks absolutely delicious! I love all the things you are working on, including the new blog! So exciting! You amaze me, Jamie!!
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January 31, 2015 at 12:51 am
OMG, this looks amazing!! I still need to learn how to use my slow cooker more, one of these days! 😉 Congrats on the new blog, I'll have to go check it out.
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Unknown
October 12, 2015 at 11:19 am
Do you add the biscuits during the last 90 minutes of cooking time, or add them after the cooking time is over? Thanks
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- Jamie
  October 12, 2015 at 3:10 pm
  Cook the chicken 5-6 hours (or longer) … about 90 minutes before you're ready to eat, add the torn biscuits. I hope that thelps!
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Cat @ No Wooden Spoons
October 17, 2015 at 5:07 pm
We love this recipe! We shared it in our 25 Delicious Crockpot Meals for Busy Families roundup on The Shopping Mama!! http://www.theshoppingmama.com/2015/10/25-delicious-crockpot-meals-for-busy-families/
YUM!!
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Linda Nortje
November 24, 2015 at 12:42 pm
I've never had chicken and dumplings :/ In SA we like to use beef – will definitely give your recipe a try !
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Evelyn Osborn
November 25, 2015 at 1:19 pm
I think Chicken and Dumplings is one of my hubby's faves! I need to make him this very sooon!!!
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sonshine
February 9, 2016 at 2:33 am
Sounds good to me.
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Unknown
March 30, 2016 at 5:35 pm
Jamie could I substitute the chicken breast halves with canned chicken breast chunks? On a budget we just moved and not a lot of food in our house yet so this is a good recipe for us!
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Amara Becker
October 4, 2016 at 5:13 pm
Do the chicken breasts need to be thawed??
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Laura
November 14, 2017 at 12:11 am
This was SO GOOD! I eliminated the paprika and used garlic and onion powder.
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Gim
December 17, 2017 at 8:26 pm
I tried this tonight and it was a bit too salty for my taste. I think next time I will use water in place of the chicken broth (I used reduced sodium chicken broth) or reduced sodium cream of chicken soup. Maybe add some peas and carrots. I only used 1 can of the torn biscuits because there wasn’t any more room in my slow cooker. I added some baby yukon potatoes in it. My company and I still went back for seconds though! Thank you for sharing.
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Michele
November 4, 2018 at 8:32 pm
What is the amount of chicken in pounds?
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Lindsey
November 11, 2018 at 1:37 am
How long on average does it take the biscuits to cook all the way through? Trying this today and can’t wait!
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Tracy
January 6, 2019 at 9:09 am
I don’t have chicken broth. Can I use vegetable broth instead?
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Shane F
October 8, 2019 at 6:30 pm
Just finished making this. It’s delicious, but I like spices and would definitely use a table spoon of each seasoning next time, maybe a little more. But the consistency is perfect!!! Ready to grab my bowl!
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Linda
October 23, 2019 at 7:46 pm
i have the same question can I use canned chicken??
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- Jamie
  August 31, 2020 at 10:37 pm
  Yes, you can.
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Allie
October 28, 2019 at 7:24 pm
Made this last weekend and it was delicious. My kids loved it! Thank you!
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