Easiest Chicken and Dumplings
Easy Chicken and Dumplings is the perfect recipe when you want a comforting meal without spending hours in the kitchen. This simplified version skips the homemade dough and uses refrigerated biscuit dough for quick, fluffy dumplings.
It’s an ideal choice for busy weeknights when you need something hearty and satisfying. With just a few ingredients and minimal prep time, you can enjoy this timeless dish with a modern twist.
Because Of The Shortcuts
Because of the shortcuts, this recipe comes together in about 30 minutes, which means it’s perfect for busy weeknights. The shortcuts include:
- Precooked chicken, no need to stew for this recipe
- canned broth and soup make this recipe super speedy but feel free to use your homemade chicken broth
- No vegetables, so no cleaning or chopping but you can add some if you like, try mixed frozen vegetables cooked in the broth before adding dumplings
- Canned biscuits instead of homemade dumplings
What You Need To Make This Soup
Most of these are pantry items you can keep on hand to make this simple quick dinner any time you like. Grab a can of biscuits when you want to make this recipe and you’re all set.
- Cream of Celery Soup: Adds a creamy base with a hint of flavor
- Chicken Stock or Broth: Forms the base of the soup and enhances the dish’s heartiness
- Refrigerated Biscuit Dough: Provides quick and fluffy dumplings without the effort of making dough from scratch
- Cooked Chicken: A convenient option for tender, flavorful chicken
- Salt and Pepper: For simple seasoning to taste
Change This Up
To easily make this your own recipe, try adding frozen vegetables to the simmering broth to add in vegetables. Or add any leftover cooked veggies you happen to have on hand.
You can swap out the cooked chicken for 1-2 chicken breasts and cook them in the simmering broth until cooked through. Then shred or chop roughly and add back to the soup.
Add ALL THE SPICES AND FLAVORS you want. This is just a simple country version of chicken and dumplings, and you can add all the flavors you want. Like it spicy? Get it. Like it sour? You do you.
Easy Chicken and Dumplings
Equipment
- large pot
Ingredients
- 10.5 ounces cream of celery soup
- 32 ounces chicken stock or broth
- 1 can refrigerated biscuits
- 2 cups rotisserie chicken shredded
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Opitional a couple pinches or poultry or italian seasoning, if desired
Instructions
- In a large pot whisk together the cream of celery soup and chicken stock
- Bring to a simmer over medium heat
- While the soup and chicken stock are heating up, open the tube of biscuit dough and use a rolling pin to roll out each biscuit very thin
- Cut the flattened biscuits into bite-sized pieces
- Once the soup and stock are simmering, add the chopped chicken
- Then drop the cut up biscuits into the soup as well
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes or until the dumplings are cooked through
- Season with salt and pepper to taste
- Taste and add poultry season or Italian seasoning
- Serve hot
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