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Grandma's Easy Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

Grandma's easy chicken and dumplings are a delicious and comforting meal. The recipe only requires a few ingredients and is perfect for those cold nights.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time7 hours
Additional Time1 hour
Total Time8 hours 10 minutes
Course: Chicken
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 407kcal
Author: Julie Pollitt

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless chicken breasts
  • 10.5 oz. can of condensed cream of celery soup
  • 10.5 oz. can of condensed cream of chicken soup
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/3 cup onion diced
  • 1-1/2 cups frozen peas and carrots
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 can of 8 buttermilk biscuits or a homemade biscuit recipe

Instructions

  • Add the chicken breasts to the Crock Pot.
  • In a medium-sized bowl mix the condensed cream of celery soup, condensed cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, water, onion, salt, and pepper.
  • Add to the Crock Pot and cover the chicken.
  • Set the Crock Pot for six hours on medium high, or eight hours on low heat.
  • One hour before the timer goes off, shred the chicken with two forks. Add the peas and carrots.
  • Drop biscuit dumplings over the shredded chicken.
  • Cook for one more hour.

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Notes

TIP: Use a pizza cutter to cut the biscuits.
For this recipe, I used Pillsbury Buttermilk Flaky Layers biscuits.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 407kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 1555mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g