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Shortcut Chicken 'n' Dumplings

- SERVES
- 4
- COOK TIME
- 2 Hr
Cure your comfort food cravings with our Shortcut Chicken 'n' Dumplings recipe! Thanks to shortcut ingredients, we can put together a creamy dinner full of savory chicken, veggies, and plump dumplings in hardly any time at all! It'll really hit the spot!
What You'll Need
- 2 cups pulled rotisserie chicken
- 2 (10-3/4-ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 (16.3-ounce) can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits, quartered (8 biscuits)
What to Do
- In a 4-quart or larger slow cooker, mix all ingredients except biscuits. Gently fold in biscuit pieces.
- Cover and cook on LOW 4 hours or on HIGH 2 hours, or until biscuits are firm; serve immediately.
Notes
- What makes this recipe so easy is that we can take advantage of so many of our market shortcuts. The chicken is pre-cooked, the frozen veggies are farm-fresh, cleaned, and cut, and the refrigerated biscuit dough is ready to just add.
- This has got it all, except of course, dessert! Staying with the comfort theme, how about our classic rice pudding to top off the meal!
rac7431 2877525
May 01, 2019
try tossing in one TBS. of poppy seeds at the start! A friend did that for a church luncheon and it makes the chicken SO good. I will be making this but adding the poppy seeds!!!!!!
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brownie hut
Nov 08, 2016
Followed the directions exactly. It turned out great. My wife and I both loved it. Wii make this again.
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Grilling Guy
Oct 31, 2016
Correction 1 1/2 pounds skinless boneless chicken breasts, and 2 14 1/2 cans chicken broth.
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Grilling Guy
Oct 31, 2016
I found this recipe years ago in Mr. Food's Simple Southern Favorites cookbook - By the late Art Ginsburg. That recipe was stove-top and had different ingredients. 1-pounds skinless boneless chicken breast halves cut into 2 inch chunks. (I cut them smaller) 2 14 ounce cans of chicken broth, 2 stalks of celery, thinly sliced, 1 cup water, 1/2 stick butter, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning, 1 tablespoon dry parsley, 3 chicken bouillon cubes and one 7 package refrigerated biscuits (10 biscuits) each biscuit quartered. But I cut them much smaller because they swell up so much, this is a great recipe.
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gbkrzynowek 9160452
Oct 22, 2016
My family's favorite. Will I be able to double it using 4 cans of cream of chicken I Soup and 4 cups of water? If so, how long do I cook it for. Thanks in advance.
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Test Kitchen Team
Oct 24, 2016
Hi there! We're so glad your family loves this recipe! While we haven't tried doubling this recipe, we do believe it would work. It would take approximately 1 to 2 hours more to cook, and would require a larger slow cooker. If you give it a try, we'd love to know how it turns out!
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gwo4
Sep 01, 2016
I MADE THIS AND IT IS A MUST TO MAKE FOR YOUR FAMILY IT IS A FIVE STAR
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BeckySue
May 01, 2016
I'll have to add these ingredients to my pantry. This would be very easy but filling comfort food. It looks creamy. I try to keep shredded chicken in the freezer, but sometimes run out. Rotisserie chicken would be good., though
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beachgal777 2750602
Apr 24, 2016
This dish is so amazing, it was sooo good. It didnt seem like the biscuits would turn out very good, but they did. Next time I will use fresh veggies, I am not a fan of frozen. A few more veggies would be good. Thanks for the interesting recipe. Will make it for my son and family next time they come,
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Jessy621
Apr 24, 2016
Definitely a Winner!! Even my picky eater LOVED it!!br /Tried it last night. Tripled the recipe, but only used 2 cans of cream of chicken soup. 2 cups of chicken stock with 4 cups of water. It took an extra 45 mins to cook, because I tripled it. But it was Amazing!br /A
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jthelander1231
Dec 29, 2015
LOVE making chicken and dumplings during the winter--will have to give this one a try!
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185dderbin 6424078
Mar 07, 2015
Is there a substitute I can use instead of the cream of chicken soup
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Test Kitchen Team
Mar 09, 2015
Hello - If you'd rather not use the cream of chicken soup, you can substitute with 2 cups of chicken broth for the water, and then use equal amounts of chicken gravy instead of the soup. Add 2 tablespoons of heavy cream to make it creamy. Enjoy!
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kateb1950 2182226
Jan 18, 2015
I made this tonite with leftover chicken and it was surprisingly very good and easy. A bit heavy on the fat side so next time will look for fat-free soups and try a lite butter on the crust. We were surprised it came out as good as it did. However, it does make alot so if there are just two of you as in our case we have lots and lots of leftovers. Great for a potluck or communal feast.
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catlady6866 2887274
Mar 14, 2015
"Campbell's" makes a 98% fat free 'Cream of Chicken' canned soup. I wish they also had a lower sodium choice, since 2 cans of this soup is extremely high in sodium. Nevertheless, this dish was tasty, and very easy to prepare.
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jimmilou 5015465
Jan 08, 2015
We tried it! It was soooo good! We were eating it right out of the crock pot!
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jerichomom2
Jan 07, 2015
I am making this now as I'm typing this. I've tried the broth and its delicious. Yes, you could make this whole thing from scratch. I used grilled frozen chicken out of the freezer section. Before I serve it up I'll cut up the meat and put it back in. It was on sale. My daughter wanted a can of cannelli beans in it and I added a just a little of poulty seasoning and garlic powder. The biscuits look great too. In 15 minutes, I'll have a wonderful soup (stew?). I didn't have the condensed cream of soup handy I had ready to use 3 lb. box of chicken broth so I used all of it and didn't add any water. If my kids don't stay out of the crock pot it will never finish. Smells so good in my kitchen right now.
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mnebel99 3564571
Jan 07, 2015
Can this be made with non-cooked chicken? We put non-cooked chicken in the crock pot on other occasions.
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Test Kitchen Team
Jan 08, 2015
Yes, you can make this recipe with uncooked chicken and the cooking time should be fine. Enjoy!
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OneBlessedMom
Jan 21, 2015
I did and it was so easy to shredd them - just fell apart!
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Member 8545577
Nov 26, 2014
Has anyone made this and is it good?
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Mrs Rush
Jan 10, 2015
This recipe was awesome! My family and I loved it! Will cook this again!
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ramweb
Nov 15, 2014
I just boiled a couple chicken breasts and cut them up and used can vegetables, did not have frozen
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ramweb
Nov 15, 2014
already in slow cooker, easy to prepare, will let you know
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virginiapeiffer 7177050
Nov 03, 2014
OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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