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Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Jul 1, 2018 · 252 Comments

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Easy Chicken and Dumplings can be thrown together in minutes and can cook in either the Instant Pot or Crockpot. Using Cream of Chicken soups and biscuit dough, this meal is no-prep! Perfect for a busy weeknight dinner.

No prep, dump and start chicken and dumplings is a perfect weeknight meal.

 

Chicken and Dumplings – The perfect Dump and Start Weeknight Meal

Chicken and dumplings as a meal that I’ve been making for a long time. This is one of the meals that I always make when we invite someone over for dinner.

Everyone always raves about how delicious it is… But do you want to know a secret? It is honestly the easiest dinner that I could’ve made.

I love that this meal is fancy enough for Sunday dinner, yet fast enough for a night full of running kids to every corner of the earth!

There is absolutely no prep, just dump and go!

I have always made this meal in the crockpot. Generally, I would start it before we went to church that way dinner would be done and ready to scarf down when we got home.

I have had my Instant Pot for almost a year now, so I figured it was about time to convert the recipe.

Boy, was I glad that I did! I will definitely be cooking this meal in my Instant Pot from now on.

Just in case you haven’t hopped on the Instant Pot bandwagon yet, I’ll write the crockpot method out for you too.

P.S. I think you should hop on that Instant Pot bandwagon!! ?

chicken and dumplings made in the Instant Pot

How to make Chicken and Dumplings in the Instant Pot

To make chicken and dumplings in the Instant Pot, first cut chicken breasts into 1 inch chunks.

Pour chicken broth into the liner of the Instant Pot. Place the chicken chunks into the broth and then sprinkle with minced dried onion and dried parsley.

Broth, chicken chunks, parsley and onion in the Instant Pot

Scoop two cans of cream of chicken soup on the top of the chicken chunks. Do not stir.

It is very important to layer food when cooking in the Instant Pot. In order for the Instant Pot to work properly there needs to be a thin liquid on the bottom of the pot.

cream of chicken soup on top of the chicken chunks and broth layer.

In this dish, the thin liquid is the chicken broth. The cream of chicken soup is very thick and would burn to the bottom of the liner if the chicken broth was not underneath it.

Now, take canned biscuit dough and cut each biscuit into eight pieces.

canned biscuit dough cut into 8 pieces

Sprinkle the biscuit pieces Into the Instant Pot.

biscuit dough is used for the dumplings in this chicken and dumplings dish.

Secure the lid, turn the knob to sealing and cook on Manual HIGH for two minutes. Allow for three minute NPR before quick releasing the pressure manually.

When you open up the lid you will see that all of the biscuit dough has expanded and cooked.

The chicken and dumplings after being pressure cooked in the Instant Pot

Give the Instant Pot a good stir to mix up the dumplings, chicken and sauce.

Dinner is now ready to be served! Can you believe how easy that was?

The finished chicken and dumplings in the Instant Pot

How to make Chicken and Dumplings in the Crockpot

To make the chicken and dumplings in a crockpot, pour broth, cream of chicken soup, chicken chunks, parsley and minced onion into the crockpot.

Cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours, or until the chicken is cooked through.

Once the chicken is cooked through, add in the cut up biscuit dough and cook for an additional 30 minutes on HIGH.

Stir and serve.

Finished chicken and dumpling soup.

Chicken and Dumplings

(Printable recipe below)

Easy Chicken and Dumplings can be thrown together in minutes and can cook in either the Instant Pot or Crockpot. Using Cream of Chicken soups and biscuit dough, this meal is no-prep! Perfect for a busy weeknight dinner.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 lb chicken breast cut into 1 inch chunks
  • 2 tbsp dried minced onion or 1/2 cup fresh minced onion
  • 1 tbsp dried parsley
  • 2 cans cream of chicken soup
  • 1 7.5 oz can refrigerated biscuits

Instructions

  1. For the Instant Pot: place the chicken broth into the liner.
  2. Add in the chicken breast chunks, minced onion and dried parsley.
  3. Scoop the cream of chicken soup out of the can and gently put it into the Instant Pot on top of the chicken chunks. DO NOT STIR. (see post above for exactly why. ?)
  4. Cut each biscuit into 8 pieces. Sprinkle the biscuit pieces into the Instant Pot.
  5. Close the lid, turn the knob to sealing and cook on Manual HIGH for 2 minutes allowing for a 3 minute NPR before manually releasing the pressure.
  6. Stir the pot and then serve!
  7. For the Crockpot: place the chicken broth, chicken chunks, onion, parsley and cream of chicken soup into the crockpot.
  8. Cook on high for 3-4 hours, or until the chicken is cooked through.
  9. Cut each biscuit into 8 pieces.
  10. Stir the contents of the Crockpot then sprinkle the biscuit pieces into the Crockpot.
  11. Cook for an additional 30 minutes and then serve.

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No prep, dump and start chicken and dumplings is a perfect weeknight meal.

Chicken and Dumplings

Easy Chicken and Dumplings can be thrown together in minutes and can cook in either the Instant Pot or Crockpot. Using Cream of Chicken soups and biscuit dough, this meal is no-prep! Perfect for a busy weeknight dinner.
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4.61 from 118 votes
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Course: Main Course
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 191kcal
Author: Karli Bitner

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 lb chicken breast cut into 1 inch chunks
  • 2 tbsp dried minced onion or 1/2 cup fresh minced onion
  • 1 tbsp dried parsley
  • 2 10.5 oz cans cream of chicken soup
  • 1 7.5 oz can refrigerated biscuits

Instructions

  • For the Instant Pot: place the chicken broth into the liner.
  • Add in the chicken breast chunks, minced onion and dried parsley.
  • Scoop the cream of chicken soup out of the can and gently put it into the Instant Pot on top of the chicken chunks. DO NOT STIR. (see post above for exactly why.)
  • Cut each biscuit into 8 pieces. Sprinkle the biscuit pieces into the Instant Pot.
  • Close the lid, turn the knob to sealing and cook on Manual HIGH for 2 minutes allowing for a 3 minute NPR before manually releasing the pressure.
  • Stir the pot and then serve!
  • For the Crockpot: place the chicken broth, chicken chunks, onion, parsley and cream of chicken soup into the crockpot.
  • Cook on high for 3-4 hours, or until the chicken is cooked through.
  • Cut each biscuit into 8 pieces.
  • Stir the contents of the Crockpot then sprinkle the biscuit pieces into the Crockpot.
  • Cook for an additional 30 minutes and then serve.

Notes

NOTE: If you have fresh chicken tenders, feel free to use them in place of the chicken chunks. Cook at 3 minutes HP with a 6 min NPR if using chicken tenders. 

Nutrition

Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 1093mg | Potassium: 424mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 208IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 2mg
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  1. Stefanie says

    December 31, 2020 at 11:34 am

    Can you use thawed chicken tenderloins cut up instead of breasts?

    Reply
    • Karli Bitner says

      January 12, 2021 at 9:27 pm

      Yes! Just cook for 3 minutes with a 6 minute NPR. I do this often myself.

      Reply
  2. Stefanie O’Neal says

    December 31, 2020 at 7:36 pm

    5 stars
    Tried this tonight and it was amazing. We used chicken tenderloins and buttermilk biscuits. My boys devoured it. I had two instant pots going as I wasn’t for sure with the biscuits rising if I doubled the recipe to all fit in one. I have two 6 quarts.

    Reply
  3. Melissa says

    January 3, 2021 at 12:40 pm

    5 stars
    Hi, I made this recipe this morning and after a minute of the cook time I got the burn notice. I did not want to stir so I let it cook for another minute. Some of the chicken had burned and stuck to the bottom of the pot. I used chicken thighs I had cut up and 10 biscuits. Everything else was exactly as recipe states. Would 2 cans of broth made a difference?

    Reply
    • Cooking with Karli says

      February 13, 2021 at 10:48 pm

      Very strange, I don’t think two cans of broth would make a difference. Have you had the burn notice before?

      Reply
  4. Courtney says

    January 5, 2021 at 3:50 pm

    Did anyone have an issue with the biscuits being under done?

    Reply
    • Terri says

      January 26, 2021 at 5:16 pm

      I had the opposite problem I used the grands old-fashioned biscuits and chopped them into quarters unfortunately I was so worried about getting them cooked through when I looked at them after I left them an extra 10 minutes they disintegrated! Excellent recipe note to self do not cook the dumplings to death!

      Reply
    • Kendall says

      January 31, 2021 at 1:30 pm

      I had the same problem! Not sure how to fix it.

      Reply
  5. Ginger says

    January 20, 2021 at 2:23 pm

    5 stars
    Very easy and delicious Made this 3 times already. Me and my family loves it.

    Reply
  6. Abbi says

    January 21, 2021 at 5:43 pm

    Would this work with frozen chicken tenders?

    Reply
    • Karli Bitner says

      February 13, 2021 at 11:05 pm

      Yes- just change the cook time to 6 minutes HP and a 6 min NPR.

      Reply
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