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.
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!! ?
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.
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.
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.
Sprinkle the biscuit pieces Into the Instant Pot.
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.
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?
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.
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
- 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.
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Chicken and Dumplings
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
- 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.
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Ashley says
Love the recipe but would like to make it a little thicker. Would you suggest adding more cream of chicken or adding a little flour at the end to thicken it some?
Karli Bitner says
Hi Ashely, you could always use a cornstarch slurry at the end to thicken it more if you’d like. 🙂
Jerry Tune says
Going to make the chicken and dumplings tonight using boneless skinless thighs. There is just two of us. Can leftovers be frozen?
Thank you
Karli Bitner says
Hi Jerry- I haven’t ever frozen the leftovers of this recipe before (we don’t ever have leftovers at my house! 😉 ) I would be slightly worried about the dumplings and whether or not they would turn to mush once frozen. You could definitely give it a try though! I hope you enjoy the dish!
PHYLLIS B COPLEY says
This is my husbands favorite recipe that I make in the Instant Pot. Can I make something like this with bite size pieces of stew beef and beef broth instead of chicken? How long should I cook the recipe if using beef tiny pieces?
Karli Bitner says
Hi Phyllis- Stew Beef cooks quite a bit differently than chicken does. This recipe might interest you, though!! https://cookingwithkarli.com/instant-pot-steak-and-potatoes/
Lori Hall says
Hi crazy question do you cook the chicken before you put it in the insta pot? Thank you
Karli Bitner says
Hi Lori- no, the chicken goes in uncooked. The cubed chicken will cook through. 🙂
Rebecca says
Honestly, I just bought an instant pot after finding this recipe- I HAVE to try it!!! Yum! Would you have any tips/suggestions for how I can go about adding a bag of frozen mixed vegetables to this? Thanks for sharing!
Karli Bitner says
Yes! You can either add it at the beginning or stir it in at the very end and close the lid and let it sit for about 5 minutes and those veggies will heat through. 🙂
ZaDaysha says
Can this recipe be cooked on low in the crockpot and for how long?
Karli Bitner says
Yes, just cook the chicken, broth, cream of chicken soup and seasonings on low for 6-8 hours. Shred the chicken and then place the cut biscuits onto the top of the soup and cook for an additional 30 minutes.
Ashley Toler says
Can I double the recipe in the instant pot if so is cook time longer? I need to make it for a potluck tomorrow
Karli Bitner says
Hi Ashley- you can double the recipe if needed. No need to double the cook time.
Stephanie Risser says
How many people does this serve?
Karli Bitner says
Hi Stephanie- this serves 4-6.
Crystal says
Don’t know what I did wrong. The time seemed awfully short for cooking in the instant pot . The chicken wasn’t done and the biscuits were just a gooey mess 🙁
Karli Bitner says
Hi Crystal- it sounds like either the chicken chunks were too big, or the Instant Pot didn’t come to pressure correctly. Did the pin come up?
Dayna says
Hi Karli
I have a ninja foodi, which is an instant pot and other items all in one and there isn’t a button for that on it. I can set it to pressure cook on high but I need to know an approximate cook time to set it for. I have it cooking now and set it to 30 mins on high. Hopefully that’s enough time but not too much!
Karli Bitner says
Hi Dayna- Sorry I didn’t see this while you were cooking? How did it turn out? The cook time should be consistent across all electric pressure cookers.