Description
Grandma Georgia’s Chicken and Dumplings is a classic comfort food dish with tender chicken, hearty vegetables, and fluffy biscuit dumplings, all cooked to perfection in a slow cooker. This easy-to-make recipe will fill your home with delicious aromas and warm your soul with each comforting bite.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Chicken and Vegetables:
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 3 carrots, peeled and sliced
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp dried parsley
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
For the Biscuit Dumplings:
- 1 (10.5 oz) can cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 (16 oz) can refrigerated biscuit dough, cut into small pieces
- Fresh parsley for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the Chicken: Place chicken, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, salt, pepper, thyme, parsley, and paprika in the slow cooker.
- Cook the Chicken Mixture: Pour in chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, and milk. Cook on low for 6–7 hours or on high for 3–4 hours until chicken is tender.
- Shred the Chicken: Remove chicken, shred it, and return it to the slow cooker. Stir in butter.
- Add the Dumplings: Place biscuit pieces on top of the mixture. Cook on high for 1–1.5 hours until dumplings are fluffy.
- Serve: Garnish with parsley and serve warm.
Notes
- For extra flavor, add a bay leaf while cooking and remove before serving.
- You can use homemade biscuit dough or frozen dumplings if preferred.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 7-8 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 870mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
