One of my family’s favorite ultimate comfort food meals is this easy chicken and dumplings. It is made in less than 30 minutes with shredded chicken, vegetables, and chicken stock, and topped with simple dumplings made with biscuit mix.
Once you make these tasty chicken and dumplings they are going to quickly become a favorite dinnertime recipe, just like they are here at my home. How can you go wrong with these simple ingredients?
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You can make the dumpling recipe with Bisquick mix, but I always turn to my tried and true favorite, Jiffy buttermilk biscuit mix. The result of dropping the dough on top of the liquid boiling results in the fluffiest dumplings possible.
Ingredients
This chicken dumplings recipe has-
- Two boxes of Jiffy biscuit mix mixed with herbs and milk. This is where the ‘easy’ comes in for this recipe. Jiffy mix makes wonderfully fluffy dumplings that cook nicely in the broth and saves time versus traditional old-fashioned homemade dumplings.
- Shredded cooked chicken. This is a great way to use up cooked boneless, skinless chicken breast or leftover rotisserie chicken.
- Diced carrots and celery. Simply sauteed in butter before softening up in the stock.
- Chicken broth. I like to use bullion, but you can use canned or homemade chicken stock as well.
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Easy Chicken and Dumplings
How to make quick and easy chicken and dumplings step-by-step
Clean the carrots and celery, then dice the vegetables.
Shred the cooked chicken into small pieces.
In a large Dutch oven, add the butter and let it melt.
Add the vegetables and stir around.
Pour in the chicken stock and add the shredded chicken.
Let the chicken and vegetables simmer in the broth for 10 minutes to soften the vegetables.
Time to make the herbed biscuits. Add the two boxes of Jiffy biscuit mix in a bowl with the seasonings.
Stir in the milk and mix everything together to make the dough.
Bring the pot to a rolling boil. Using two spoons, drop in spoonfuls of biscuits on top of the liquid.
Keep the pot at a roiling boil for another 10 minutes.
If you notice the biscuits aren’t cooking on top, you can gently push them down under the broth using a large spoon.
This is the consistency you want. The dumplings cooked completely through.
This is a perfect & easy weeknight dinner that your kids will love, trust me!
Tips & Variations
- Quickly shred chicken by using your mixer! Check out this tutorial from Eating on a Dime.
- Make this dairy-free by swapping out the milk in the biscuit mix with water or a dairy-free milk alternative.
- The broth should be thick enough, but if not and you need it thicker, you can add 1/2 cup water with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to thicken it up further if needed.
Storage
Let leftovers cool before adding them to a covered container and refrigerate. Eat within 3 days. Reheat single bowls in the microwave or reheat in a saucepan on the stovetop with 1/4 cup of water added before setting it to simmer over medium heat for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
The dumplings are made with milk so it is not recommended to freeze this recipe.
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Easy Chicken and Dumplings
Equipment
- large dutch oven
- wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked and shredded chicken
- 6 carrots chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 6 stalks celery chopped
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup milk
- 2 boxes Jiffy Buttermilk Biscuit Mix
- 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Clean and chop the carrots and celery.6 carrots, 6 stalks celery
- Add butter to a large stockpot. Melt the butter, then add the vegetables.1 tablespoon butter
- Pour in the chicken stock. Then add the cooked and shredded chicken.6 cups chicken stock, 2 cups cooked and shredded chicken
- Let the stock simmer for 10 minutes.
- In a bowl, add the two boxes of Jiffy mix and the seasonings. Add the milk and stir everything together well.2 boxes Jiffy Buttermilk Biscuit Mix, 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme, 1/2 teaspoon oregano, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 1 cup milk
- Bring the pot to a rolling boil then drop the biscuit mix in one spoonful at a time on top of the broth and vegetables. Drop all the way around filling up the top of the pot.
- Keep the pot at a roiling boil for another 10 minutes.
- Check the center of the dumplings to make sure they have cooked through.
- Serve & enjoy!
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Notes
Tips for making this recipe:
- I like to make my chicken in the Instant Pot to use in recipes like this.
- Make sure to bring the liquid to a full boil before dropping in the biscuits to make sure that they are at a good temperature to cook them.
- If you notice the biscuits aren’t cooking on top, you can gently push them down under the broth using a large spoon.
- To store: add to a covered container and eat within 3 days. Reheat in the microwave OR you can add the leftovers and 1/4 cup water to a pan and heat on the stovetop.
Originally published in July 2016. Updated post in January of 2022 with new photos, the same great recipe.
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Last Updated on April 11, 2023 by Erin@BottomLeftoftheMitten
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