{"id":1407,"date":"2026-01-30T20:35:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2026-01-30T20:35:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:35:52","slug":"best-ever-crock-pot-chicken-and-dumplings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/best-ever-crock-pot-chicken-and-dumplings\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Ever Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Best Ever Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Comfort food at its finest<\/strong>\u2014tender chicken, creamy broth, and fluffy dumplings, all made easy in the slow cooker.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For the Chicken Base<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or thighs)<\/li>\n<li>4 cups chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>1 (10.5 oz) can cream of chicken soup<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, finely diced<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 cup carrots, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 cup celery, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon dried thyme (optional)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon poultry seasoning (optional)<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the Dumplings<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 (16 oz) can refrigerated biscuit dough<br \/>\n<em>(like Pillsbury; cut into small bite-sized pieces)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Optional Add-Ins<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bd cup frozen peas (add at the end)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup heavy cream (for extra creaminess)<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Layer the Ingredients<\/strong><br \/>\nPlace the chicken breasts in the bottom of the crock pot.<br \/>\nAdd onion, garlic, carrots, and celery on top.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the Sauce<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a bowl, whisk together chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, salt, pepper, and seasonings.<br \/>\nPour over the chicken and vegetables. Add butter on top.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slow Cook<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Cook on <strong>LOW for 6\u20137 hours<\/strong> or<\/li>\n<li><strong>HIGH for 3\u20134 hours<\/strong>,<br \/>\nuntil the chicken is very tender.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shred the Chicken<\/strong><br \/>\nRemove the chicken, shred it with two forks, then return it to the crock pot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add Dumplings<\/strong><br \/>\nStir in the biscuit pieces. Make sure they\u2019re mostly submerged in the liquid.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Final Cook<\/strong><br \/>\nCover and cook on <strong>HIGH for 45\u201360 minutes<\/strong>, stirring once halfway, until dumplings are cooked through and fluffy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finish &amp; Serve<\/strong><br \/>\nStir in peas or cream if using. Taste and adjust seasoning.<br \/>\nGarnish with parsley and serve hot<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Tips for Perfection<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cut biscuits small so they cook evenly<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t lift the lid too often while dumplings cook<\/li>\n<li>For thicker stew, leave the lid off the last 10\u201315 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best Ever Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings Comfort food at its finest\u2014tender chicken, creamy broth, and fluffy dumplings, all made&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1407"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1409,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407\/revisions\/1409"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}