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Easy Chicken and Dumplings

This easy chicken and dumplings recipe takes advantage of a handful of shortcuts for a quick weeknight dinner!
Course Dinner
Cuisine Southern
Keyword chicken and dumplings with frozen dumplings, easy chicken and dumplings, easy chicken and dumplings recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories 465kcal
Author Blair Lonergan

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon salted butter
  • 1 small yellow onion, diced (about 1 cup)
  • 4 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 2 celery stalks, chopped
  • 8 cups (64 ounces) chicken broth or chicken stock
  • 12 ounces frozen flat dumplings (such as Anne’s brand)
  • 4 cups cooked, shredded rotisserie chicken
  • Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste
  • Optional garnish: chopped fresh herbs (such as parsley, sage, thyme, or rosemary)

Instructions

  • Melt butter in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery; cook until the vegetables are starting to soften, about 5-7 minutes.
    Sauteing vegetables in a dutch oven.
  • Add the broth; bring to a boil.
    Pouring chicken broth into a dutch oven.
  • Once the broth boils, reduce the heat so that the liquid is simmering.
  • Gradually add the frozen dumplings, a few at a time, carefully separating them as necessary. Cook according to package directions until the dumplings are tender (usually about 8-10 minutes). Stir occasionally so that the dumplings don’t stick together.
    Process shot showing how to make easy chicken and dumplings with frozen dumplings.
  • Once the dumplings are tender, stir in the chicken and cook just until warmed through, about 5 more minutes.
    Adding rotisserie chicken to a Dutch oven.
  • Remove from the heat. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if desired.
    Overhead shot of a pot of easy chicken and dumplings with frozen dumplings.
  • Ladle into bowls and garnish with chopped fresh herbs.
    Square overhead shot of easy chicken and dumplings on a table.

Notes

  • If you prefer to cook your own chicken at home for this recipe, you'll need to start with about 2 lbs. of raw boneless, skinless chicken thighs or boneless skinless chicken breasts. Boil the chicken in the broth until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Then remove the meat to a cutting board to chop or shred with two forks.
  • For a thicker, creamy broth, whisk together ½ cup of heavy cream and 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour in a small bowl until smooth. Stir the mixture into the broth just before adding the dumplings.
  • Make homemade flat dumplings using this recipe.
  • Omit the vegetables and just make your chicken and dumplings in the broth.
  • Add garlic to the vegetable mixture, include a couple of bay leaves in the pot, or stir in frozen peas towards the very end.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/6 of the recipe | Calories: 465kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 132mg | Sodium: 230mg | Potassium: 840mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 6967IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 3mg