Easy Chicken and Dumplings with Frozen Dumplings

An easy pot of chicken and dumplings with frozen dumplings.

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Easy Chicken and Dumplings with Frozen 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 dumpling recipe, easy chicken and dumplings

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings people

Calories 465kcal

Author Blair Lonergan

Equipment

Dutch oven

Ingredients

1 tablespoon salted butter
1 small yellow onion, diced (about 1 cup)
4 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
2 medium 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.
Add the broth; bring to a boil. 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, but this will vary depending on your brand/size dumplings). Stir occasionally so that the dumplings don’t stick together.
Once the dumplings are tender, stir in the chicken and cook just until warmed through, about 5 more minutes.
Remove from the heat. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if desired.
Ladle into bowls and garnish with chopped fresh herbs.

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.

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