Easy Chicken and Dumplings
Easy Chicken and Dumplings is the comfort food meal to make for dinner tonight. A quick and easy recipe made with cooked chicken, hearty vegetables, a creamy broth and Grands biscuits.
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 680kcal
Ingredients
- 3 large boneless chicken thighs or 1 pound cooked chicken
- 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 tablespoon steak rub or favorite all purpose seasoning
- 1 large onion diced
- 2 medium carrots peeled and sliced thin
- 2 stalks celery sliced thin
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 10.5 ounce can cream of chicken soup
- 10.5 ounce can cream of mushroom soup
- 16.3 ounce can Pillsbury Grands Biscuits
Instructions
- Coat boneless chicken thighs with 1 tablespoon olive and sprinkle with rub. Grill over indirect fire with the grill closed for about 20 minutes with a 350° fire. Remove from grill, cool 10 minutes and then chop into bite-sized pieces. Cover and set aside.
- Separate biscuits and roll each canned biscuit into a 1/2 inch round log on a cutting board. Slice into 1/4 inch slices.
- Peel and dice the onion. Peel and slice carrots into thin slices. Slice the celery into small pieces.
- Coat the bottom of a dutch oven or heavy soup pan with olive oil. Add the vegetables and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
- When vegetables are softened and onions start to caramelize, add the chicken broth, chicken, seasonings and then the cream soups. Whisk to combine and bring mixture to a boil.
- Drop biscuit pieces into boiling broth a few at a time so they don’t stick together. Stirring occasionally, continue to cook until dumplings are cooked through, about 10 minutes. Lower to simmer until ready to serve.
Notes
How to Tell if Dumplings are Done: Remove a dumpling from the soup and cut in half, dumplings should be fluffy and no longer doughy in the center.
Storage: Store leftover chicken and dumplings in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 5 days. Freeze in a freezer container up to 3 months.
Reheat: Reheat chicken and dumplings in a pan with additional chicken stock, water or a little milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until heated through.
Canned Biscuit Substitutes: Frozen dumplings or homemade dumplings can be substituted.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 680kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 23g | Trans Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 154mg | Sodium: 2565mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g