Make a hearty pot of Bisquick Chicken and Dumplings for dinner tonight. Your family will thank you!
When you think of Southern comfort food, this is sure to be one of dishes that comes to mind. Chicken and dumplings is one of the first recipes I learned from my mom. She taught me to make it with canned biscuits, which is a great shortcut. I made it her way a lot in college and when we were newlyweds, but for some reason I forgot about this family favorite for a while.
I’m so glad to bring it back, and the rest of the family is happy too! Everyone loves a hot bowl of dumplings, chicken, and vegetables smothered in a thick and creamy broth.
This easy chicken and dumplings recipe is flexible on cooking ahead and keeping warm or getting ready in 45 minutes, with only about 15 minutes of active cooking. I love this warm, comforting dish for dinner at home on a cold day, or it’s great to take to potlucks.
You can substitute canned biscuits for the Bisquick dumplings. If you do, I get the best results with the least expensive cans of biscuits, usually smaller cans sold in a 4-pack. If you prefer, serve with peas and/or carrots on the side, but I like making it a one-dish meal.
| Cook Time | 40 minutes |
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- 48 ounces chicken broth
- 4 medium carrots peeled and diced
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2-1/4 cups baking mix like Bisquick or Jiffy
- 2/3 cup milk
- salt and pepper to taste
Ingredients
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- In a large stockpot, add chicken broth, carrots, and chicken breasts. Add salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 30 minutes, or until carrots are tender.
- While carrots and chicken simmer, stir together baking mix and milk until dough forms.
- Remove chicken from broth and set aside. Add frozen peas to pot and return to boil. Tear off grape-sized balls of dough and drop into boiling broth (or roll and cut dough into uniform dumplings if you prefer). Stir as needed to ensure dumplings are submerged.
- Shred chicken with two forks and stir into broth with dumplings. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes more.
You can substitute canned biscuit dough for the baking mix dumplings if you prefer.
This is my go to recipe for chicken and dumplings. I love it.
How long do the dumplings need to boil, and is that a slow boil or rapid?
Great recipe!! I just made it tonight and it was awesome. The only thing I did differently was I marinated the chicken breasts in salt, pepper, and onions before cooking.
Hello.. I’m making this tonight for dinner I just have one question with the dumplings… the box says after dropping them in the broth to cover tightly on the recipe here it doesn’t really specify if they should be covered or uncovered. Which is the best way to cook them?
I’ve always covered the dish when cooking dumplings.
This recipe was AWSOME and so easy…I must confess I added a few more veggies like Lima beans, celery and corn and a little more broth to be sure there was enough to handle the dumplings. I will be making this more often these colder times!
Even here in Fl.
Hi, Gayle! So sorry I missed this sweet comment before now. I’m very happy to hear that you liked the recipe, and your extra veggies sound like such a great addition. Thank you!
This looks delicious Andi! My mom always cooked chicken and dumplings while I was growing up. It was one of my favorite meals!
Thank you so much, Joanne! I love this one too :)
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Glad you like the recipe too, Pattie. Thanks again!!
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