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Quick Chicken and Dumplings

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Oct 30, 2023
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Indulging your comfort food cravings doesn’t have to mean spending all day in the kitchen. With this Quick Chicken and Dumplings recipe, you can get all the creamy, buttery, slow simmered flavors of classic chicken and dumplings—in record time! Velvety sauce, tender-crisp veggies, and hearty chicken are topped with golden, good-as-homemade dumplings courtesy of Original Bisquick™ mix. It’s perfect for a busy weeknight, and your family will absolutely love it.

How do you make chicken and dumplings?

While the original version could have you stirring, simmering, and baking for hours, making easy chicken and dumplings with Bisquick requires very little effort. Condensed cream of chicken soup makes a luscious sauce, so all you have to add is cooked chicken and frozen peas and carrots. Mixing up Original Bisquick™ mix and gives you a quick-as-can be dough for dumplings you simply spoon over top. Add a dash of paprika if you like a hint of smoky spice, and it’s ready in just 10 minutes.

What do I serve with chicken and dumplings?

Quick Chicken and Dumplings makes an incredible one dish meal. It’s hearty enough to satisfy even the biggest appetites all on its own. But if you’d like to round out the meal with some extra veggies, add a side of something fresh and green like broccoli, brussels sprouts or asparagus. Or pair the dish with a nice green salad to add a little lightness and crunch to this flavorful, filling meal.

More About This Recipe

  • Hearty, warming, and wonderfully homey, chicken and dumplings are the perfect dish for a chilly fall weekend with not much to do. But with this quick and easy chicken and dumpling recipe you can still get a comforting meal on the table, even if the day feels a little more chaotic than cozy. Done in around 30 minutes, it only tastes like it took all day!

Frequently Asked Questions

How to tell when dumplings are done in chicken and dumplings?

After your initial simmer, you’ll need to cover your chicken and dumplings to ensure the dumplings cook. During your second simmer, try not to lift the lid. (Though we know it’s tempting to peek!). If you follow the directions to the letter, you should have no problem with your dumplings being undercooked. However, if you’d like to test, just stick a toothpick into the center of one. If it comes out clean you’re good to go.

Do you turn dumplings over when cooking?

Like we said, this quick chicken and dumplings recipe couldn’t be more simple! While a scratch-made rendition of the dish would likely require you to turn your dumplings half-way through the cook time to ensure they cook all the way through, this easy version requires no flipping at all.

Is chicken and dumplings supposed to be thick or soupy?

With infinite takes on this traditional dish, the consistency of the sauce can vary from very thin like soup to a thick, casserole-like consistency. It all depends on the recipe. This quick chicken and dumplings recipe lands somewhere in the middle. But if you like, you can add a bit less milk in your first step for a thicker sauce, or a bit more if you like it on the thinner side.

Quick Chicken and Dumplings

  • Prep Time 10 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 cup frozen peas and carrots
  • 1 cup chopped cooked chicken
  • 1 can (10 1/2 oz) condensed cream of chicken soup
  • 1 cup Original Bisquick™ mix
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • Paprika, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 3-quart saucepan, place 1 1/2 cups milk, the frozen peas and carrots, chicken and soup. Heat to boiling over high heat, stirring frequently. Reduce to a simmer.
  • Step 
    2
    In medium bowl, mix Bisquick mix and 1/3 cup milk until soft dough forms. Gently drop dough by 8 spoonfuls onto chicken mixture. Do not submerge dumplings in liquid. Sprinkle with paprika.
  • Step 
    3
    Simmer over low heat 10 minutes. Cover; cook 8 to 12 minutes longer or until dumplings are cooked through.

Nutrition

320 Calories
12g Total Fat
18g Protein
36g Total Carbohydrate
9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
320
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
12g
18%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
22%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
45mg
15%
Sodium
910mg
38%
Potassium
320mg
9%
Total Carbohydrate
36g
12%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
9g
Protein
18g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
70%
70%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 1/2 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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