This Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings Recipe is easy to make and full of old fashioned goodness with delicious flat rolled dumplings made from scratch.
Chicken and dumplings are a classic American comfort food. This Southern-style chicken and dumplings is made from scratch in the slow cooker. Chicken is cooked low and slow with a little onion and garlic until it is easily shredded with a fork. Once the chicken is shredded
Drop Biscuit Dumplings vs Flat Rolled Dumplings
Dumplings vary from being flat and noodle like, to being more like a drop biscuit. This will depend on your region and personal preferences. This particular recipe uses the flat noodle strip dumplings. It’s a simple dough with only a handful of ingredients that is rolled out and cut into strips. The strips are then dropped directly into the soup base and cooked. You can use either buttermilk or regular milk to make the dumplings.
How do I make flat rolled dumplings? How thick should they be? And how should I cut them?
Rolled dumplings are a simple mixture of all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, and either milk or buttermilk. You can also add in additional fat with melted butter. This mixture is stirred together in a bowl until a workable dough ball is formed, which is then kneaded and rolled out. Dumpling dough should be rolled about 1/8th of an inch thick. Once the dough is rolled out, simply cut them out. It doesn’t matter the size or shape of the dumplings so you can cut them however you’d like. A good starting place is to cut them in strips that are 1/2-inch by 1-inch. See the pictures below for reference.
How do you thicken up chicken and dumplings?
If you want to thicken the soup base on your chicken and dumplings, you’ll need to do it BEFORE you add in your dumplings. Whisk 2 – 3 tablespoons of cornstarch into some milk. If you don’t want to use milk you can just use some of the liquid from the crockpot. Once the mixture is smooth, pour it back into the soup pot and stir in. Then, you are ready for dumplings. The soup base will thicken as the dumplings cook.
If you like this recipe you may also be interested in my other chicken and dumpling recipes or other slow cooker comfort food recipes:
- European Style Chicken and Dumplings
- Southern Style Chicken and Dumplings with vegetables
- Slow Cooker Turkey Soup
- Slow Cooker Beef Short Ribs
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I was so happy to see this recipe! My mother always made homemade noodles/dumplings and they were delicious – even better the second day! The thickness of the dough determines if you’re making noodles or dumplings. I much prefer this to biscuits although those are tasty as well. I plan on trying your recipe this weekend but I wanted to give you a nice alternative to cutting with a knife. Just as my mother did I used a knife to cut the dough. One day I was emptying the dishwasher and picked up the perfect noodle tool…a pizza cutter! I… Read more »
So simple and easy. And here I was afraid to try home made dumplings I can’t wait to make this. I love your site, your the best. Thank you so much for all I have learned from o..
Hey! I hope your safe and well. I know you chose chicken broth instead of chicken stock for a reason and just wanted to know why please. I know broth is more common and why I’ve always used it. If you’ve tried it both ways which was your favorite and why?
Stay safe. Thanks, Janet
Easy to make. ..love it!
Thx so much for posting the recipe for crock pot chicken and dumplings. It’s virtually the same as my grandmother’s recipe. We never even THO’T of putting it in the crockpot. Thx again, can’t wait to try this!