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Stovetop Chicken And Dumplings In 30 Minutes

January 10, 2014 by Melissa 34 Comments

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Stovetop Chicken And Dumplings In 30 Minutes makes for a comforting busy day feast. The trick to having this on the table in 30 minutes, is to start with rotisserie chicken. Fluffy biscuit-like dumplings cook to perfection in a flavorful chicken broth embellished with onion, carrot and diced celery. Minimal effort turns this into a one pot tummy filling meal the family will love.

Stovetop Chicken And Dumplings In 30 Minutes

Stovetop Chicken And Dumplings In 30 Minutes

I’m certain I don’t have to say how comforting a bowl of chicken and dumplings can be after a long busy day. I feel blessed to have grown-up with this delicious dish as a regular entree on the menu in my Mom’s kitchen. It’s Southern comfort at it’s finest. That said, classic chicken and dumplings recipes don’t usually include vegetables as I do in this dish. In fact, old fashioned recipes often consist of thickened broth with tender pieces of chicken and dumplings that are either rolled or rounds of dough dropped into the boiling broth. I added vegetables to mine as an attempt to not only add flavor and color but, turn this into a one pot meal.

Stovetop Chicken And Dumplings In 30 Minutes

Tips and Pointers

  • When making this dish, if it’s your preference to enjoy this Stovetop Chicken And Dumplings In 30 Minutes without vegetables, you can certainly leave them out or adjust the variety according to your taste. I personally love a one pot meal so, veggies are a must when I make this for my family.
  • For the best results, leave the lid in place and don’t be tempted to peak. Let the dumplings develop their fluffy goodness all on their own.
  • If you prefer to make your own stock checkout Ina Garten’s recipe for  Homemade Chicken Stock and for more easy chicken recipes see my article about 8 Chicken Soups Good For The Soul on Parade.
  • If you’re a slow cooking fan I also have a recipe for Slow Cooked Chicken and Dumplings that remains a fan favorite.

Stovetop Chicken And Dumplings In 30 Minutes

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Stovetop Chicken And Dumplings In 30 Minutes

Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Resting time5 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: stovetop-chicken-and-dumplings-in-30-minutes
Servings: 8
Author: Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

  • 1 medium sweet onion finely diced
  • 1 cup sliced carrot
  • 2 ribs celery sliced
  • 4 Tbsp butter
  • salt & black pepper to taste
  • 1 large bay leaf
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 10.75 oz can cream of chicken with herbs soup
  • 3 14.5 oz cans low sodium chicken broth
  • 3 cups roughly chopped rotisserie chicken
  • 2 tsp poultry seasoning
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp dried tarragon
  • 2 1/2 cup buttermilk baking mix [i.e. Bisquick]
  • 1 1/2 cup buttermilk

Instructions

  • In the bottom of a large heavy bottomed pot or dutch oven, melt the butter. Add diced onion, sliced carrots and celery. Season with salt and black pepper to your taste. Cook for 5 minutes, until the vegetables are beginning to soften and brown.
  • Add 1/4 cup all-purpose flour and stir to coat the vegetables.
  • Add bay leaf,  soup, chicken broth, chopped chicken, poultry seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder and tarragon.  Adjust the salt and black pepper to your taste. Stir well.
  • Increase the burner temperature and bring to a boil.
  • Meanwhile, in a medium sized mixing bowl, mix together the buttermilk baking mix and buttermilk.
  • Use a Tbsp or a 2 oz ice cream scoop to divide the dumpling dough dropping into the boiling broth.
  • After all of the dumplings have been added, lower the heat to a gentle simmer and cover. Do not lift the lid for 20 minutes.
  • After 20 minutes, uncover, and gently press the dumplings into the broth.
  • Remove from the heat. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
  • Stir the dumplings through the broth prior to serving to naturally thicken the broth.

Notes

To thicken the broth further, remove the dumplings to a platter and keep warm. Bring broth to a simmer. Dissolve 2-3 Tbsp flour in cold water or milk, and whisk into the broth. Repeat until you reach your desired consistency. Return the dumplings to the pot and stir before serving.
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Comments

  1. Pam says

    January 8, 2021 at 8:55 pm

    5 stars
    This has become one of our regular meals to use leftover chicken-so easy and good! I usually follow your recipe pretty closely, but when I’m short on a spice we just use poultry seasoning, and alternate between homemade biscuit dough and refrigerated biscuits cut in fourths-since I don’t usually have Bisquick on hand. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      January 8, 2021 at 9:25 pm

      Hi Pam, I’m so happy you are enjoying this, thank you!

      Reply
  2. Carla says

    February 4, 2020 at 10:00 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious, it was a hit in my home! Thank you!🙂🙌🏾

    Reply
  3. Bobby says

    October 11, 2019 at 3:22 pm

    First time making chicken & dumplings, Great and super easy recipe! Hubby loved it! Will definitely be making this again! Thank you 👍🏼😃

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      October 11, 2019 at 4:44 pm

      Oh great, thank you!

      Reply
  4. Arlene M. Puliafico says

    March 7, 2019 at 10:04 am

    Melissa, just had to tell you, this is a fabulous recipe. Added a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to the milk that I added with the Bisquick. I will only use your recipe for chicken and dumplings for now on, so delicious. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      March 7, 2019 at 11:53 am

      Arlene, I’m so happy you loved this easy dish. What a great idea to add vinegar. I’m sure it gave a buttermilk-like taste to the dumplings. Thanks so much for visiting and for letting me know!

      Reply
  5. Joann Santiago says

    February 26, 2019 at 6:27 pm

    5 stars
    My husband and I loved it!! This is definitely making its way into our winter dishes! Thank you for such a great recipe!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      February 26, 2019 at 6:31 pm

      I’m glad you enjoyed this, thanks so much!

      Reply
  6. Stephanie says

    December 21, 2018 at 7:05 pm

    I don’t have buttermilk could I use canned biscuits ?

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      December 21, 2018 at 9:45 pm

      I’ve not tested canned biscuits for this recipe. You can make your own buttermilk, adding a Tbsp of lemon juice or white distilled vinegar per one cup of regular milk and let it sit for 5 minutes before adding to the dry ingredients.

      Reply
  7. Colleen says

    November 28, 2018 at 4:03 pm

    5 stars
    I made a nice broth with my turkey carcass yesterday and today I made this recipe with the fresh turkey broth and leftover turkey meat. It was a family favorite. I’m sure I’ll be making many times over after we eat rotisserie chicken. Recipe was easy to follow and came out just like pictured here! Yum!!!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      November 28, 2018 at 5:50 pm

      I love that tukey made over, that’s brilliant. Thanks so much!

      Reply
  8. Claire says

    November 26, 2018 at 5:28 pm

    Hi melissa,

    I am confused about the ingredients. How much cream of chicken soup and broth?

    Reply
  9. Char says

    February 2, 2017 at 10:46 am

    Delicious ! This was so good. I almost didn’t try this because I was craving the old fashion chicken and dumplings my mom used to make,but I am glad I did. Of course they aren’t the same but let me tell you it was delicious ! The dumplings were so tender.

    thanks for another great recipe !!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      February 2, 2017 at 11:25 am

      Glad you enjoyed this one, thanks.

      Reply
  10. Anna says

    November 22, 2016 at 7:58 am

    This was wonderful! I did not have tarragon or poultry seasoning. I had four carrots in my bag of carrots and used them all. I thought it’d be too much but actually it didn’t even look like a lot. I used four garlic cloves because anything that doesn’t call for garlic gets garlic added to it in this house. I also didn’t buy the herbed cream of chicken because I didn’t write that part down on my ingredients list. Even with the few missing parts, the dish tasted wonderful hearty and well rounded. It was like a “semi-homemade” meal brought together to taste fully homemade. If someone wanted to go the extra length though, they could easily use the carcass of the rotisserie chicken to make a delicious and hearty homemade broth. Simmer it on the stove with some salt, garlic, onion, celery and carrots for several hours until the veggies are almost falling apart.

    Reply
    • Janice says

      October 28, 2018 at 12:03 am

      5 stars
      Jan says
      I used leftover rotisserie bones and leftover backs from cut up whole chickens. I put them all in a big old pot with carrots celery onion. I cooked for about 2 hours ,cooled and then took the leftover tender meat from the bones. I ended up with a little under 3 cups. I had enough broth for other soups or more of the same. It was delish!!! And I am actually sitting here eating it at 12:07 P.M. My husband is going to be a happy man tomorrow . Thanks for the recipe!

      Reply
      • Melissa says

        October 28, 2018 at 8:31 am

        Glad you enjoyed this one, thank you!

  11. Vicky says

    July 20, 2016 at 7:31 am

    I like legs and thighs. How do you think this would work here? Might be messy to it though!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      July 20, 2016 at 7:52 am

      If you prefer you could adapt this to bone-in chicken. It would alter how long you cook it, of course as the chicken in this quick version is already cooked. My experience is, boneless chicken works best in chicken and dumplings.

      Reply
  12. Christine says

    April 19, 2016 at 11:08 am

    Hi, I have a question. What other vegetables can you use?

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      April 19, 2016 at 11:14 am

      Hi Christine, you don’t have to use vegetables at all. I love including veggies to make it a one dish meal so, feel free to leave them out if you want.

      Reply
  13. Holly N @ Spend With Pennies says

    January 29, 2016 at 8:28 am

    Now THAT is a big ol’ bowl of comfort right there! This dish is wonderful and something the whole family easily agrees on!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      January 29, 2016 at 9:22 am

      That’s the truth Holly, thank you!

      Reply
  14. Melissa says

    March 9, 2015 at 2:48 pm

    Hi Marilyn, it’s true. It delights me to continue handing down these comforting beloved dishes. Thanks for stopping by for a visit.

    Reply
  15. Marilyn says

    March 9, 2015 at 2:41 pm

    This is almost identical to my grandmom’s recipe, which I have made all my life. Everyone loves it, and I often make it in a large electric Dutch oven for groups. She, of course, made stock by simmering cut up chicken parts. I use boneless, skinless, thighs. You can use Perdue short cuts or any other source. I do not use the creamed soup, but I do use the low sodium broth. I cook the dumplings for 10 minutes uncovered, then 10 min covered. People are surprised that Gram used Bisquick-it has been around for almost a hundred years!

    Reply
    • Stephanie says

      November 13, 2017 at 7:52 pm

      Question, what if my bisquick is still doughy after 20 minutes, when will I know it’s done?

      Reply
      • Melissa says

        November 13, 2017 at 8:02 pm

        It’ important you don’t open the lid for 30 minutes. You can check it with a toothpick inserted into the center if you wish just like a cake.

  16. Julia Mills says

    January 16, 2014 at 2:28 pm

    Chicken and Dumplings is definitely one of my favorite meals! I even have a recipe on my blog for it too! Love it!

    Xo, Julia
    http://www.georgiapeachmommy.blogspot.com

    Reply
  17. Melissa says

    January 12, 2014 at 9:04 pm

    Hi Sylvia! These are so simple and good. I sure hope they suit his taste.
    With a little extra flour, the broth can be thickened further if needed, to suit your preference. Enjoy! ☺

    Reply
    • Carol says

      August 7, 2019 at 4:13 pm

      Can you save the dumpling batter if any lefr over in the fridge

      Reply
      • Melissa says

        August 7, 2019 at 4:59 pm

        There shouldn’t be any leftover, I recommend using it all for this dish.

  18. Sylvia Ellie says

    January 12, 2014 at 8:29 pm

    This is one of those meals that my husband would love and great for a winter night meal. Going to pin it and put these ingredients on my shopping list. My belly already feels warmed up. LOL

    Reply

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