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Healthier Chicken and Dumplings (Making With Megan)

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Course Main Course, Soup
Servings 8
Calories 379 kcal

Equipment

  • crockpot (slow cooker)

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken *use breasts or tenderloins for fewer calories and higher protein
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 can (10 oz) cream of chicken soup
  • 1 can (10 oz) 98% fat-free cream of chicken soup
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 1 tsp poultry seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 bag (16 oz) frozen mixed vegetables
  • 1 can (8 count) biscuit dough
  • to taste salt

Instructions
 

  • Put everything except the vegetables, biscuit dough, and salt in the crockpot. Cook on high for about 3 hours or on low for about 7 hours.
  • Shred the chicken. I do this right in the crockpot with my potato masher-- just smush the chicken against the bottom of the crockpot and it should so be so tender that is falls right apart.
  • Mix in the vegetables and put the lid back on.
  • Take the biscuit dough out of the can, separate each biscuit, and press the dough into flat rounds. Cut each round into bite-sized chunks and put them all in the crockpot and stir.
  • Cook for another 1 to 1 1/2 hours on high, stirring about halfway through to make sure the dough gets evenly cooked (we don't want any raw, dough parts).
  • Add any salt if needed, and enjoy!

Notes

*Nutrition information was calculated using chicken tenderloins.
Calories: 379
Fat: 15 g
Carbs: 40 g
Protein: 28 g