Easy Weeknight Chicken & Dumplins Recipe – Serious comfort food easy enough for a weeknight dinner!

Easy Weeknight Chicken & Dumplins | Diary of a Recipe Collector

This Easy Weeknight Chicken and Dumplings is one of the first recipes I learned to make after I got married. It is super easy and perfect for cool nights! Over the years, I have tweaked this recipe and made it perfect for our family. It’s classic comfort food, in my opinion, right up there with Creamy Tomato Basil Soup and Crockpot Sausage & Potatoes.

What ingredients do I need for this Easy Weeknight Chicken & Dumplins?

chicken breasts
creole seasoning
olive oil
butter
diced carrots
diced celery
diced onion
bay leaf
flour
chicken broth
baking mix*
milk
parsley
frozen peas
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What do you do if you don’t have Baking Mix?

You can definitely make your own! Mix 2 cups flour, 3 tsp baking powder, and 1/2 tsp salt. Using a pastry cutter or a fork, cut in 2 tbsp of butter. Add in 1 tsp dried parsley. Add 3/4 cup milk. Stir to combine. If mixture seems dry add a little milk at a time until it resembles a dough.

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Easy Weeknight Chicken & Dumplins

Recipe Type : Main Dish Author: Jaren

Ingredients

3 boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 1/2 tsp creole seasoning, divided
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp butter
2 carrots, diced
1 onion, chopped
1 rib celery, diced
1 bay leaf
3 tbsp flour
1 quart chicken broth
1 cup frozen peas

For the dumplings:

2 cups bisquick *
2/3 cup milk
1 tsp dried parsley

Instructions

Season chicken with 1 1/2 tsp creole seasoning.
In a large pot over medium high heat, melt butter and olive oil.
Add onions, carrots, celery, and the bay leaf. Season with 1 tsp of creole seasoning. Stir and cook for about 10 minutes.
Add flour and stir for 1 minute.
Add chicken broth and stir. Bring to a boil.
Add cut up and seasoned chicken. Bring back up to a simmering boil and cook for about 15 minutes stirring occasionally to make sure it doesn't stick.
While chicken is cooking, make the dumplings by mixing together the bisquik, milk, and parsley.
Add peas to the mixture and stir.
Drop heaping tablespoons of dumpling mixture into pot. Do not stir. Place lid on pot. Reduce heat to medium low. Allow it to cook for another 8 to 10 minutes. Soup will thicken.
Once finished cooking, turn off heat, gently stir and serve.

Notes

If you don't have bisquik or any all-purpose baking mix, you can make your own:

Mix 2 cups flour, 3 tsp baking powder, and 1/2 tsp salt. Using a pastry cutter or a fork, cut in 2 tbsp of butter. Add in 1 tsp dried parsley. Add 3/4 cup milk. Stir to combine. If mixture seems dry add a little milk at a time until it resembles a dough.

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12 Comments

The creole seasoning is a nice twist!

Happy blog birthday!! This recipe looks fantastic! I love that it’s easy for weeknights!!

Happy 2nd blog birthday friend! Here is to many more!

Happy Blog Birthday! =)

Such a classic comfort food and perfect for these cold winter nights!

I love this, Jaren. Chicken and dumplings are one of my favorites! Congratulations on your blog birthday too. So glad I’ve gotten to know you!

Happy Blog Birthday!! 🙂 This chicken and dumplings look delicious, I can’t wait to make this soon. I haven’t had chicken and dumplings in forever….thanks for the awesome recipe! 🙂