Chicken and dumplings have always been one of my favorite meals when I’m craving homemade comfort food. This quick and easy Bisquick Chicken and Dumplings is packed with vegetables, chicken breasts, and Bisquick drop dumplings.
Bisquick Chicken And Dumplings
This soup is loaded with so much flavor. I especially love the flavor the rosemary adds, it really makes it taste like the perfect cold weather soup.
The soup is so thick and creamy, the chicken is so tender, and the Bisquick Dumplings are perfectly soft and melt in your mouth. This dish is all around so satisfying, and it makes such a delicious and easy Sunday dinner.
While you’re here, be sure to check out my all-time favorite Bisquick recipe. Sausage Balls are so good, easy, and make the best crowd-pleasing appetizer.
Ingredients
Oil and Butter: Using a combination of olive oil and butter for sautéing creates the best flavor. I prefer sautéing the chicken in olive oil and the vegetables in butter.
Chicken: Boneless skinless chicken breasts are easy to work with and take on the flavor of the dish really well. You can swap this for boneless skinless chicken thighs if you prefer. I do recommend using air chilled chicken because it’s more tender. If you want to make this recipe even quicker and easier, you could use shredded rotisserie chicken.
Vegetables: A combination of carrot, onion, and peas adds lots of flavor and a bit of color to this dish. You could also add celery if you like.
Flour: This is mixed with the melted butter to create a roux, which will thicken the soup. If you don’t have flour on hand, you could substitute it with half the amount of cornstarch.
Aromatics, Herbs, and Spices: Fresh garlic, salt, pepper, dried rosemary, dried parsley, and dried thyme adds the perfect combination of flavors. You could use poultry seasoning if you want to keep it really easy, but I really like this exact blend of spices for this dish.
Bisquick Baking Mix: I love making dumplings with Bisquick because they are perfectly fluffy and taste so delicious. I find them to be a lot less finicky than other dumplings, which is such a bonus. Plus, I love that it saves time.
Milk: Milk is the liquid that you mix with the Bisquick to make the dumplings. It creates a softer and more flavorful dumpling than water would. There’s also a bit of milk in the soup to make it more creamy.
How To Make Chicken And Dumplings With Bisquick
Start by sautéing the bite sized chicken pieces in olive oil. Once they’re cooked, remove the chicken and melt the butter in the Dutch oven on the stovetop. (See the recipe card below for the full printable instructions.)
Add the sliced carrot and diced onion, then sauté for a few minutes. Add in the garlic and sauté until aromatic.
Mix in the flour until the vegetables are evenly coated, then return the chicken to the pot and stir.
Slowly add in the chicken broth and milk while stirring constantly. Add in the spices and dried herbs, and bring to a rapid simmer.
Add the peas and cook. Mix together the Bisquick and milk to make a soft dough, but be careful not to over-mix. Drop spoonfuls of the dumpling dough into the soup.
Cover and cook until the dumplings are cooked through. See the recipe card below for the full written instructions, including ingredient amounts, cooking times, and helpful tips, etc.
Why Are My Bisquick Dumplings Gooey?
If your Bisquick dumplings are gooey or chewy, it means that you over-mixed the dough. It’s important to be careful not to over-mix the dough – that will cause the dumplings to be too dense and not cook properly. You want to stop mixing as soon as a soft dough has formed.
It’s also possible that your dumplings aren’t fluffy enough because you’re using an old box of Bisquick and the leaveners are less active.
How Do You Make Bisquick Dumplings That Don’t Fall Apart?
To make the best Bisquick drop dumplings, it’s really important to get the ratio of milk to Bisquick right. If you add too much liquid, the dumpling dough will be too soft and will dissolve in the soup.
How Do You Thicken Chicken And Dumplings?
The flour that binds with the butter and coats the vegetables in this recipe makes a roux that thickens the soup. If you want the soup to be even thicker, you can make a slurry from cold water and flour, then add that to the pot and bring it to a simmer to thicken.
Do You Cook Dumplings With The Lid On Or Off?
Dumplings cook best in a covered pot because it’s actually the steam that cooks them. The texture won’t be right if you cook them uncovered.
How Do You Know When Drop Dumplings Are Done?
The easiest way to tell is to carefully remove one dumpling from the pot and cut it in half. It should be fluffy and look cooked through, it shouldn’t look dense or doughy.
What Goes With Chicken And Dumplings?
I love serving this Jiffy Cornbread with Creamed Corn with chicken and dumplings. If you’re looking for something a little lighter try one of these vegetable side dishes:
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BEST Bisquick Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
This quick and easy Bisquick Chicken and Dumplings is packed with vegetables, chicken breasts, and Bisquick drop dumplings.
Ingredients
Soup:
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts (cubed, about 2 large chicken breasts)
- 1/3 cup butter (about 5 1/2 Tablespoons, or 2/3 of a stick)
- 1 medium onion (diced, about 1 cup)
- 1 large carrot (sliced, about 1 1/4 cup)
- 2 medium cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour*
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 1/2 cups frozen peas
Dumplings:
- 2 cups Bisquick
- 2/3 cup milk
Instructions
- Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the olive oil and swirl to coat the bottom. Place the chicken cubes in the bottom, and cook for 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the chicken from the pot, and set aside.
- Turn the heat to medium, and add in the butter. Once the butter has melted, add in the onion and carrots. Sauté for about 3 minutes, or until the onions are just starting to turn translucent.
- Add in the garlic and stir. Sauté for another minute, or until aromatic.
- Sprinkle in the flour and stir until the butter and flour are well combined (making sure no large lumps form).
- Add the chicken and its juices back into the pot. Mix so that the chicken gets coated in the flour mixture.
- Mix together the chicken broth and milk in a large liquid measuring cup. Slowly pour in the chicken broth and milk mixture while stirring. Sprinkle in the dried thyme, parsley, black pepper, and sea salt. Stir to mix. Turn the heat up to medium-high, and bring to a gentle boil.
- When the soup has come to a rapid simmer add in the frozen peas and cook for 10 minutes. After the soup has simmered rapidly for 10 minutes, turn the heat down to medium-low.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix the Bisquick and milk together until a dough is formed. Be careful not to over-mix the dough - that will cause the dumplings to be too dense and not cook properly. You want to stop mixing as soon as a soft dough has formed.
- Use a Tablespoon to scoop out the dough and carefully drop each dough ball into the soup (make sure to only drop a dough ball where liquid is visible, you don’t want to drop dough balls on top of each other).
- Place the lid on the Dutch oven, and simmer the dumplings for 20 minutes. Don’t open the lid to see if the dumplings are cooked during this time (you’ll release all the steam if you do). After 20 minutes, use a toothpick to check the center of a dumpling to see if it’s cooked through. If it’s not fully cooked, cover the pot and cook for an additional 5 to 10 minutes.
- Once the dumplings are cooked through, carefully taste the soup and adjust salt to taste. If the soup is thicker than you’d like, stir in some additional chicken broth, milk, or some cream if you’d like it really creamy.
- Garnish with fresh parsley, and serve.
Notes
*If you don't have flour on hand, you could substitute it with half the amount of cornstarch.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:
1/6Amount Per Serving: Calories: 490Total Fat: 25gCarbohydrates: 42.7gFiber: 3.4gSugar: 9.6gProtein: 26.1g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.
This Bisquick chicken and dumplings recipe is one of the best Sunday dinner ideas!
32 thoughts on “Bisquick Chicken and Dumplings Recipe”
I’m going to try this dumpling recipe
I’ve only tried chicken and dumplings twice in my life The first time it was a disaster. Last week I tried this recipe and it was wonderful! I’m making it again tonight but I’m frightened 🤣 The recipe is spot on but my confidence is not spot on. A gentle boil a gentle simmer etc etc how much milk goes into the Bisquick all gets me very nervous. But I want to thank you for this recipe because the first time I followed your recipe was awesome.
I made this recipe with plant butter, and almond milk . It is delicious!!!
I read your suggestions too !
My dumplings are fluffy!!!
I can’t wait to serve it tonight!!!
Thank you
I made it with fresh broccoli instead of peas.My son can’t tolerate the peas. But it looks delicious! Yummy! I also added chopped celery. I used fresh chicken as well.
I always used bisquik for my dumplings and they were perfect. But the last few times they were gummy and gray! I read on the internet that they changed their formula and most people were complaining that their dumplings no longer came out fluffy. I will try again, my family loved the dumplings.
I put a teaspoon of baking powder in my bisquick mix. Makes them light and fluffy. It never fails.
in the whole box or just every time you use it?
Hi too much separation between the recipe and directions with Photos ads can’t keep it together because of that now I cannot find the heating temperature when I’m ready to cook it very frustrating although the ingredients sound excellent
Hi Kiki, Ads are how I’m able to provide recipes for free on this site. You can always use the “jump to recipe” button at the top of the article to skip to the recipe card, then “print” the recipe to have the entire recipe card printed in a format without ads. Hope that helps! -Alexa
Found the “jump it recipe” OK but where is the “print” at.
Never mind I opened my eyes and then I found IT…..
When do you add the rosemary?
Hi Julie, You add the rosemary in at the same time as the dried thyme, parsley, black pepper, and sea salt. Hope that helps! -Alexa
I made this recipe the other day and it was FANTASTIC!!! I followed the directions exactly and my dumplings came out so light and fluffy!!! This recipe will be on repeat!!! Thank you!
This is a great recipe. I have always used Bisquick dumplings (as my mother did), and have occasionally tried other types but none have the light, fluffy, delicious texture of Bisquick dumplings. I occasionally make them with buttermilk rather than regular milk; and typically stir in some herbs, chives, etc. for extra flavor.
The only other thing I add is diced celery along with the carrots and onions.
Hi Laura, So happy to hear you liked the Bisquick Chicken and Dumplings recipe! Using buttermilk and adding in some herbs both sound like great ideas. Thanks for sharing! -Alexa
Love this recipe! Any suggestions for modifications to make it just veggies and dumplings? A few folks in my family are vegetarian and asked. Thanks!
So happy to hear you enjoyed this chicken and dumplings recipe! You could either add more vegetables or use seitan (vegetarian chicken) instead of the chicken. You’d also need to swap the chicken broth for a vegetarian version of chicken broth (vegetable broth would also work, but wouldn’t have the same flavor). Hope that helps! -Alexa
Use pinto beans in place of chicken. My grandmother always made beans and dumplings.
Interesting. I’d want dumplings made with cornmeal if I did that though.
Just tried this recipe and it was great. I was trying to make it like my mother used to make and this didn’t disappoint. Will be making again soon. Any suggestions for storing leftovers( especially dumplings)?
I just tried this recipe just as it is written, fluffy dumplings. It was just enough and it was amazing. I do not usually review these recipe’s but this was so good I just had to say so. Thanks again.
Best. Recipe. Ever. I haven’t had this since my friend made it for me in college and I LOVED it. Made it tonight for my family and it was a hit! Thank you!!!
Made this today. LOVED IT! Looking forward to trying other recipes.
If I use Lactose free milk, will it harm the results?
Hi Alice, I haven’t tested this with Lactose free milk, but it should work. Hope that helps! -Alexa
I’ve used lactose free whole milk in my recipes for years now. Works fine !
Has anyone tried it with poultry season? I don’t usually have rosemary on hand. How much would you use to season it?
Easy to follow instructions, delicious and their family wants me to make this again in the future.
Ahhh! Thank you so much for this easy to follow recipe!! I have always wanted to make this and it was my first time trying it and it came out soooo good! Hubby loved it and said wow another great recipe to add to the things I can make now. Haha so thanks to you! I didn’t have peas on hand but I used carrots and onions and potatoes instead and only had 1% milk on hand and it came out great!
Amazing! I used rotisserie chicken! This was soooooo good and will be on repeat in our house! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for this! The recipe I had been following for a while had me cooking the dumplings with the lid 10 minutes on then with the lid off 10 minutes. They never came out quite right. Cooking covered in a dutch oven at a low simmer for a full 30 minutes resulted in amazing, fluffy dumplings. I was making a smaller batch, in a small dutch oven, so I used a package of Bis-kits mix + ½c milk + extra flour as needed to make the dough workable, and followed the rest of your dumpling tips. Perfect. I feel my grandmother smiling down. Now… how to reheat the leftovers (we’re empty nesters)…
Made this tonight for dinner and it turned out great. Thanks for sharing the recipe!