Warm up to a bowl of creamy, deliciously seasoned chicken dumpling soup made with homemade dumplings, ready in just 35 minutes!
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Creamy Chicken and Dumpling Soup
Chicken dumpling soup is a bit like a soup version of chicken pot pie. It’s made with tender chunks of chicken, veggies, and pillowy dumplings simmered in a creamy, seasoned broth.
This comforting soup, much like an easy chicken gnocchi soup or chicken and corn chowder, is the stuff your family will look forward to at the end of the day when they’re coming in from the cold.
Why You’ll Love Chicken Soup with Dumplings
- It’s a stovetop version of Instant Pot chicken and dumplings, which is great if you don’t have an Instant Pot or if you like a classic chicken soup done the traditional way.
- The entire soup is ready in 35 minutes. Yes, even the homemade dumpling dough. They don’t get baked; they cook right in the soup!
Recipe Ingredients
Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.
- Aromatics and veggies: Onion, celery, carrots, fresh or frozen peas, garlic, and bay leaf.
- Seasoning: Salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
- Chicken: You’ll need a pound of boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 1-inch pieces.
- Chicken broth or stock: Use you favorite brand of store-bought broth or use homemade if you have some on hand.
- For the dumplings: Flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, milk, and butter. Use whole milk or buttermilk and slightly melted butter.
How to Make Chicken Dumpling Soup
First, you’ll start by sautéing your vegetables and aromatics in melted butter and then adding the seasoning to taste. Add bay leaf, chicken, peas, and broth then simmer for 8–10 minutes.
Whisk together the dry ingredients for dumplings, add milk and butter then mix with a wooden spoon until combined. Drop small balls of dumpling batter into the soup pot. Cover with a lid and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove bay leaf and serve.
Recipe Tips and Variations
- If you want a thicker broth, remove 1/4 cup of the liquid and use it to make a cornstarch slurry that you’ll stir back into the chicken soup with dumplings. If you prefer to thin it out, just add 1/2 of extra water.
- For more veggies, you can add diced potatoes, peppers, mushrooms, corn, or increase the amount of carrots and celery.
- Swap the chicken breast for boneless, skinless chicken thighs if preferred.
- If you’re short on time, store-bought biscuit dough can be used instead of the homemade dumplings. Shredded rotisserie chicken or leftover shredded chicken can also be used. You’ll just add it in later to warm it through.
If you love comfort food recipes other favorites are biscuits and gravy recipe, beef tips and gravy and loaded baked potato soup.
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Chicken Dumpling Soup
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Ingredients
Soup
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 3 celery , sliced
- 2 large carrots , sliced into thin rounds
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ cups peas
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 pound chicken breast , cut into 1-inch pieces
- 5-6 cups chicken broth or stock , add extra cup for a thinner soup
Dumplings
- 1 cup flour , more for roux
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ⅓ cup whole milk or buttermilk , more as needed
- 2 Tablespoons butter , slightly melted
Optional: fresh parsley for serving
Instructions
- Saute: Add 1 Tablespoon butter, 1 cup onions, 2 sliced carrots and 3 sliced celery stalks to a large pot. Allow to cook 2-3 minutes and then add in 1 teaspoon garlic, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning and S&P to taste. Cook an additional minute. Add in 1 bay leaf, 1 pound chicken cut into pieces, 1/2 cup peas and 5-6 cups broth. Stir until combined and bring to a simmer for 8-10 minutes.
- Seasoning: Salt and pepper to taste. If you'd like to thicken the sauce, simply remove 1/4 cup of liquid from the pot and whisk in 1-2 Tablespoons of flour cornstarch. Then add back to the pot and let simmer a few more minutes.
- Make dumplings: While the soup is cooking, whisk together 1 cup flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Pour 1/3 cup milk and 2 Tablespoon butter into the flour mixture and use a wooden spoon to mix until combined (it will be a soft dough).
- Cook dough: Drop small amounts of the dough into the pot (about 1-2 teaspoons per ball), then cover the pot slightly with a lid. Simmer for 10-15 more minutes or until dough is cooked through the center.
- Serve: Ladle the soup into bowls and serve while warm.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Recipe FAQs
Keep your soup fresh in an airtight container for up to 3 days in the fridge.
You can freeze this soup for up to 3 months. Just remember, sometimes things containing milk or potatoes, like this creamy chicken soup, can sometimes separate. It will still have great flavor, no matter what.
If it’s frozen, thaw it first overnight in the fridge. Then, reheat it on the stove in a saucepan over low heat.
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook and shares easy family-friendly recipes and desserts for every occasion.
This soup is comforting! It is the perfect fall soup. The dumplings tasted the best and were perfect in every way!
This soup is a must all fall & winter long! It’s such a comforting & tasty soup. My family loves it!
I’m so glad you enjoy the soup Kristyn!
Love a good dumpling soup and this one satisfied all my cravings!
This looks incredibly delicious and much like the chicken and dumplings that I grew up with in the South. Is it like that?
Oh, do you by any chance have a great Chili Mac recipe? I have missed this dish as well.
Hi Symantha! Yes! It is delicious! I hope you try it out! :)
Yum, I love a cozy soup and this one was delicious. The dumplings were perfect!
Thanks for the review!
Knowing dumplings can sometimes be difficult and doughy, this one turned out well. I did thicken the sauce with the roux which we enjoyed. My dumplings took a little longer to cook through than indicated, but were great. – recipe tester
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the review!