Easy Chicken and Dumpling Soup - Feeding Your Fam (2024)

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Chicken and Dumplings Soup is pure liquid comfort. This Chicken Dumpling Soup Recipe is loaded with veggies, a warm, comforting broth and delicious, buttery dumplings in every bite. Chicken Dumpling Soup is perfect for an easy weeknight meal or make a big batch to share with friends.

Looking for other soup recipes? Check out my recipes for Chicken and Rice Soup, Beef and Barley Soup or Broccoli Potato Cheese Soup.

We Love this Chicken Dumpling Soup

We recently discovered a real, true, deep love for Chicken and Dumpling Soup. It has been so long since I have made this soup and my kids were begging me to make up a batch. We were not disappointed!! It was just as full of incredible chicken soup flavor as I remember and the dumplings are always a treat to have floating around in the bowl. I know your family is going to love this soup as much as we do!!

Soups like this chicken dumpling recipe are a huge part of our dinner rotation when the weather turns colder, or if we only have a few minutes to throw a meal together. I love how easy this soup is to make and it truly is so satisfying, like have a good meal and a warm hug at the same time!!

How do you make Chicken and Dumpling Soup?

To make this Chicken and Dumpling Soup Recipe make sure to start with a big pot, one that can hold at least 6 quarts. When making soup, I like to use cast iron, enameled dutch oven pots like these ones.

Start by melting the butter in the pan over medium heat and add in the onions, carrots, celery and garlic. Cook and stir for about 3 minutes, until the onion is soft. Add in the shredded chicken and chicken broth. Season with salt, pepper, bay leaves and parsley.

While the soup heats up and comes to a boil, mix together the ingredients for the dumplings. The dumplings are essentially just a biscuit dough, so it comes together really quickly.

In a mixing bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in cold butter and pour in the milk. Mix the batter together and knead for a minute until a smooth dough is formed.

To cook the dumplings, simply pinch off one inch pieces of the dough and drop them into the boiling soup. Turn down the heat to a simmer and cover the soup. Allow it to cook for 15-20 minutes, until the dumplings are floating on the top of the soup.

How to Thicken Soup

Lastly, to thicken this soup, mix together the water and cornstarch until it is smooth. Pour into the soup and cook and stir for about 3 minutes until the soup is thick and creamy.

Using cornstarch is perfect for thickening soups because it does not cause any clumping and creates a smooth texture in the soup.

Can I make Chicken Dumpling Soup Ahead?

This soup can be made ahead. I would suggest if you make this soup ahead, you wait until you are going to serve it to add the dumplings. If the dumplings are added and the soup is served the next day, they tend to absorb the soup liquid.

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Chicken and Dumplings Soup is pure liquid comfort. This Chicken Dumpling Soup Recipe is loaded with veggies, a warm, comforting broth and delicious, buttery dumplings in every bite. Chicken Dumpling Soup is perfect for an easy weeknight meal or make a big batch to share with friends.