How to make chicken and dumplings (the bisquick way)

When you crave homemade goodness, but don't have all day to make it!

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*Note: If you want a true "made-from-scratch" dumplings recipe, scroll through my Snapguides to find it! This recipe is for when you crave dumplings, but want to make them quickly. 😊

Chop onions.

Chop onions.

Melt butter over medium heat in a large pan.  (Or, if you want fewer dishes, do this step in a large pot).

Melt butter over medium heat in a large pan. (Or, if you want fewer dishes, do this step in a large pot).

Drain chicken.  Or you can use leftover cooked chicken, cubed.

Drain chicken. Or you can use leftover cooked chicken, cubed.

Place onions in heated, melted butter and cook until soft, about 3-4 minutes.

Place onions in heated, melted butter and cook until soft, about 3-4 minutes.

Add chicken.

Add chicken.

Stir and cook until butter is absorbed.

Stir and cook until butter is absorbed.

Dump chicken and onions into a large pot.

Dump chicken and onions into a large pot.

Add water and turn heat to medium high.

Add water and turn heat to medium high.

Add cream of chicken soup.

Add cream of chicken soup.

Add chicken bouillon granules.

Add chicken bouillon granules.

Add poultry seasoning.

Add poultry seasoning.

Stir to blend ingredients.

Stir to blend ingredients.

In a separate bowl, add milk.

In a separate bowl, add milk.

Add Bisquick to milk.

Add Bisquick to milk.

Stir well to make dumplings.

Stir well to make dumplings.

Drop heaping spoonfuls of dough into boiling soup.

Drop heaping spoonfuls of dough into boiling soup.

Cover and reduce heat to medium low.

Cover and reduce heat to medium low.

Simmer for 10 minutes.

Simmer for 10 minutes.

Flip dumplings.  Simmer for another 10 minutes with pot covered.

Flip dumplings. Simmer for another 10 minutes with pot covered.

Dish soup and dumplings into individual bowls. Sprinkle with dried basil if desired. Serve and enjoy!

  • 2.0Tbsp Butter
  • 1.0 Onion, chopped
  • 1.0 Can cooked chicken, drained
  • 6.0c Water
  • 1.0 Can condensed cream of chicken soup
  • 3.0tsp Chicken bouillon granules (or 3 cubes)
  • 3/4c Milk
  • 1/2c Bisquick baking mix
  • Dried basil (optional)
  • 1.0tsp Poultry seasoning