Chicken and Dumplings Casserole (+Video)

Name: Chicken and Dumplings Casserole (+Video) - The Country Cook
Uploaded: 2020-05-27
Duration: 1 min 54 s
Description: This Chicken and Dumplings Casserole is a family favorite. The dumplings make themselves! Tender, cooked chicken in a creamy flavorful sauce!

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This Chicken and Dumplings Casserole is a family favorite. The dumplings make themselves! Tender, cooked chicken in a creamy flavorful sauce!

AN EASY WAY TO MAKE CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

This Chicken and Dumplings Casserole was crazy delicious! My pictures do not do this recipe justice but we absolutely fell in love with it! The flavor was amazing and it was a family-pleaser for sure. Serve with a salad and your favorite vegetable. This is the food of my childhood right here.

fully cooked chicken and dumplings casserole in a white baking dish topped wih chopped parsley.

AN ALL-PURPOSE COOKBOOK

You know where I got this recipe? From that cookbook pictured below. It is The Southern Bite Cookbook and it was written by my friend Stacey Little of SouthernBite.com. Stacey shares generational recipes as well as some of his newer favorites. All inspired by the southern food he grew up with.

The Southern Bite Cookbook shown on a wood table.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Could I use store-bought cooked chicken?

Absolutely! You do not need to make this totally from scratch if you are short on time. Pick up a rotisserie chicken. Get the family size chicken and just dice it up (you'll need 3 cups of chicken.) Costco sometimes even sells pulled rotisserie chicken. A huge timesaver!

What if I don't like celery?

Then just leave it out. You don't need to substitute it with anything.

Can I substitute self-rising flour with all-purpose flour?

Self-rising flour contains a leavening agent as well as salt. It is all included for you. So, if you only have all-purpose flour then you are going to need to add these additional ingredients. To the one cup of all-purpose flour you would need stir in 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder and ¼ teaspoon of salt. Whisk together well then continue with the recipe as written.

Can I substitute margarine for butter?

Margarine (like Country Crock) will not work in this recipe. Margarine is mostly oil. The recipe won't come together like we want if you use margarine.

Can you put raw chicken in a casserole?

Casseroles are usually made with cooked meats. When you use raw chicken, everything else in the casserole will be overcooked by the time the meat is done. So if you do see raw meat in a casserole recipe, the meat is usually started first in the cooking process because it takes longer to cook than the other ingredients.

What other cream soups could I use?

This really is all about what your family enjoys. You could substitute with cream of mushroom, cream of onion or cream of celery.

Can chicken and dumplings casserole be frozen?

I don't recommend it. When you reheat it from frozen or go to cook it from frozen, the texture will be off. Now, if you don't mind this not being the same texture as if you made it fresh, then thats fine. Sometimes people just like a taste of a recipe and not so much the texture. But for this to turn out exactly as it was intended, it should not be frozen.

Chicken and Dumplings casserole recipe from The Country Cook, serving on a white plate with a fork pictured.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)

salted butter
onion
celery
cooked chicken
self-rising flour
milk
chicken broth
cream of chicken soup
salt & pepper, to taste

Chicken and Dumplings Casserole ingredients: butter, onion, celery, chicken breasts, self-rising flour, milk, chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, milk.

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS CASSEROLE:

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. In a small skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and add chopped onion and celery. Cook for about 8-10 minutes (until veggies are soft.) I seasoned my veggies with just a little bit of salt and pepper and I just let the butter melt as the veggies cooked.

diced celery and diced onion with a stick of butter in a large skillet with a wooden spoon.

Pour the butter and veggie mixture into your prepared baking dish.

melted butter, cooked diced celery and onion layered into the bottom of a large white baking dish.

Add the shredded chicken in a layer on top of the vegetables. Note: I seasoned with just a little salt & pepper here too.

cooked, shredded chicken layered on top of malted butter, Clery and onion in a white baking dish.

In a small bowl, combine self-rising flour with milk. Pour this mixture over chicken (do not stir the layers.) In another bowl (I just used the same one that I mixed the flour and milk, less dirty dishes, right?) combine the chicken broth with the cream of chicken soup. Season this with a bit of salt & pepper.