This Lightened Chicken and Dumplings Soup is super delicious-loaded with chicken breasts, onions, celery, mixed vegetables and canned biscuits! It’s classic comfort food in soup form
Makes 8 ( 1 and 1/2 cup) servings
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What ingredients do I need to make these Lightened Up Chicken and Dumplings Soup?
- Skinless, boneless chicken breasts– raw
- Celery ribs– diced
- Yellow onion-diced
- Healthy Request Cream of Chicken soup –condensed
- Frozen mixed veggies
- Refrigerated biscuits– I use the small can that weighs 7.5 oz from Walmart.
- Chicken broth-reduced sodium
- Minced garlic
- Minced fresh or dry dill
- Salt and Pepper- to taste
How do I make this Lightened Up Chicken and Dumplings Soup?
In a slow cooker combine, raw chicken, chicken broth, onion, celery, garlic, dill, salt and pepper.
Add mixed vegetables and canned soups. Cook on low for an additional 30 minutes
Cut each biscuit into 4 quarters.
Drop pieces of biscuits into soup.
Cover crock pot and cook on high for 40-45 minutes or until biscuits are fully cooked.
Makes 8 ( 1 and 1/2 cup ) servings
Ingredients:
- 4 (4 oz. each) skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 4 celery ribs, diced
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2 (10.5 oz.) cans Healthy Request Cream of Chicken soup (condensed)
- 1 (10 oz) package frozen mixed veggies
- 1 ( 7 1/2 oz.) refrigerated biscuits
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp minced fresh or 1 tsp dry dill
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Slow Cooker Directions:
- In a slow cooker combine, raw chicken, chicken broth, onion, celery, garlic, dill, salt and pepper.
- Cook on low for 4-6 hours. Remove chicken breasts from broth. Using a cutting board and fork cut the chicken into smaller chunks.
- Place chicken chunks back into crockpot. Add mixed vegetables and canned soups. Cook on low for an additional 30 minutes.
- Cut each biscuit into 4 quarters. Continue until all biscuits are cut into quarters.
- Drop pieces of biscuits into soup. Cover crock pot and cook on high for cook for 40-45 minutes or until biscuits are completely cooked.
Notes:
- Make sure the crockpot is turned up to high when adding the biscuits-this will allow the biscuits to cook faster.
Instant Pot Directions:
- Cut chicken breasts into bite size pieces.
- Pour chicken broth into Instant Pot.
- Add the raw chicken pieces, chicken broth, onion, celery, garlic, dill, salt and pepper on top of the chicken broth in the Instant Pot.
- Add cream of chicken soups and place the soup on top of the chicken. DO NOT STIR.
- Add mixed veggies.
- Cut each biscuit into 4 quarters. Continue until all biscuits are cut into quarters.
- Drop pieces of biscuits onto mixed veggies in the Instant Pot.
- Close the lid, turn the knob to sealing and cook on Manual HIGH for 2 minutes allowing for a 3 minute Natural Pressure Release before manually releasing the pressure.
- Stir and serve.
Makes 8 ( 1 and 1/2 cup) servings
4 WW Points™ per serving
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Lightened Chicken and Dumplings Soup
This Lightened Chicken and Dumplings Soup is super easy to make-loaded with chicken breasts, carrots, onions, celery, mixed vegetables and canned biscuits. It's comfort food in soup form~
Ingredients
- 4 (4 oz. each) skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 4 celery ribs, diced
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2 (10.5 oz.) cans Healthy Request Cream of Chicken soup (condensed)
- 1 (10 oz) package frozen mixed veggies
- 1 ( 7 1/2 oz.) refrigerated biscuits - I use Great Value the small can that weight 7.5 oz.
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp fresh minced dill or 1 tsp dry dill
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
Slow Cooker Directions:
- In a slow cooker combine, raw chicken, chicken broth, onion, celery, garlic, dill, salt and pepper.
- Cook on low for 6 hours. Remove chicken breasts from broth. Using a cutting board and fork cut the chicken into smaller chunks.
- Place chicken chunks back into crockpot. Add mixed vegetables and canned soups. Cook on low for an additional 30 minutes.
- Cut each biscuit into 4 quarters. Continue until all biscuits are cut into quarters.
- Drop pieces of biscuits into soup. Cover crock pot and cook on high for 40-45 minutes or until biscuits are throughly cooked.
Instant Pot Directions:
- Cut raw chicken breasts into bite size pieces.
- Pour chicken broth into Instant Pot.
- Add the raw chicken pieces, chicken broth, onion, celery, garlic, dill, salt and pepper on top of the chicken broth in the Instant Pot.
- Add cream of chicken soups and place the soup on top of the chicken. DO NOT STIR.
- Add mixed veggies.
- Cut each biscuit into 4 quarters. Continue until all biscuits are cut into quarters.
- Drop pieces of biscuits onto mixed veggies in the Instant Pot.
- Close the lid, turn the knob to sealing and cook on Manual HIGH for 2 minutes allowing for a 3 minute Natural Pressure Release before manually releasing the pressure.
- Stir and serve.
Makes 8 ( 1 and 1/2 cup) servings
4 WW Points™ per serving
Notes
- Make sure the crockpot is turned up to high when adding the biscuits-this will allow the biscuits to cook.
Smartpoints: GREEN: 7 Smart Points per serving or 5 SmartPoints per serving if using non-starchy frozen veggies
BLUE/PURPLE : 4 Smart Points per serving
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 154Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 807mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 19g
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Has anyone ever used frozen chicken?
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@Lora, I used frozen chicken because I had to let it cook longer than the 4-6 hours. Worked great!