This delicious chicken soup with dumplings is a homestyle comfort food that satisfies.

Easy chicken and dumplings soup is full of tender chicken, veggies, and fluffy dumplings, making it the perfect way to warm up on a cold day!

close-up view of chicken and dumplings soup in a white bowl

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It’s no secret around here that I adore chicken and dumplings.

I’ve made countless varieties over the years, and I love each type for different reasons.

Some remind me of my childhood, others of my early married years, others of family vacations, or time spent around the table with my own children.

Because in my opinion, the best chicken and dumplings recipes are those that are easy to make yet remind us of special times in our lives.

Most of my chicken and dumpling recipes include a broth that thickens, making it more like a gravy or stew consistency.

But because I’m a fan of chicken soups, I knew I needed to combine the best of both worlds and share a chicken and dumplings soup recipe!

This is an easy recipe you can make on a busy weekday, but it’s full of delicious flavors, tender chicken, veggies, and fluffy dumplings in a creamy, savory broth.

It’s the best possible form of comfort food!

overhead view of a white bowl of chicken soup with dumplings and veggies, with a spoon in the bowl

Old-Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings Soup

One way this recipe differs from many of my other chicken and dumpling recipes is in the amount of liquid used.

Since we want this to be a soup instead of a stew, we’re using enough liquid to ensure it doesn’t thicken too much when cooking the dumplings.

Not only that, but this recipe makes use of pre-cooked chicken. It’s perfect for using a rotisserie chicken!

The broth gets plenty of flavor from the aromatics and herbs, and from-scratch dumplings round it out into a hearty meal that’s the ultimate comfort food.

More Chicken and Dumplings Recipes To Love:

a spoon lifts out a dumpling from chicken soup, with a bite taken out of the fluffy dumpling

How to Make Chicken and Dumpling Soup

It’s easy to make this delicious, comforting soup!

Ingredients You’ll Need:

For the Soup:

Butter
Carrots
Onion (yellow or white)
Celery
All-purpose flour
Chicken broth
Water
Dry parsley
Ground thyme
Cooked chicken, chopped or shredded
Frozen peas
Heavy cream
Salt and pepper

For the Homemade Dumplings:

All-purpose flour
Baking powder
Salt
Heavy cream
Water

mise en place of ingredients for chicken and dumpling soup

How to Make it:

Saute veggies. In a large pot, such as a stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat, melt butter.

Add the onions, carrots, and celery and cook for about five minutes, or until the onions are becoming translucent.

stockpot with onions, celery, and carrots being sauteed in melted butter

Add flour. Decrease the heat to low and sprinkle flour over the vegetables. Stir until it absorbs the moisture in the pan.

Simmer. Add the chicken broth, water, parsley, and thyme to the pot. Simmer for about 10-15 minutes, or until the carrots are tender.

chicken broth and seasonings added to the veggies in the stockpot

Prepare dumplings recipe. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add heavy cream and water, stirring to form dough.

If the mixture is crumbly, you can add a bit more water to help it hold together.

The dumpling dough should look sort of like biscuit dough.

two photos; one shows dumpling ingredients in a mixing bowl, the other shows the ingredients mixed together into a dough

Cook dumplings. Scoop dough out teapoonfuls of dough and drop into the simmering soup base.

a woman's hand holds a ball of dumpling dough over simmering broth

Allow to simmer until the dumplings are expanded and floating, about 2 minutes.

Test to ensure they are cooked through in the center, then remove pot from heat.

Finish soup. Add the chicken and peas to the hot broth. Allow them to warm through for a few minutes.

Stir in the heavy cream and add salt and pepper to taste. Stir and serve hot.

white bowl with homemade chicken and dumplings soup in it

Notes and Adaptations:

If you’d prefer to use frozen carrots, you can add them at the same time as the frozen peas.
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.
Check out this list of side dishes to serve with chicken and dumplings if you need some ideas.
If you’d like to freeze leftovers, I love using Souper Cubes, as pictured below. I have the 1/2 cup, 1 cup, and 2 cup sizes. Do keep in mind that the consistency of the dumplings will be different, as the dumplings can tend to disintegrate a bit during reheating/thawing.
Check out our list of recipes you can make with rotisserie chicken for more easy meal ideas!

leftover chicken and dumpling soup in a Souper Cubes silicone freezer container

Recommended Equipment:

Dutch oven or other stockpot

Yield: 8 Servings

Chicken and Dumplings Soup

Name: Chicken and Dumplings Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For the Soup:; 4 tablespoons salted butter; 2 cups carrots, sliced; 2 cups yellow onion, diced; 1 ½ cups celery, sliced; 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 4 cups chicken broth; 2 cups water; 1/2 teaspoon dry parsley; 1/2 teaspoon dry thyme; 4 cups chicken, cooked and shredded; 2 cups frozen peas; 1/2 cup heavy cream; Salt and pepper to taste; Optional garnish: fresh parsley; For the Dumplings:; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup heavy cream; 1 tablespoon water

This comforting chicken and dumplings soup is a hearty, soul-warming dish that's easy to prepare.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

For the Soup:
4 tablespoons salted butter
2 cups carrots, sliced
2 cups yellow onion, diced
1 ½ cups celery, sliced
2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
4 cups chicken broth
2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon dry parsley
1/2 teaspoon dry thyme
4 cups chicken, cooked and shredded
2 cups frozen peas
1/2 cup heavy cream
Salt and pepper to taste
Optional garnish: fresh parsley
For the Dumplings:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon water

Instructions

In a stock pot or Dutch oven, melt butter over medium high heat. Add carrots, celery, and onions and cook until fragrant and the onions have a translucent appearance (about 5 minutes).
Lower the heat to medium low. Sprinkle the 2 tablespoons of flour over the vegetables and stir until the flour absorbs the moisture. Then stir in the chicken broth and water. Add the dry parsley and thyme.
Cover and allow to simmer for about 10-15 minutes, or until carrots and celery are soft enough to easily stab with a fork.
Add chicken and frozen peas and allow to simmer uncovered while preparing the dumplings.
In a small mixing bowl, prepare the dumplings by combining the flour, baking powder, salt, heavy cream, and water until a thick dough forms (if the dough is dry and crumbly, you can add more water until the dough can be formed into small balls).
Drop small rounds of dough (about 1 teaspoon each) into the pot and allow to simmer. When the dumplings are cooked, they will expand and rise to the top (about 1-2 minutes).
Remove pot from heat and stir in the heavy cream. Allow soup to cool slightly before serving. Add salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with fresh parsley, if desired.

Notes

If you’d prefer to use frozen carrots, you can add them at the same time as the frozen peas.
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.
Check out this list of side dishes to serve with chicken and dumplings if you need some ideas.
If you’d like to freeze leftovers, I love using Souper Cubes (I personally have the 1/2 cup, 1 cup, and 2 cup sizes). Do keep in mind that the consistency of the dumplings will be different, as the dumplings can tend to disintegrate a bit during reheating/thawing.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 392Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 106mgSodium: 858mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 4gSugar: 7gProtein: 22g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and is not guaranteed for accuracy.