This delicious homemade Gluten-Free Chicken and Dumplings recipe is full of big, fluffy dumplings. The savory sauce is full of flavor, making it a family favorite meal!
If you are looking for a delicious home-cooked meal, this gluten free chicken and dumplings is a great recipe to make next! It is full of juicy chunks of chicken, has a savory sauce, and fluffy little gluten free biscuits.
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We make a lot of chicken dinners in our home. If you cook chicken often, you may also love this simple skillet chicken feta pasta recipe.
Why this gluten free chicken and dumplings recipe is great:
- Easy to make and easy to make ahead.
- You can use any vegetables you have on hand. You can also use frozen vegetables if you like. Even your pickiest eater will love this comfort food meal.
- This recipe uses leftover chicken like a rotisserie or pre-cooked sliced grilled chicken pieces you can buy. It is a huge time saver!
The dumplings in this recipe are made from my popular gluten free biscuits recipe. I tested 9 different gluten free flour blends in this recipe, and most make incredibly fluffy dumplings!
My family loved this chicken and dumplings recipe. I did my dumplings drop style in different sizes.”
patty c., pinterest comment
Allergen Information:
This homemade chicken and dumplings recipe is gluten-free, egg-free, soy-free, nut-free, and oat-free. You can make it dairy-free by using plant-based butter in the dumpling dough.
Ingredient Notes:
For the full list of ingredients and amounts, please go to the recipe card below.
- Cooked Chicken – I use rotisserie chicken, but you can use any leftover grilled or baked chicken in this recipe.
- Chicken Broth – I used low sodium, but either type is fine.
- Gluten Free Biscuit Dough – You can use a gluten free biscuit mix, gluten free Bisquick, or my popular gluten free biscuits recipe to make your dough. (The gluten-free Red Lobster Biscuit Mix also works well.)
- Vegetables – I used carrots, mushrooms (not pictured), celery, and some orange bell pepper. You can use any mix of veggies you have on hand in your refrigerator!
- Spices – Dried parsley, sage (not pictured), and a bay leaf add great flavor!
Step-By-Step Photos and Directions:
Step 1: Add the oil to a pot or cast-iron Dutch oven and cook the onions, carrots, and mushrooms for 5 minutes until the onions are softened.
HINT: Be sure to use an oil that tolerates heat. I like to use avocado or canola oil.
Step 2: Add the cooked chicken and seasonings.
Step 3: Prepare the biscuit dough. Again, you will be using my gluten free biscuit dough recipe.
📢 Sandi says: Every gluten-free flour blend has a different starch-to-grain ratio. The brand of gluten-free flour you use will affect the moisture of the batter. If your cake batter is too runny, add more flour, and if it is too thick, add more liquids.
Read Why Gluten-Free Flour Blends Vary to learn more about this.
Step 4: There are two ways to shape the dumplings. You can take spoonfuls of dough and drop it into the chicken mixture or flatten the biscuit dough on wax paper and cut it into squares.
Step 5: Pour the broth into the chicken mixture. Cover and bring to a boil for 5 minutes.
👀 Sandi Says: If you want to make the gluten-free chicken and dumpling sauce extra creamy? Add 1/4 cup of heavy cream. I didn’t do this, but I often do when I don’t need it to be dairy-free.
Step 6: Drop the dumplings into the chicken mixture. Cover, reduce the heat to medium-low, and allow the dumplings to cook for 15-20 minutes. DO NOT remove the lid. The steam is what helps to cook your dumplings.
This creamy gluten-free chicken and dumplings will stay in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. You can also freeze this meal in freezer-safe zip-style bags. It will keep in the freezer for up to 4 months.
If you love easy meals like this, you will love this Gluten Free Hamburger Helper recipe.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Yes, you can easily use frozen vegetables in this recipe!
The dumplings cook from the hot steam that is trapped while the lid of the pot is on.
Gluten Free Bisquick and other gluten free biscuit mixes make great dumplings! Just follow the box directions to mix them up and drop them in the same as I describe in the recipe.
You can tell the biscuits are done cooking by inserting a toothpick into one. If the toothpick comes back clean, they are ready.
If you are looking for more meal ideas, I have tons of easy gluten free chicken dinner recipes on the blog.
More Gluten Free Dinner Ideas:
- Easy Gluten Free Chicken Stew
- Gluten Free Chicken Tetrazzini
- Delicious Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie
- Skillet Chicken Drumsticks
Love This Recipe?
If you made and enjoyed this recipe, I would be incredibly grateful if you could leave a comment below. Please include which flour blend you used. This will help others know this recipe is delicious. Thank you!
Easy Gluten Free Chicken and Dumplings
Ingredients
- 3 cups rotisserie chicken shredded
- 3 cups chicken broth low sodium
- 2 cups biscuit dough see note!
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 ½ cups carrots chopped
- 1 cup mushrooms sliced
- 1 cup onion diced
- ½ cup celery chopped
- ½ cup bell pepper chopped
- ¼ cup gluten free flour blend * see note
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground sage
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
- In a pot or cast-iron Dutch oven, add the oil and cook the onions, carrots, mushrooms, celery, and peppers for 5 minutes until the onions are softened.
- Add the cooked chicken and seasonings.
- Prepare the biscuit dough. Again, you will be using my gluten free biscuit dough recipe.
- There are two ways to shape the dumplings. You can just take spoonfuls of dough and drop it into the chicken mixture, or flatten the biscuit dough on wax paper and cut it into squares.
- Pour the broth into the chicken mixture. Cover and bring to a boil for 5 minutes.
- HINT: Want to make this gluten free chicken and dumplings extra creamy? Add 1/4 cup of heavy cream. I didn't do this but often do when I don't need it to be dairy-free.
- Drop the dumplings into the chicken mixture. Cover, reduce the heat to medium-low, and allow the dumplings to cook for 15-20 minutes. DO NOT remove the lid. The steam is what helps to cook your dumplings.
Notes
- You can use my delicious gluten free biscuit recipe to make the biscuit dough, or use any gluten free biscuit mix or gluten free Bisquick .
- I have tested this recipe with King Arthur Measure for Measure GF. That doesn’t mean others will not work, I just have not tested other flours. You can also use potato starch if you prefer since this is just for thickening.
- This chicken and dumplings will keep for up to 4 days in an air-tight container or up to 4 months in the freezer.
SPECIAL NOTE
Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn’t test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.
Nutrition
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No mention of the celery and Bell Pepper in the recipe, only in the ingredient list
Hi Francine, They should be added with the onions and veggies. I will clarify. Thank you.