Easy chicken and dumplings is a great weeknight dinner.

Deli-roasted chicken, cream of chicken soup, and canned biscuits make a quick-and-tasty version of classicchicken and dumplings.

Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Ingredients

1(32-oz.)

Kid-Friendly Chicken: Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Deli-roasted chicken, cream of chicken soup, and canned biscuits make a quick-and-tasty version of classic chicken and dumplings.Credit:Beth Dreiling Hontzas

container low-sodium chicken broth

3cupsshredded cooked chicken (about 1 1/2 lb.)

1(10 3/4-oz.)

can reduced-fat cream of chicken soup

1/4teaspoonpoultry seasoning

1(10.2-oz.)

Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.

Increase heat to medium-high; return to a low boil.

Place biscuits on a lightly floured surface.

Roll or pat each biscuit to 1/8-inch thickness; cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips.

Drop strips, 1 at a time, into boiling broth mixture.

Add carrots and celery.

Chef’s Notes

One roasted chicken yields about 3 cups of meat.