Make a healthier version of a guilty pleasure. This keto copycat Cracker Barrel chicken and dumplings recipe is so comforting and delicious.
Keto Cracker Barrel
Cracker Barrel is known for making “homestyle food.” They have a huge menu that is filled with all sorts of carby food, from breaded fried chicken to waffles, pancakes, and even burgers and fries.
One of their most popular menu items is the chicken and dumplings. It’s heartier than chicken noodle soup, with a savory broth and dumplings that melt in your mouth.
If you’re on the keto diet, it’s really tough to eat low-carb food at Cracker Barrel. So I recreated chicken and dumplings and made it keto-friendly!
Keto Dumplings
It’s easy enough to make a creamy chicken skillet recipe. I’ve done it before (and loved it!). What I really wanted to do was recreate dumplings but make them gluten-free and keto-friendly.
The secret to the perfect low-carb dumplings is to use fathead dough. This is an easy combination of mozzarella cheese, cream cheese, almond flour, egg, and a few other spices and ingredients.
I’ve used fathead dough before to make keto crack biscuits and a keto bread bowl. This easy combination of ingredients makes dumplings that are flaky and taste just like the kind you’d get at Cracker Barrel!
Copycat Cracker Barrel Chicken and Dumplings
It might shock you, but there are just 4 grams net carbs in each serving of this hearty dinner! That leaves you enough carbs left over to add some matchstick carrots to the soup if you want to boost the nutrition a bit.
This soup is the perfect thing to eat when you’re feeling a little under the weather. It’s just as nourishing and healthy for you as either my chicken detox soup or my keto chicken and noodle soup.
What To Eat With Dumplings
This is the perfect soup to add to any dinner – or eat it by itself for lunch. I like to pair this soup with some keto TikTok mini peppers and cucumber salad.
The flavors really go well together. This soup also tastes delicious with easy keto broccoli salad and keto dinner rolls.
Once you get good at using that fathead dough, you can make garlic knots, or keto breadsticks with it. Plus, they are so fun to dip into the broth with the dumplings.
How To Store Dumplings
I don’t recommend trying to store the soup with the dumplings. Enjoy it as soon as you make it. If you try to store the dumplings with the soup, they will soak up the broth and become too soft.
If you want to store it for later, keep the soup and the dumplings in separate containers.
Keto Copycat Cracker Barrel Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
Here’s the list of ingredients that you’ll need to make this keto copycat Cracker Barrel chicken and dumplings skillet recipe. The exact measurements and instructions are in the printable recipe card, just a little below.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15-20 minutes
Servings: 6
Net Carbs: 4 net carbs per serving
Ingredients:
Shredded chicken
Butter
Onion
Celery
Chicken broth
Salt and pepper
For the dumplings:
Mozzarella cheese shredded
Cream cheese softened
Almond flour
Egg
Baking powder
Garlic powder
Xanthan gum
Salt
Instructions:
Combine the mozzarella cheese and cream cheese in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds at a time until completely melted into a dough.
Add the cheese mixture to a bowl with the remaining dumpling ingredients, and knead to combine well.
Place the dough into a bowl, and chill in the freezer while you prepare the rest of the dish.
Melt the butter in a pot over medium heat. Stir in the onions and celery, and heat until the vegetables have softened.
Pour the chicken broth into the pot, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Remove the dough from the freezer, and roll out to about ⅛ of an inch thick between two pieces of parchment paper. Use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into rectangular dumpling shapes.
When ready to serve, drop the dumplings quickly into the heated broth.
Immediately stir in the chicken very carefully, and serve right away.
The dumplings will break down quickly in the liquid, so it is important to not add them to the broth until you are ready to eat the dish.
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Keto Copycat Cracker Barrel Chicken and Dumplings
Make a healthier version of a guilty pleasure. This keto copycat Cracker Barrel chicken and dumplings recipe is so comforting.
Ingredients
Chicken Soup
- 3 cups shredded chicken
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1/2 Onion chopped
- 1/2 cup Celery chopped
- 2 cups Chicken Broth
Keto Dumplings
- 1 1/2 cups Mozzarella Cheese shredded
- 2 ounces Cream Cheese softened
- 1 cup Almond Flour
- 1 large Egg
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 tsp Xanthan Gum
Instructions
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Combine the mozzarella cheese and cream cheese in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds at a time until completely melted into a dough.
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Add the cheese mixture to a bowl with the remaining dumpling ingredients, and knead to combine well.
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Place the dough into a bowl, and chill in the freezer while you prepare the rest of the dish.
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Melt the butter in a pot over medium heat.
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Stir in the onions and celery, and heat until the vegetables have softened.
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Pour the chicken broth into the pot, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Remove the dough from the freezer, and roll out to about ⅛ of an inch thick between two pieces of parchment paper. Use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into rectangular dumpling shapes.
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When ready to serve, drop the dumplings quickly into the heated broth.
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Immediately stir in the chicken very carefully, and serve right away.
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The dumplings will break down quickly in the liquid, so it is important to not add them to the broth until you are ready to eat the dish.
Recipe Notes
Calories: 475
Net Carbs: 4 Net Carbs Per Serving
The nutritional information for this recipe is calculated as a courtesy and is an approximate only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipes on this site.
Keto Copycat Recipes
I love recreating popular recipes from my favorite restaurants! If you enjoyed this keto copycat Cracker Barrel chicken and dumplings recipe, here are some more delicious and low-carb copycat recipes you can make.
