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Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
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Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

Chicken and Dumplings Recipe combines sautéed vegetables, diced chicken, and seasoned broth cooked in an Instant Pot, with canned biscuit dough cut into pieces to form tender dumplings. The dish includes peas and a touch of heavy cream for richness. The dumplings cook along with the chicken soup base, resulting in a comforting mixture where the biscuits puff up into soft dumplings.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 441 kcal
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Chicken Soup
  • 1 Tablespoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
  • 1/2 onion chopped, large
  • 2 talks celery , chopped
  • 1 cup carrot chopped
  • 1 tablespoons garlic about 3 cloves, minced
  • 1 pound chicken thighs diced into 1" pieces, boneless, skinless, or chicken breasts
  • 4 cups chicken broth low sodium
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)
  • 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning (Includes thyme, oregano, rosemary, basil, etc.)
  • salt to taste
  • 5 canned biscuits Or see below to make your own, refrigerated, each cut into 8 pieces
  • 1 cup peas frozen
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 Tablespoons cornstarch , (optional to thicken soup)
  • 1/4 cup water optional to thicken soup, cold
  • 2 Tablespoons parsley optional for garnish, or cilantro, chopped, fresh
Homemade Dumplings
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3 Tablespoons butter
  • 3/4 cup milk

Instructions

Chicken Soup
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  1. Press the SAUTE button. Add oil. When the front of the Instant Pot says "Hot" then add the onions and saute the onions for 4 or 5 minutes.
  2. After the onions have cooked for about 5 minutes, or until they are softened, add the celery, carrots, and garlic. Stir so they cook evenly and to keep the garlic from burning.
  3. Add the chicken and cook with the vegetables for about 5 minutes.
  4. Add the chicken broth, black pepper, poultry seasoning, salt, and Italian seasoning. 
  5. Remove 5 refrigerated canned biscuits and slice each biscuit into 8 pieces. The easiest way is to slice them like a pizza into 8 pieces. Then drop each of the pieces into the Instant Pot.
  6. Press CANCEL to cancel the Saute function. Close the Pressure Cooker lid. (See instructions for your specific pressure cooker.) After you close the lid, Press "Pressure Cook" or Manual (depending on your model), and select High Pressure, and adjust the time to 7 minutes, to pressure cook with high pressure for 7 minutes.
  7. After 7 minutes, let the Instant Pot release go through the natural release cycle to release the steam. (See instructions for your specific model.) It may take about 10 minutes.After the steam has been released, and the pin has dropped, or after 10 minutes of a natural pressure release, move the sealing knob to the VENTING position. Carefully unlock and remove the lid.
  8. Stir in the peas and heavy cream.
  9. If you need to thicken the chicken and dumplings, combine 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup of cold water and stir into the chicken and dumplings.
  10. Add chopped parsley or cilantro for garnish.
Instructions For Homemade Dumplings
  1. In a medium bowl mix together all ingredients, except the butter and milk.
  2. Cut in the butter and using a pastry cutter or fork mix together until you have coarse crumbs. Pour in milk and stir until everything is just moistened.
  3. Drop teaspoonfuls of dumpling batter into the Instant Pot after you added the chicken and chicken broth.

Notes

  • Do not increase cooking time if doubling the recipe.
  • Use quick pressure release after allowing 10 minutes natural release.
  • Cut refrigerated canned biscuits into eight pieces for dumpling size.

Nutrition Information

Calories 441kcal (22%) Carbohydrates 33g (11%) Protein 23g (46%) Fat 24g (37%) Saturated Fat 10g (50%) Cholesterol 117mg (39%) Sodium 802mg (33%) Potassium 742mg (16%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 4370IU (87%) Vitamin C 11.7mg (13%) Calcium 169mg (17%) Iron 3.2mg (18%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 441

% Daily Value*

Calories 441kcal 22%
Carbohydrates 33g 11%
Protein 23g 46%
Fat 24g 37%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Cholesterol 117mg 39%
Sodium 802mg 33%
Potassium 742mg 16%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 4370IU 87%
Vitamin C 11.7mg 13%
Calcium 169mg 17%
Iron 3.2mg 18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.