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Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings: A Comforting Classic
A comfort food favorite made weeknight-friendly using the Instant Pot. This hearty meal is filled with juicy chicken, soft veggies, and biscuit-style dumplings that cook right in the pot!
Ingredients
- For the chicken stew:
- 1½ lb boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into chunks
- 1 tbsp olive oil or butter
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 carrots sliced
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 1 tsp salt to taste
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp dried rosemary
- 4 cups chicken broth
- ½ cup frozen peas added after pressure cooking
- ½ cup heavy cream or milk added at the end
- 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water optional, for thickening
- For the dumplings:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp butter melted
- ½ cup milk
Instructions
- Sauté the base
- Turn Instant Pot to Sauté. Add oil/butter and cook onion, garlic, carrots, and celery for 3–4 minutes. Stir in salt, pepper, thyme, and rosemary.
- Add chicken And broth
- Add chicken pieces and pour in the broth. Cancel sauté mode.
- Pressure cook
- Seal lid and set to High Pressure for 10 minutes. Allow a 5-minute natural release, then quick release the rest.
- Make the dumpling dough
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in melted butter and milk until combined (do not overmix).
- Add dumplings
- Turn Instant Pot to Sauté (Low). Drop spoonfuls of dough (about 1 tbsp each) onto the surface of the stew. Cover loosely with lid (not sealing it) and simmer for 10–12 minutes, or until dumplings are fluffy and cooked through.
- Finish the stew
- Stir in peas and cream. For thicker broth, mix cornstarch + water and stir in during the last 2–3 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 30gFat: 22g