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Rich, creamy and pure comfort food! This Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings is the easiest and most delicious you will ever make.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe!
Thanks to the Instant Pot, you can have delicious, comforting Chicken and Dumplings in 30 minutes. It is one of the easiest dinners to make and one of the most satisfying.
Chicken and Dumplings has been a favorite at our house for years and I have always made it on the stove top or in the slow cooker. Learning to make it in the Instant Pot is life changing. Add all the ingredients right into the Instant Pot and set on high pressure for three minutes! That’s it!
It will take about 10 minutes or so to come up to pressure and then do a quick release and you’ve got an amazing dinner!!
Ingredients Needed
- Olive oil
- Vegetables. Carrots, celery, peas, white or yellow onion.
- Seasoning. Poultry seasoning, oregano, onion powder, parsley salt and pepper.
- Chicken. I use boneless skinless chicken breasts. You could also use boneless, skinless chicken thighs.
- Chicken broth
- Bisquick or baking/pancake mix
- Sour cream
- Milk or Heavy Cream
Secret to Fluffy Dumplings from Scratch
- The dumplings are my favorite part and I pretty much eat chicken and dumplings so I can have dumplings! I have found that the secret to light and fluffy dumplings is adding in sour cream. It makes for the perfect dumplings. I use a combination of Bisquick baking mix, milk and sour cream. Your dumpling batter will be wet and sticky.
How to Make Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
- Set your Instant Pot to saute. Add in some olive oil along with your carrots, celery, onions and seasoning. Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add in your uncooked chicken cut into bite-size pieces, stir and let cook for 2 few minutes. Meat will just begin to brown.
- Pour in chicken broth and then drop dumpling batter onto the surface of the liquid. They may sink a bit but should float on top. Remember they will be wet and sticky. I use a spoon to scoop up the batter and then another spoon to push it off the spoon into the pot.
- Put the lid on the pot and set it to manual high pressure for 3 minutes. Set the valve to sealing position. Do a quick release as soon as the 3 minutes is up.
Note: When you open the Instant Pot the dumplings are going to look wet and even a little raw, that’s o.k. As they sit for a minute the air will dry out the top. I like to garnish with some dried or fresh parsley.
Tip from Leigh Anne
- The broth will still be somewhat thin but as you dish up the chicken and dumplings and start cutting into the dumpling, it will begin to thicken the broth and you will have a nice thick broth there is no need for any kind of thickening agent other than the dumpling itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you prefer to use your crock pot to make chicken and dumplings you can use this recipe.
You can but I think the dumplings are the best part of this recipe so I always make my own, so much better!
Frozen veggies will work great, just put them in frozen, no need to saute first. You can use a frozen peas and carrot mix.
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Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 cup carrots peeled and diced
- 1 cup celery diced
- 1 cup onion diced
- 1 tsp poultry seasoning
- 2 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts diced, bite size
- 4 cups chicken broth
Dumplings
- 1 1/2 cups Bisquick or baking/pancake mix
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tsp parsley dried or fresh for garnish
Instructions
- Add oil to Instant Pot and turn to saute.
- Add in carrots, celery, onion and seasonings and stir to combine. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add in diced chicken and cook for an additional 1-3 minutes, chicken will just begin to brown but not cook through.
- Add in chicken broth.
Dumplings
- Mix together milk, baking mix and sour cream. Batter will be wet and sticky.
- Spoon dumplings onto top of liquid in Instant Pot
- Put on the lid and set to manual, high pressure for 3 minutes.
- Do a quick release.
- Sprinkle dumplings with fresh or dried parsley.
- Spoon dumpling and liquid into a bowl. Enjoy!
Tips & Notes:
- The broth will still be somewhat thin but as you dish up the chicken and dumplings and start cutting into the dumpling, it will begin to thicken the broth and you will have a nice thick broth there is no need for any kind of thickening agent other than the dumpling itself.
- When you open the Instant Pot the dumplings are going to look wet and even a little raw, that’s o.k. As they sit for a minute the air will dry out the top. I like to garnish with some dried or fresh parsley.
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Peggy says
This was quick and easy and delicious. I used Gluten Free Bisquick and had to use a lot more than 1/2 cup of milk (must soak it up). Not sure how much I used because I kept adding and stirring until it kinda looked like mashed potatoes. I like a lot of dumplings too. I’ll have to use dark meat because the hubby hates white meat and probably more of it (picky, picky) but I can see this becoming a staple. If you prep things in advance, you could easily come home from work and have it going in just a few minutes. Go change your clothes and freshen up a bit and it will be ready by the time you’re done. Looking at some of your ‘for 2’ recipes too. Glad to find you!
Leigh Anne Wilkes says
So glad you enjoyed it!
James says
My first try at “chicken & Dimplings” and it is an instant family favorite. Although would like tips on how to best follow this recipe but with shredded chicken rather than cubed. Thank you!
Staci Langford says
I’ve made this twice and my family LOVES it. Delicious! So easy and healthy.
Leigh Anne says
Yes! So glad you loved it too!!!
Tammy says
Could you please provide directions for the slow cooker? I would love to make this….looks delicious
Leigh Anne says
There is a link to it in the post – here it is: https://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/slow-cooker-chicken-dumplings/
Sandy says
This was just delicious! My husband and I both loved it! The dumplings turned out great. It’s a keeper.
Leigh Anne says
The dumplings are definitely my favorite part.