Description
A comforting and creamy one-pot Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings recipe made with tender chicken, vegetables, and fluffy biscuit-style dumplings. Perfect for quick, hearty dinners.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 1½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into chunks
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried rosemary
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup frozen peas
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup milk
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Set the Instant Pot to sauté mode and heat olive oil and butter.
- Add diced onions, carrots, and celery; cook for 3–4 minutes until slightly softened.
- Stir in garlic and cook for another minute until fragrant.
- Add chicken, salt, pepper, thyme, rosemary, paprika, and bay leaf; stir to combine.
- Pour in chicken broth and gently stir. Cancel sauté mode.
- Close lid, set valve to sealing, and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
- While cooking, prepare dumpling dough: mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Stir in milk and melted butter until just combined.
- After cooking, quick release the pressure and remove the bay leaf. Switch back to sauté mode.
- Stir in frozen peas and heavy cream.
- Drop tablespoon-sized spoonfuls of dumpling dough over soup surface.
- Cover loosely with a lid (not sealing) and cook dumplings for 5–6 minutes until puffed and cooked through.
- Serve hot, garnished with fresh parsley if desired.
Notes
- Use rotisserie chicken for a faster version (reduce pressure cook time to 5 minutes).
- For a thicker broth, add cornstarch slurry before dumplings.
- Try adding corn or green beans with the peas for extra veggies.
- Use coconut milk instead of cream for a dairy-free version.
- Fresh herbs can enhance flavor before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
