Name: Chicken and Dumplings in The Instant Pot
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 package premade dumplings; 1 lb boneless and skinless chicken breast (cut into 1 x 1 squares); 4 cups low sodium chicken broth; 1 cup diced onion; 1 cup sliced celery; Salt and pepper to taste

I don’t know about you, but when it gets cold out, I don’t want chicken noodle soup like some people. I want classic chicken and dumplings. But – classic chicken and dumplings are so much work. I turned to my instant pot and thought… Surely there’s a way to make this quicker and still as tasty. And so this instant pot chicken and dumplings recipe was born.

Ingredients

butter
chopped yellow or white onions
salt and pepper to taste
chopped celery
chopped peeled carrots (optional, I did not use)
chicken broth
boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1-inch pieces
a package of premade dumplings or Grands!™ Southern Homestyle Buttermilk Biscuits
garlic powder (also optional, we like it in ours)

Start With Saute

Chop your onion, it can be white or yellow. Turn the instant pot to saute and melt the butter. Add the onion and saute till mostly translucent. Now add the broth, chicken that’s been cut into 1inch by 1inch squares, salt and pepper, and carrots if you’re using them.

Some folks like to use peas. I don’t care for them, but feel free to add them in now if you choose.

Add More Ingredients

Now you fill the pot with the broth and chicken. Set the lid and turn on the pressure. When it’s done, quick-release and carefully remove the lid.

Dumplings

You can make your own dumplings and cook them in the instant pot if you want to. But I didn’t want to take the time to do that. Using my instant pot means I want to do it as quickly as I can, so I bought a package of premade noodle-shaped dumplings made by ——-. Let them thaw on the counter and then pull them apart and add them to your instant pot. Set the lid and pressure cook your noodles for at least 10 minutes. If you found round ones, or you made round dumplings yourself, you will need closer to 30 minutes of pressure cooking time. When the cooker is done, quick-release the pressure and check the inside of the dumplings to be sure they cooked through. If not, set the lid back and add another 10 minutes.

If you want to make your own dumplings, here’s a recipe you can use:
Dumplings Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup buttermilk (whole milk works too, but gives a different flavor)
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
½ teaspoon salt (Optional)

Mash the butter into the flour so that it becomes like a paste and set it to the side. Combine the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Take the mashed-up butter mix and mix it into the flour till you get a texture that is similar to cornmeal (grainy and still kinda lumpy). Now add the buttermilk/whole milk to the mix. Stir until combined. Pro Tip – use a small ice cream scoop to get equal size drop dumplings.

ENJOY!