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Easy Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings

Easy Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

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This Easy Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings is the ultimate comfort food, ready in just over an hour. With only 20 minutes of prep and 25 minutes of cooking, this recipe is perfect for busy weeknights.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Pressurize Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 402 kcal

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients
  

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 cup celery, diced (2 stalks)
  • 1 cup carrots, diced (about 2 or 3 carrots)
  • 1 large russet potato, chopped
  • 3 large cloves garlic, pressed or minced (about 1 Tbsp)
  • pounds chicken breasts, cut in slightly larger than bite sized pieces
  • 4 cups chicken broth, divided
  • 1 teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon dried sage
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 cup frozen peas (or mixed vegetables)
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 6 jumbo canned buttermilk refrigerator biscuits (a 16 ounce package contains 8, but you will only need 6 of them)

Instructions
 

  • Press the SAUTE button on the Instant Pot.
  • When the pot is hot, add the olive oil and the butter.
  • Add the onion and celery to the pot and saute for a few minutes. Add in the carrots and potatoes, stir.
  • Add in the garlic. Cook for 1 minute, scraping the bottom of the pot to get up any brown bits (deglaze).
  • Add chicken and 2 cups of chicken broth and continue to scrape the bottom of the pot again (to deglaze it to keep it from burning).
  • Season with salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, sage, and thyme. Cook for a few seconds to let the spices become fragrant.
  • Place the Instant Pot lid on top, move the valve to SEALING, press the PRESSURE COOK or MANUAL button and set timer for 15 minutes.
  • While food is cooking, prepare your biscuits. Roll each canned biscuit flat and cut into 6 equal pieces. Do this to all 6 biscuits and set aside (you can also just cut them and not roll them flat).
  • When cooking time is done, do a QUICK RELEASE of the pressure and remove the lid.
  • Dump in the remaining 2 cups of chicken broth and then add the sliced biscuits into the pot.
  • Carefully place the cut biscuits on top of the liquid in the pot, spreading them out as best as you can. Once all your biscuits are in the pot, DO NOT mix it all together – leave the biscuits sitting on top of the liquid.
  • Press the CANCEL button.
  • Place the lid on the pot and lock in place. Turn the valve to SEALING. Press the PRESSURE COOK or MANUAL button and set the timer for 10 minutes.
  • When the cooking cycle has finished, do a QUICK RELEASE.
  • Open the lid and carefully stir in the frozen peas and heavy cream. Let it sit for a minute or two so that it thickens up and then taste and add salt and pepper if needed.

Nutrition

Calories: 402kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 30gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 103mgSodium: 1408mgPotassium: 885mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 4222IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chicken and dumplings, comfort food, easy recipe, Instant Pot, quick dinner
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