Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings

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This Instant Pot chicken and dumplings recipe provides the richness of a long-simmered chicken stew without the fuss of using a whole chicken. This compromise — using boneless skinless chicken thighs with bone-in chicken breast — gave me the richness of flavor and ease of preparation I was looking for. It's basically chicken pot pie made in a pressure cooker rather than an oven.

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Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
40 mins
Additional Time:
5 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 5 mins
Servings:
5

Ingredients

  • ½ tablespoon olive oil

  • 1 cup diced onion

  • ½ cup diced carrot

  • ½ cup diced celery

  • 1 bay leaf

  • 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth

  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs

  • 1 pound bone-in chicken breasts, skin removed

  • 1 teaspoon salt (Optional)

  • ½ teaspoon thyme (Optional)

  • ½ teaspoon dried marjoram

  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

  • salt and ground black pepper to taste (Optional)

  • ½ cup frozen petite peas

  • ½ cup frozen cut green beans

Dumplings:

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • ½ teaspoon salt (Optional)

  • 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter

  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

  • ½ cup buttermilk

Directions

  1. Pour olive oil into a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as an Instant Pot) and select the Sauté function. Cook and stir onion, carrot, celery, and bay leaf until vegetables are soft and onion has turned translucent, about 5 minutes.

  2. Add chicken broth, thighs, breasts, salt, thyme, marjoram, and black pepper. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set the timer for 9 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

  3. Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Carefully use tongs to remove chicken pieces to a large bowl to cool slightly; discard bay leaf.

  4. While chicken is cooling, mash butter with flour in a small bowl to make a smooth paste; set aside.

  5. Make dumplings: Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Cut in cold butter with 2 knives or a pastry blender until mixture resembles the texture of cornmeal. Stir in parsley and set aside.

  6. Shred cooled chicken and return to the pot. Taste broth and season with salt and pepper if needed. Add peas and green beans. Stir in flour-butter paste until incorporated. Select Sauté function and bring broth to a boil.

  7. Pour buttermilk into dumpling mixture and stir until combined. Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls over the top of stew.

  8. Close the lid, leaving the steam vent open. Select Slow Cooker function and simmer on Low, covered, until a skewer inserted into the center of a dumpling comes out clean, 10 to 12 minutes.

    shredded chicken, sliced carrots, peas, and green beans in broth topped with buttermilk dumplings

    Doughgirl8

Recipe Tips

You can use a mini food processor to cut in the cold butter in Step 5. Transfer the flour-butter mixture back to a medium bowl before adding the buttermilk in Step 7.

You can use a small cookie scoop to drop the dumpling dough over the stew.

To use this as a filling for pot pie, use only 2 cups of chicken broth instead of 4 cups.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

467 Calories
20g Fat
29g Carbs
41g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 5
Calories 467
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 20g 25%
Saturated Fat 9g 44%
Cholesterol 135mg 45%
Sodium 1055mg 46%
Total Carbohydrate 29g 11%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 41g 82%
Vitamin C 6mg 7%
Calcium 131mg 10%
Iron 4mg 19%
Potassium 466mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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