Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings

Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings combine the delicious, savory flavors of chicken, peas, carrots, and simple Bisquick dumplings in just minutes.

Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings Recipe 

My family loves Chicken and Dumplings made from scratch. 

I was thrilled to learn how easy it is to make homemade chicken and dumplings right in my Instant Pot – talk about FAST.

I’m always in a hurry, it seems.

My boys say these Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings are even better than the ones they order at the Cracker Barrel, which thrills their Mamma to death  – such a compliment. 

Ingredients

• Chicken  – Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, chicken thighs, or a mixture of both. To use a rotisserie chicken version, keep reading.  

• Chicken Broth

• Frozen Corn

• Frozen Baby Peas

• Baking Mix – Bisquick or similiar
  
• Aromatics – Yellow Onion, Celery, Carrots. If you don’t have onions or celery on hand, you can substitute dehydrated onion flakes and dehydrated celery flakes. 
  
• Seasonings – Thyme, Oregano, Poultry Seasoning, Black Pepper, Turmeric 
  
• Whipping Cream – Adding whipping cream to the soup at the end of the cooking process is what makes the chicken and dumpling broth extra creamy.  This ingredient is optional. 

 

How to Make Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings

Brown the chicken pieces in a bit of butter using the saute setting on your Instant Pot.

Add the spices, onion, celery, carrots, and chicken broth.

Stir to combine.

Bring the mixture to a low boil on saute.

Lock the Instant Pot lid into place.

Cook the mixture for 7 minutes under high pressure.

When the timer sounds, perform a quick release to remove all the pressure.

Combine the Bisquick with the milk, using just enough milk to make the dumpling dough.

Drop the prepared dumpling dough by spoonfuls into the simmering soup.

Using the saute setting on the instant pot, let the dumplings simmer for 10 minutes to cook.

Then, stir in the corn, peas and cream.

Serve at once.

How to make dumplings from Bisquick

How to Make Homemade Bisquick

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbs. baking powder
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 tsp. granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Place all the dry ingredients into the a food processor.

Pulse the food processor to combine the ingredients.

With the motor running, pour in the oil.

Process just until the oil is incorporated into the dry ingredients.

Store in an airtight container.

I like to store mine in the fridge to make the shelf life longer. 

So What Are Dumplings, Anyway? 

Dumplings are just pieces of dough (made mostly from flour and liquid) that are dropped into hot broth and simmered until cooked throughout, such as in this recipe. 

Plain dumplings, like in this recipe, are not to be confused with Chinese dumplings.

Chinese dumplings are also made from dough, but they are then wrapped around a filling that’s typically made from meat, fish, cheese, vegetables, fruits, or sweets.

Equally delicious, cut not the same by any means. 

Can I make this Chicken and Dumplings using rotisserie chicken?

If you opt to use cooked, rotisserie chicken instead of cooking the chicken pieces as this recipe instructs, chop the rotisserie chicken into bite-size pieces.

Stir the rotisserie chicken in at the same time that you add the peas and carrots.  

Do chicken and dumplings freeze well? 

Yep, if you have leftovers, you can freeze them and reheat them later. 

To be honest, though, they will never taste quite as good as when they are made and eaten fresh. 

Which Tools Are Helpful When I’m Making 30-Minute Chicken and Dumplings from Scratch? 

If you want to make homemade chicken and dumplings in 30 minutes, you need an Instant Pot. 

I prefer the 6-Quart Instant Pot, but an 8-Quart Instant Pot is an option, as well, if you’re consistently cooking for bigger groups of people. 

Making homemade biscuit mix (such as Bisquick) is much faster and easier if you can use a food processor. 

More Favorite Recipes to Enjoy

We enjoy a lot of speedy Instant Pot meals at our house. 

Currently, we’ve been enjoying two new electric pressure cooker recipes –  Instant Pot Fried Chicken Gizzards (with dipping sauce!) and Instant Pot Baked Potato Soup. 

Mississippi Chicken in the Instant Pot is made with the traditional combination of ranch dressing mix, au jus gravy mix, butter, and pepperoncini peppers.

Here are some others:

• Instant Pot Tuscan Bean Soup with Bacon 
• Instant Pot 8-Minute Minestrone 
• Easy Pasta Fagioli 
• Instant Pot Pepperoni Pizza Pasta