Chicken & Dumplings --- Instant Pot

It's the time of year for comfort food one of the first ones that comes to mind for me is Chicken and Dumplings. A few weeks back I used my Instant Pot to make the filling for Chicken Pot Pie and I instantly realized how easy it would be to make it into Chicken and Dumplings instead. So I tried it last night, and we ate every last bite. Not only was it super tasty but it was super easy. I typically use frozen chicken so the timing on mine is longer but if you use fresh (or thawed) chicken you can have this done in less than 20 minutes. Here's the recipe:

Chicken and Dumplings
5 cloves of garlic, crushed (we like lots of garlic)
1 large bay leaf
2 tsp salt
2 cups bone broth/chicken stock
2 cups water
1 lb chicken
Carrots, chopped
Celery, chopped
1 cup peas

Dumplings
2 cups flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
6 tbsp salted butter*
3/4 cup milk
*if you don't use salted butter add 1/2 tsp salt
Mix the flour, baking powder, & baking soda.
Cut in butter, once it's crumbly add milk and mix until dough forms.


In Instant Pot add chicken, broth, water, garlic, bay leaf, & salt. Cover and cook on "soup" for 30 minutes (if you're not using frozen chicken you can change the time to 15 minutes.) When done, allow to naturally release pressure. Open add carrots, celery, peas and dumplings to the top. Close and set for "soup" for 5 more minutes. When done allow to naturally release and serve.

Mangia!