Easy Chicken and Dumplings can be thrown together in minutes and can cook in either the Instant Pot or Crockpot. Using Cream of Chicken soups and biscuit dough, this meal is no-prep! Perfect for a busy weeknight dinner.
Biscuit dough and dumpling dough are often made with the same or nearly the same recipe.
These Chicken and Dumplings have been a family favorite recipe every since last winter. It’s comforting, easy, and sooooo yummy. The hearty, rich soup is the perfect accompaniment to the fluff, buttery dumplings. You just can’t go wrong with this recipe.
Chicken and Dumplings – Fluffy dumplings are cooked in a pot of homemade creamy chicken soup, making for the ultimate comfort food.
The chicken broth is then added little by little. This keeps the roux intact. If you add it too fast, the roux will break and the soup won’t be super creamy. After the broth, the half and half is added just as slowly. Once it comes to a simmer, frozen peas and cubes of the cooked chicken are added to the soup.
The dough is scooped and dropped into the soup. The pot is covered to help produce steam to cook the dumplings. Once the dumplings are set and cooked through, they’re ready to serve!
Dumplings are similar to biscuits in texture However, their cooking process is very different. The dumplings are cooked in liquid or steamed. In the case of this recipe, they are cooked in a soup, with a lid placed on top of the pot to help them steam.
How to make this Chicken and Dumplings Instant Pot Recipe
To make chicken and dumplings in the Instant Pot, first cut chicken breasts into 1 inch chunks.
Pour chicken broth into the liner of the Instant Pot. Place the chicken chunks into the broth and then sprinkle with minced dried onion and dried parsley.
Scoop two cans of cream of chicken soup on the top of the chicken chunks. Do not stir.
It is very important to layer food when cooking in the Instant Pot. In order for the Instant Pot to work properly there needs to be a thin liquid on the bottom of the pot.
In this dish, the thin liquid is the chicken broth. The cream of chicken soup is very thick and would burn to the bottom of the liner if the chicken broth was not underneath it.
Now, take canned biscuit dough and cut each biscuit into eight pieces.
Sprinkle the biscuit pieces Into the Instant Pot.
Secure the lid, turn the knob to sealing and cook on Manual HIGH for two minutes. Allow for three minute NPR before quick releasing the pressure manually.
When you open up the lid you will see that all of the biscuit dough has expanded and cooked.
Give the Instant Pot a good stir to mix up the dumplings, chicken and sauce.
Dinner is now ready to be served! Can you believe how easy that was?
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FAQ
What’s the difference between biscuit dough and dumpling dough?
Are American biscuits like dumplings?
What are the 2 types of biscuit dough?
What is dumpling dough made of?
What is the difference between biscuit dough and dumpling dough?
Dumpling dough, on the other hand, is a soft and tender dough made with flour, water or milk, and a leavening agent (such as baking powder). So while both biscuit dough and dumpling dough can be used to make similar dishes, they are not the same thing and the end result will be different.
What are the different types of dumpling dough?
There are two types of dumpling dough. Traditionally, hot water dumpling dough is used to make potstickers and steamed dumplings. This produces dumpling wrappers that are more delicate and can be rolled very thinly. Cold water dough is used to make boiled dumplings. This dough produces wrappers that can be thicker and more sturdy.
What do dumplings look like?
The dumplings should look fluffy and shiny. Basic dumpling dough is a mixture of flour, salt and another leavening agent, such as baking powder mixed with milk or buttermilk, oil and melted butter or schmaltz (chicken fat). Combine the ingredients just until the dough comes together.
How do you make dumpling dough?
Basic dumpling dough is a mixture of flour, salt and another leavening agent, such as baking powder mixed with milk or buttermilk, oil and melted butter or schmaltz (chicken fat). Combine the ingredients just until the dough comes together. Some recipes call for adding chopped parsley or seasonings like salt and pepper.