Instant Pot Homemade Chicken Dumpling Soup Recipe
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This delicious homemade chicken dumpling soup recipe has tons of flavor and is a great option for a quick weeknight meal. Made in the instant pot, it's a family favorite!
Ingredients
  • For the soup:
  • 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
  • 1 Diced Onion
  • 1 Cup Diced Carrot
  • 1 Cup Diced Celery
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 4 Cups Chicken Broth
  • 2 Pounds Chicken (I used breasts but a combination of breasts and thighs would be great also!)
  • 1 tsp Thyme
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Pepper
  • For the thickening paste:
  • 2 Tbsp Butter
  • 2 Tbsp Flour
  • For the dumplings:
  • 1 Cup Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 2 Tbsp Cold Butter
  • ⅔ Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
Instructions
  1. Pour the olive oil into your Instant Pot and choose the sauté function. Cook diced onion, carrot, celery, and bay leaf for about 5 minutes until the onion begins to turn translucent.
  2. Add chicken broth, chicken, thyme, salt, and pepper. Close and lock Instant Pot lid. Choose the manual function and high pressure, and set timer for 9 minutes.
  3. Once your timer goes off, release pressure using the quick-release method. Remove the chicken with tongs and set aside in a bowl. Remove the bay leaf and discard.
  4. Mash butter and flour together (thickening paste) to make a smooth paste and set aside.
  5. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl for the dumplings. Cut in the cold butter until you have a powdery mixture, similar to cornstarch. Set aside.
  6. Shred the chicken and return it to the Instant Pot. Stir in the flour/butter paste and select the sauté function again to bring the broth to a boil.
  7. Pour your heavy whipping cream into the dumpling mixture and stir until combined. Drop the dumpling dough by scoops into the boiling stew. I used a cookie scoop which worked great!
  8. Cover the pot with the lid and leave the steam vent open.
  9. Choose the slow cooker function and simmer on low, covered, for about 15 minutes. Use a toothpick to check if the dumplings are done; if they are it will come out clean.
  10. Enjoy!
Recipe by Emily Reviews at https://www.emilyreviews.com/2020/04/instant-pot-homemade-chicken-dumpling-soup-recipe.html