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My dear readers, I have an awesome treat for you today! With this Instant Pot Chicken Dumplings recipe, you can have delicious chicken dumplings in a half hour flat!

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So, if you read my Crock Pot Chicken Dumplings recipe, you know that it always makes me think of my Grandma. (She was one awesome lady!) One thing about Grandma, she was the momma of 6 kids, so she was all about making things easier. I think she would be proud of this recipe. You can have delicious chicken and dumplings in a jiffy, be it on a week busy weeknight or a chaotic weekend. And maybe this will remind you of your momma or grandma.

Folks, this is SUPER easy! All you have to do is dump all of your ingredients in your Instant Pot. Give them a good stir. Seal your Instant Pot and set it on manual for 6 minutes. It will natural release pretty quickly. Once the pressure pin drops, open it up, give it another good stir and serve! Easy peasy!

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Electric Pressure Cooker Chicken Dumplings Notes:

Find the slow cooker version of this recipe here: Crock Pot Chicken Dumplings recipe
We have tested this in the6 quart Instant Pot and the 6.5 quart Ninja Foodi to make this delicious recipe. Any 6 quart electric pressure cooker should work just fine.
Make sure you stir everything before you start cooking and right after. You don’t want your dumplings sticking together.
If you are using an 8-quart Instant Pot, you may need to use a half cup more liquid to make sure your Instant Pot will come up to pressure.
You can find more electric pressure cooker recipes with our Recipe Finder.
Check out all our favorite recommendations for cookbooks, slow cookers and low carb essentials in ourAmazon Influencer Shop.
As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
Finally, all electric pressure cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes shouldalways be tested first in your own electric pressure cooker and time adjusted as needed.

My dear readers, I have an awesome treat for you today! With this Instant Pot Chicken Dumplings recipe, you can have delicious chicken dumplings in a half hour flat!

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Course: Main

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Instant Pot Chicken Dumplings, Electric Pressure Cooker Chicken Dumplings, Ninja Foodi Chicken Dumplings

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 6 minutes minutes

Total Time: 11 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 people

Author: Aunt Lou

Ingredients

6 chicken breasts cubed
31.5 oz cream of chicken soup (3 - 10.5 oz cans)
3 small tubes biscuits quartered (4 if you want more dumplings)
1 1/2 cups chicken broth

Instructions

Dump all of your ingredients in your Instant Pot
Give them a good stir
Seal your Instant Pot and set it on manual for 6 minutes
Turn the keep warm off
Once the pressure pin drops, open it up, give it another good stir and serve

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Notes

Find the slow cooker version of this recipe here: Crock Pot Chicken Dumplings recipe
We have tested this in the6 quart Instant Pot and the 6.5 quart Ninja Foodi to make this delicious recipe. Any 6 quart electric pressure cooker should work just fine.
Make sure you stir everything before you start cooking and right after. You don't want your dumplings sticking together.
If you are using an 8-quart Instant Pot, you may need to use a half cup more liquid to make sure your Instant Pot will come up to pressure.
You can find more electric pressure cooker recipes with our Recipe Finder.
Check out all our favorite recommendations for cookbooks, slow cookers and low carb essentials in ourAmazon Influencer Shop.
As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
Finally, all electric pressure cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes shouldalways be tested first in your own electric pressure cooker and time adjusted as needed.

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Michelle Newton says
September 7, 2021 at 2:33 pm

Hey!! I’m making this for supper tonight but I wanted to say I’m from Avon park Florida which is the same county as lake placid Florida. In fact my hubby is from lake placid!!!
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Kathryn Garrido says
December 23, 2020 at 10:30 am

This is soooo good! I also got the burn message so I added more broth but I still got the message. Took everything out cleaned the instant pot and put everything back. Worked perfectly after that. My family loved it. Next time I will tray and add the liquid first and mix the chicken in so it doesn’t stick on the bottom.
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- Aunt Lou says
  December 23, 2020 at 12:29 pm
  
  I hate that you got the burn message, but am glad that you figured out how to make it work for your unit! I’m so happy to hear that your family loved this recipe as much as we do!
Cathy Stahl says
November 6, 2020 at 7:33 pm

I tried cooking it twice and got the burn warning. After 30 minutes we moved to the stove and finished it in a pan.
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- Aunt Lou says
  November 9, 2020 at 11:54 am
  
  I’m sorry to hear that Cathy! Altitude can affect how much liquid is needed. You might try adding an extra 1/2 cup of broth next time. Other readers who have had trouble with the burn message have also tried a double broiler method. I hope this helps!
Angie says
September 29, 2020 at 8:30 am

for the cubed chicken you have in the bag do you use the full 2 lbs, i bought these the other day from walmart.
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- Aunt Lou says
  September 29, 2020 at 9:21 am
  
  Hi Angie!
  I haven’t tried this with the bagged cubed chicken. If I did, I would use the full 2 lbs. If you give it a try, let me know how it goes!
  Aunt Lou
Renne says
May 29, 2020 at 11:13 am

When it says “three small tubes”, do you know what size? I have the 16oz size. Thanks!
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- Aunt Lou says
  June 2, 2020 at 3:25 pm
  
  Hi Renne!
  The ones I used were 7.5 oz tubes. The ones that you can buy individually or in a 4 pack. Enjoy!
  Aunt Lou
Ashley Hall says
May 17, 2019 at 8:50 pm

My chicken was still raw. I didn’t think 6 minutes would be enough.
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- Aunt Lou says
  May 21, 2019 at 12:04 pm
  
  Hi Ashley!
  I hate to hear that this didn’t work out for you. The only thing I can think of was that possibly your chicken wasn’t cubed or something went wrong with your instant pot.
  ~Aunt Lou
Mandi says
April 23, 2019 at 6:48 pm

My instant pot said burn before it even got pressurized. What can I do to stop this from happening?
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- Aunt Lou says
  April 30, 2019 at 11:08 am
  
  Hi Mandy!
  I’m sorry to hear that! How much liquid that is required to come to pressure can depend on where you are located (altitude) and what size of instant pot you are using. Try using an extra 1/2 cup of broth. I hope this helps!
  Aunt Lou
- Reid Sexton says
  October 15, 2019 at 6:23 pm
  
  @Mandi,
  I got the “Burn” message as well. I cancelled the cook, cleaned out the Instant Pot and added more broth and got the “burn” method again. I tried setting a second pot inside my IP pot, like a double boiler. The below are my steps.
  1,Add water to IP pot
  2. Insert trivet
  3. Place pot containing dumplings on trivet (cover pot with foil)
  Seems this is a necessary step with any creamy recipe
Terri says
March 20, 2018 at 9:51 am

Thank-you for a wonderful site.
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- Aunt Lou says
  March 20, 2018 at 10:35 am
  
  Hi Terri!
  Thank you so much for your kind comment. We appreciate you speaking life into us!
  Aunt Lou
Monica Corp says
March 14, 2018 at 11:52 pm

In some of your videos I see you use a tool that looks like a stick with a cross at the bottom. I have seen you use it when chopping up raw hamburger in the crockpot. What is that tool called, and where could I find one? I searched Walmart today without any luck. Thank You.
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- Aunt Lou says
  March 16, 2018 at 8:36 am
  
  Hi Monica!
  Some companies call it a Mix ‘n Chop, others call it a multi-tool. Here is a referral link to one we like: http://amzn.to/2DxPebY
  Enjoy!
  Aunt Lou
Jerri Scott says
March 8, 2018 at 7:09 pm

Thank you for all the wonderful recipes. Now i have an instant pit and you guys are right there with recipes fir slow and instant. Thank you so much!
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- Aunt Lou says
  March 20, 2018 at 10:34 am
  
  Hi Jerry!
  Thank YOU for speaking life into us with your kind comment. We appreciate it greatly!
  Aunt Lou
Kathi says
March 8, 2018 at 6:21 pm

Hi Aunt Lou – Great recipe but I cut it down to make two servings – since there is only me. I also made two changes/additions: I added 1/2 tablespoon of minced garlic and 1/2 teaspoon of Mrs. Dash Original Season. I also added a 1/4 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. For the soup I used Campbell’s Healthy Request Cream of Chicken soup – this soup has no MSG which is good since I am highly allergic to MSG and it is also low sodium so it is easy for you to control the salt when you cook. I don’t have an InstaPot but I do have a 10 quart Power XL electric pressure cooker. I pressed the chicken icon, locked the top down and cooked it for 6 minutes and then did a natural release. OMG!!! Fantastic. Thanks for posting this recipe. And please keep them coming. My first pressure cooker was over 40 years old and had belonged to my mom – so I have been using them a long time and swear by them for cooking fast, great meals.
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Seal the Instant Pot. ...
Press the "Start" button. ...
Wait for the Instant Pot to turn off.

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