Cheater’s Chicken and Dumplings in the Instant Pot
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There are two major shortcuts in this cheater’s (but still deeply flavorful) take on classic Southern chicken and dumplings. The first is that instead of making dumplings from scratch, I use packaged potato gnocchi, which are, after all, technically dumplings, and make for an especially hearty dish. The second is that I don’t bother browning all the chicken pieces. I only brown as many as fit in the pot for one batch. Since the skin is discarded after cooking, there’s no need to stand there getting splattered by chicken fat for any longer than you have to, which is just long enough to build a caramelized layer on the bottom of the pressure cooker to add flavor to the broth. This comforting recipe takes some time to put together, but it’s still doable on a weeknight, and worth every minute.
This recipe was excerpted from ‘Dinner in One’ by Melissa Clark. Buy the full book on Amazon. For more easy chicken recipes, head this way →
Veg it up by stirring 4 to 5 ounces (4 to 5 cups) baby spinach or kale, or 1 cup thawed frozen peas or corn kernels into the pot with the green beans. Or stir 2 cups diced ripe tomatoes into the pot with the gnocchi.
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