Countryside Soup–Instant Pot or Crockpot soup with rotisserie chicken, sauteed mushrooms, sweet corn and cornbread dumplings.
Countryside Soup
This countryside chicken and cornbread dumpling soup captures the essence of a rustic kitchen. It’s a nourishing and wholesome bowl with carrots, celery, mushrooms, onions, corn, chicken and dumplings. This recipe was given to me by my sister and when I first read it I was confused because it had something in it called “cornbread swirls”. Turns out this is a somewhat new product (well I guess it’s not new but it’s back after a hiatus). The cornbread swirls are found next to the refrigerated biscuits and it’s basically cornbread muffin dough in a tube and it’s a ready-to-go convenience product. If you can’t find this product you can also use crescent roll dough or you can skip the dumplings and serve cornbread on the side. This is my favorite recipe (or you can always make fresh French bread).
Ingredients/Substitution Ideas
- Olive oil–or canola, vegetable
- Onion–yellow, white or 2 Tbsp of dry, minced
- Garlic clove–or 1 tsp garlic powder
- Celery
- Mushrooms–white, baby bella
- Chicken broth–or water and Better than Bouillon chicken base*
- Carrots
- Bay leaf
- Dried thyme leaves
- Rotisserie chicken–any cooked, chopped chicken
- Kosher salt
- Pepper–I like coarse black pepper
- Frozen sweet corn–or fresh, canned
- Pillsbury refrigerated cornbread swirls–or crescent rolls
Steps
Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the oil and swirl around. Add in the onion, garlic, celery and mushrooms. Add in the thyme, chicken, salt and pepper. Saute for 4 minutes.
Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Add in the carrots, bay leaf and corn.
Uncoil strips of cornbread/crescent dough and with scissors, snip into 1 inch squares. Add them into the pot.
Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the SOUP button to 5 minutes (or low pressure for 5 minutes). When time is up let sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
Discard the bay leaf. Ladle into bowls and serve.
Notes/Tips
- Serve with spinach salad with walnuts, craisins and poppy seed dressing.
- Try using leftover turkey in the place of chicken.
- If you can’t find the cornbread swirls you can use crescent rolls instead or leave out the dumplings and make cornbread on the side.
- If you don’t like the texture of dumplings (doughy and tender) then simply make the rolls in the oven and serve them on the side of the soup instead.
- I like to buy bay leaves in the bulk section at Winco for super cheap!
- I used my 6 quart Instant Pot*. You can also make this in an 8 quart pot.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- What are the Pillsbury cornbread swirls? They are cornbread muffin dough in a tube…like pillsbury biscuits but cornbread muffins instead.
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Countryside Soup
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 1 cup thinly sliced celery
- 4 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 2–3 cups rotisserie chicken
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 cup frozen sweet corn
- Half of 11 1/2 oz tube Pillsbury refrigerated cornbread swirls or crescent rolls
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the oil and swirl around. Add in the onion, garlic, celery and mushrooms. Saute for 4 minutes.
- Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking.
- Add in the carrots, bay leaf, thyme, chicken, salt, pepper and corn.
- Uncoil strips of cornbread/crescent dough and with scissors, snip into 1 inch squares. Add them into the pot.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the SOUP button to 5 minutes (or low pressure for 5 minutes). When time is up let sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- Discard the bay leaf. Ladle into bowls and serve.
Slow Cooker Instructions:
- Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in the oil and swirl around. Add in the onion, garlic, celery and mushrooms. Saute for 4 minutes. Add to the slow cooker.
- Add the broth, carrots, bay leaf, thyme, chicken, salt, pepper and corn into slow cooker.
- Uncoil strips of cornbread/crescent dough and with scissors, snip into 1 inch squares. Add them into the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
- Discard the bay leaf. Ladle into bowls and serve.
Notes
Note: the cornbread swirls are sweet. If you’re not a fan of sweet and savory then I suggest using crescent rolls instead.
- Category: Soup
- Method: Instant Pot
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James Miller says
made this today. very tasty. I wasn’t sure how the cornbread would work it but I liked the contrast in flavors. Definitely recommend.
Karen says
Yay! Thanks James!
Bill says
wish i had known the cornbread swirls were sweet. never got the whole set and savory thing. i would have just used the crescents instead.
Karen says
oops! Sorry about that! I’ll clarify that in the post.