Instant Pot® Cajun Jambalaya

Description

Jambalaya doesn’t get any easier than this Instant Pot® version, full of andouille sausage, shrimp, chicken, and plenty of vegetables.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked white rice
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
  • 2 chicken breasts, chopped in small pieces
  • 2 andouille sausages, sliced
  • 2 ribs celery, chopped
  • 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can fire-roasted tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
  • 12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined

Instructions

  1. Rinse rice. Combine wet rice and chicken broth in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Close and lock the lid and set valve to sealing. Choose Rice function. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  2. Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions
  3. about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Transfer rice to a bowl and keep warm.
  4. Rinse out pot liner and choose Saute function. Add grapeseed oil
  5. chicken
  6. and sausage; saute until browned
  7. 5 to 7 minutes. Add celery
  8. bell pepper
  9. and onion. Saute 1 more minute. Add tomatoes
  10. Creole seasoning
  11. and Cajun seasoning. Add shrimp and cook just until tails curl up
  12. 1 to 3 minutes. Serve jambalaya on top of or mixed into the cooked rice.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 4

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