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Instant Pot Jambalaya (easy and quick IP rice recipe)

Ajoke
You will love this instant pot jambalaya! This quick and easy one-pot jambalaya made with smoked sausage, shrimps and chicken is packed full of flavours and utterly delicious.
5 from 5 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 21 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, British
Servings 6
Calories 736 kcal

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g smoked sausages andouille or chorizo
  • 400 g chicken breast
  • 350 g raw shrimps prawns/crawfish substitute with cooked shrimps
  • 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 1 red bell peppers
  • 1 green bell peppers
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 tablespoon garlic chopped
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 400 g crushed tomatoes
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper or as needed
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 ½ cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups uncooked rice I used golden sella basmati rice
  • ⅓ cup green onions chopped
  • 1 tablespoon parsley chopped
  • Salt and black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Prep the ingredients: slice the sausages to a smaller round coin shape, finely chop the celery, onions and garlic. Cut the bell peppers and chicken breast into bite-size chunks. Clean and devein the shrimps if you haven’t already done so.
  • Sauté the veggies and proteins: Using the sauté function of the instant pot on normal settings, heat up a teaspoon of olive oil, use a ladle to move it around so that the bottom of the pot is glazed with the hot oil. add the sliced sausages (you may have to cook it in batches) and brown on both sides, remove the sausages from the pot and set aside.
  • Add a little bit of oil to the bottom of the pan and sauté the shrimps briefly about 1 minute, remove from the pot and set aside.
  • Sauté chopped onions, celery, bell peppers with chopped garlic and sauté in little more oil for about 2 minutes (Do not overcook the veggies)
  • Add cubed chicken breast and cook for about 1 minute. Pour the chicken stock over the chicken and deglaze the bottom of the pot completely. Turn off the saute function at this point, this is an important stage. It will cool off the pan which will reduce the risk of getting a BURN notice.
  • Add washed rice to the pot followed by Cajun seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper then gently press into the stock without mixing rigorously. Pour the chopped tomatoes over the rice followed by half of the sauteed sausages, do not stir.
  • Cover the IP with its lid and set the valve to the sealing position. Select manual or pressure cook and cook on high pressure for 6 minutes. Do a 5 minutes natural pressure release once the cooking cycle is completed then carefully do a quick release.
  • Open the pot then add the sauteed shrimps, sausages, chopped green onions and parsley and carefully stir to combine. Place the lid back on the pot for another 5 minutes the remnant heat will cook the prawns through without overcooking it. Open the pot, fluff the rice and serve. Enjoy!

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Notes

How to store
Personally, I prefer to serve jambalaya on the day it is made but, in the case where you have leftovers then you can store it in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days. 
To reheat: you can reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop. If using the stove, do keep an eye and stir often so it doesn’t burn
Tips
You can use any of these three proteins chicken, shrimps or sausages for this recipe, the chicken can be substituted with pork.
Avoid mushy or water-logged rice by using the correct amount of liquid stated for this recipe. Jambalaya is not meant to be soupy.
Use cooked prawns/shrimps/crawfish if desired

Nutrition

Calories: 736kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 49gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 260mgSodium: 1761mgPotassium: 1054mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1624IUVitamin C: 61mgCalcium: 166mgIron: 5mg

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