FLAVORFUL NEW ORLEANS INSTANT POT JAMBALAYA

This Instant Pot Jambalaya was adapted from an authentic Creole Jambalaya recipe and has spicy andouille sausage, chicken and shrimp combined with rice, is flavored with Cajun spices and cooked to perfection.  A delicious one-pot meal that you can make so quickly in the pressure cooker if you have all the ingredients ready.

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 12 oz. Andouille sausage cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 12 oz. boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 cup onion chopped
• 1 cup bell pepper chopped
• 1 cup celery chopped
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning or to taste
• 1/2 tsp salt  or to taste **
• 1 1/2 cups long grain white rice
• 14.5 oz. (1 can) diced tomatoes with liquid
• 1 tsp   worcestershire sauce
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 small bay leaves or 1 large
• Chopped parsley to garnish
• 1/2 cup shallots thinly sliced - optional

Instructions

• Rub shrimp with 1 tsp of Cajun seasoning and set aside.
• Press 'Saute' and add oil to inner pot of Instant Pot.
• Add andouille sausage, and cook until browned, about 6 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add chicken, and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoonand set aside.
• Add shrimp and briefly saute for just a few seconds, adding a teaspoon of oil if required. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add onions, bell pepper, celery, and garlic. Stir until onion is translucent.  The liquid released from the vegetables should be enough to deglaze the pan.  If it's not, add a few tablespoons of broth to deglaze.
• Add thyme, Cajun seasoning, salt, rice and stir to coat, about 30 seconds.
• Stir in tomatoes, worcestershire, chicken broth and bay leaves.  Make sure there's nothing stuck to the bottom of the pan.
• Stir in the reserved sausage and chicken.  
• Cook on 'Manual' or 'Pressure Cook' setting for 7 minutes. Make sure steam release handle is in the ‘Sealing’ position.
• Do a Quick Release and open the Instant Pot.
• Carefully stir in shrimp.
• Close the Instant Pot and allow the shrimp to finish cooking in the residual heat for 10 minutes.
• Open the Instant Pot and add parsley. Gently stir the jambalaya. Garnish with shallots, if using.

Recipe from paintthekitchenred

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