Instant Pot Jambalaya
Instant Pot Jambalaya is flavorful and delicious and a meal your family will love. Thanks to the Instant Pot, this Jambalaya recipe is extremely easy to make. A lighter Weight Watchers Version
Ingredients
- 1 tsp. olive oil
- 8 oz 1 package cooked Cajun Turkey sausage (Or turkey sausage and add cajun seasoning)
- 3 boneless chicken breast
- 1 red onion chopped
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 3 ribs celery chopped
- 1 tbsp. minced garlic
- 1 cup rice
- 1/2 tbsp salt
- 2 tbsp Cajun seasoning
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1 14 oz can diced fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 8 oz cooked shrimp thawed and shells removed
Directions
- Chop the onion, green pepper, red pepper, and celery.
- Slice the cajun sausage, set to the side.
- Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces, set to the side.
- Turn the Instant Pot to Saute on high, and add the olive oil.
- Add the chopped chicken to the Instant Pot to brown.
- Brown for 3 minutes. Stir so that it does not stick to the Instant pot.
- Turn the Instant Pot off.
- Add the chicken broth to the instant pot.
- Add the onion, green pepper, celery, garlic, salt, Cajun seasoning, and thyme. Stir to combine.
- Add the rice, can tomatoes, stir to combine. Put the lid on the Instant Pot and set it for Manual High Pressure for 7 minutes.
- Once the pressure cooker has finished cooking let it rest for 5 minutes, then manually release the pressure.
- Take the lid off. Add the cooked shrimp, sausage to the Instant Pot. Replace the lid.
- Allow the jambalaya to sit for 5 minutes to heat up the shrimp and sausage.
- Serve sprinkled with scallions.
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