Instant Pot Cajun Jambalaya Food

INSTANT POT JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• On 6 or 8 quart Instant Pot, press Saute and wait until display says Hot.
• Add sausage and cook for 5 minutes, stirring a few times. Remove onto a plate and set aside.
• Swirl oil to coat and add onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic. Saute for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chicken, oregano, thyme, cajun seasoning, salt, pepper; stir and press Cancel.
• Add broth, rice, tomato sauce and do not stir.
• Close the lid and set valve to Sealing. Press Pressure Cook on High or Manual button for brown rice - 22 minutes, white rice - 8 minutes.
• After cooking has finished, allow pressure to come down on its own for 5 minutes and then turn valve to Venting to release remaining pressure.
• Add previously cooked sausage and shrimp. Stir, close the lid and let residual heat cook shrimp for 10 minutes.
• Open the lid, sprinkle with green onion, give a few gentle stirs and serve hot.

INSTANT POT CAJUN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Set the Instant Pot to Saute, add the olive oil and sausage, cook until browned. Remove to a paper towel.
• Add the chicken and cook for about 3-4 minutes or until no longer pink - doesn't have to be cooked all the way. Add the garlic and veggies and cook for about 2 minutes.
• Add the Creole/Cajun seaoning, salt, basil and thyme, stir.
• Add the crushed tomatoes, broth, Worcestershire, and sugar, stir.
• Add the sausage back in and stir.
• Add the rice and give a quick stir UNLESS you often receive the BURN error - if that is the case, leave the rice on top and don't stir.
• Set the vent to seal - cook on High Pressure for 5 minutes - when finished, leave for 5 minutes then CAREFULLY manual release.
• Open the lid, stir the rice into the broth if haven't already, then add the raw shrimp and stir again.
• Cover, let sit on warm for about 10 more minutes.
• Remove lid, stir, and serve!

INSTANT POT® CAJUN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• 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.
• Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Transfer rice to a bowl and keep warm.
• Rinse out pot liner and choose Saute function. Add grapeseed oil, chicken, and sausage; saute until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add celery, bell pepper, and onion. Saute 1 more minute. Add tomatoes, Creole seasoning, and Cajun seasoning. Add shrimp and cook just until tails curl up, 1 to 3 minutes. Serve jambalaya on top of or mixed into the cooked rice.

INSTANT POT JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Select SAUTÉ setting on a programmable pressure multicooker (such as Instant Pot). (Time, instructions, and settings may vary according to cooker brand or model.) Select HIGH temperature setting, and allow to preheat 5 to 8 minutes. Add oil, and stir in smoked sausage. Cook sausage, stirring often, until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, and set aside. Add chicken to cooker, and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of the Cajun seasoning. Cook, stirring often, until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon, and set aside.
• Add onion, celery, green bell pepper, and red bell pepper to cooker, and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften, about 4 minutes. Add garlic, and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
• Add broth, diced tomatoes, rice, bay leaves, thyme, sausage, chicken, and remaining 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning, stirring well to combine ingredients.
• Press CANCEL on multicooker. Cover cooker with lid, and lock in place. Turn steam release handle to SEALING position. Select MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK setting. Select HIGH pressure for 7 minutes. (It will take 10 to 15 minutes to come up to pressure before cooking begins.)
• Meanwhile, toss together shrimp, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• When cooking has stopped, carefully turn steam release handle to VENTING position, and let steam fully escape (float valve will drop). This will take 3 to 4 minutes. Remove lid from cooker, and stir in shrimp. Return lid to cooker, and let stand until shrimp are pink and have cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in parsley. Garnish with scallions.

INSTANT POT JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In sauté mode, add half of the oil to the Instant Pot insert then add chicken breast. Sauté until browned, then remove and set aside.
• Add the sausage, cook, then remove and set aside.
• Add remaining oil and sauté the onions, peppers and celery until soft, then stir in garlic and switch off.
• Pour in chicken stock and thoroughly deglaze the insert.
• Return the meat and the remainder of the ingredients through the cayenne pepper to the insert and mix well.
• Close the lid, turn the valve to sealing, set to manual pressure / high pressure for 8 minutes.
• When finished, perform a quick pressure release (QPR). Carefully remove the insert, add in shrimp and cover to allow the residual heat to cook the shrimp for about 6-8 minutess.
• Serve garnished with chopped green onions.

INSTANT POT JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Place the Instant Pot in "saute" mode. Once the Instant Pot indicates "HOT", add the grapeseed oil and the andouille sausage. Saute for 3 minutes. Then remove the sausage from the Instant Pot.
• Next, add the diced onions, bell pepper, and celery. Saute for 1 minute then add the canned tomatoes, water, oregano, cajun seasoning, dried thyme, hot sauce, and bay leaf. Mix well then submerge the two chicken breast in the tomato mixture. Close the Instant Pot and make sure the valve is in the center toward "sealing". Cook on "Manual" for 8 minutes.
• Carefully, force pressure once the time is done. Check the chicken breast with a meat thermometer. The chicken should be completely cooked through, pull out the chicken and set to the side with the sausage. Place the 1 cup long-grain white rice in the Instant Pot. Mix well, close the lid to seal, make sure the valve is in the center toward "sealing". Cook on "Manual" for 7 minutes.
• While the rice cooks, shred the chicken and keep to the side. Once the Instant Pot beeps and is done. Carefully, force pressure.
• Next, you will add the cooked shredded chicken, sausage back into the Instant Pot and the raw shrimp. Mix well, close the lid to seal, make sure the valve is in the center toward "sealing". Cook on "Manual" for 1 minute.
• Then let the Instant Pot do a "natural pressure release" for 5 minutes. Carefully, force the remaining pressure out of the Instant Pot. Season with salt and pepper to taste and mix in the fresh parsley. Divide among bowls, and enjoy immediately.

INSTANT POT CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Turn instant pot to saute setting. Add oil. Once hot, add sausage slices, cooking until browned, about 2-3 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Add remaining oil to the pot.
• Add the chicken and cook for one minute, scraping up the browned bits from the sausage. Turn instant pot off. Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic and cook for one minute.
• Add the Cajun seasoning, dried basil, thyme, sugar and rice and stir to combine.
• Add the diced tomatoes and their juices, chicken broth, and salt.
• Secure the instant pot lid and turn valve to sealing.
• Cook on Manual High Pressure for 5 minutes. When the timer beeps, allow the pressure to naturally release for 5 minutes, and then quick release the remaining pressure.
• Carefully open the lid and gently fluff the rice with a fork. Add the sausages on top of the rice and return the IP lid to let the mixture rest for an additional 5 minutes. Stir lightly and enjoy!

INSTANT POT JAMBALAYA (SAUSAGE, CHICKEN AND/OR SHRIMP)

Steps:

• Add 1 tbsp of olive oil to the inner pot and press the sauté button (and the start button if your model requires it). Once heated, add the sausage and cook until browned (approx. 2 minutes each side). Using a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage to a large paper towel-lined bowl and set aside.
• Add 1 tbsp of olive oil (if needed) to the hot inner pot, followed by the chicken pieces. Cook until browned (approx. 2 minutes per side). Using a slotted spoon, transfer the chicken to the same bowl the sausage is in. Set aside.
• Add the onion, bell pepper and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft and translucent (approx. 3-4 minutes).
• Add the garlic and cook for 30-60 seconds, until the garlic is fragrant. Press the cancel button to stop cooking.
• Add the Creole seasoning, thyme, oregano, salt and rice and stir until fully combined.
• Add the tomatoes (with the juice), chicken stock and bay leaves and stir until combined. Use a wooden spoon to scrape the bottom of the insert, to unstick any brown bits and food particles that may be stuck to the bottom of the insert (this helps to prevent the "burn error" from turning on).
• Stir in the browned sausage and chicken.
• Close the lid (making sure the vent is in the sealed position) and pressure cook on high for 8 minutes, followed by a quick release. Keep the unit in the "warm" setting.
• Quickly stir in the shrimp and green onions and put the lid back on the Instant Pot. The residual heat with cook the shrimp (approx. 5-8 minutes depending on the size of the shrimp). The shrimp will be pink and shaped like the letter "C" when cooked.
• Taste and add extra salt or creole seasoning, to your preferred level. Fish out the dried bay leaves.
• Transfer to individual bowls and enjoy immediately.

INSTANT POT JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Brown Chicken & Shrimps in Instant Pot: Press "Saute" button to "Sauté More" function to heat up Instant Pot. Wait until it says "HOT" on the screen (~8mins). Add 1 tbsp unsalted butter + 1 tbsp olive oil in Instant Pot. Pat dry chicken thighs with a paper towel, then season one side of chicken with kosher salt and black pepper. Place 1¼ lb (565g) chicken on one side of Instant Pot (seasoned side face down) and shrimps on the other side of Instant Pot, brown them for 3.5 minutes. Season the other side of chicken and shrimps with salt and black pepper. Flip chicken and shrimps, brown this side for another 3.5 minutes. Set aside browned chicken, saute shrimps for another 30 seconds - 1 minute. Set aside shrimps (will be used after pressure cooking).
• Saute Sausages: Add 1lb (454g) sliced sausages in Instant Pot, saute for 3 minutes.
• Saute Onions & Spices: Add in diced onions, green bell peppers, and celery, saute for 2 minutes. Add in minced garlic cloves, 1 tsp (5.8g) tomato paste, ¼ tsp (0.2g) dried thymes, ¼ tsp (0.25g) dried oregano, 1 tsp (3g) smoked paprika, and ½ - 1 tsp (1.2g - 2.4g) cayenne pepper, saute for another minute.
• Deglaze Instant Pot & Add Soy Sauce: Pour in ½ cup (125ml) unsalted chicken stock, then deglaze by scrubbing all the flavorful brown bits off the bottom of the pot. *Pro Tip: Make sure to deglaze really well for this jambalaya recipe! Add in 1.5 tbsp (22.5ml) regular soy sauce, give it a quick mix.
• Pressure Cook Jambalaya: Push all ingredients to one side, then add the browned chicken with all its meat juice in Instant Pot. Add 2 cups (440g) well drained jasmine rice in Instant Pot. *Pro Tip: Ensure to add chicken in Instant Pot first, then add rice on top to avoid the "Burn" error. Pour 1½ cup (375ml) unsalted chicken stock in Instant Pot. Ensure all the rice is fully submerged in the stock. Layer 14.5oz crushed or diced tomatoes on the very top. Do not mix! With Venting Knob in Venting Position, close the lid, then turn Venting Knob to Sealing Position.-Chicken Thighs: Pressure Cook at High Pressure 7 minutes + Natural Release 10 minutes-Chicken Drumsticks: Pressure Cook at High Pressure 8 minutes + Natural Release 10 minutesAfter 10 minutes, release the remaining pressure by turning Venting Knob to Venting Position. Open the lid carefully.
• Add Shrimps, Mix & Season: Add & mix the fully cooked shrimps in jambalaya. Taste the Jambalaya and adjust the seasoning accordingly. *Note: It will look a bit too watery at first, but once you start mixing all the ingredients, it will all come together. *Pro Tip: For reference, we added roughly 3 - 4 pinches of salt to open up the flavors & season the dish properly.
• Serve: Garnish the Jambalaya with sliced green onion, then serve. Enjoy~

INSTANT POT JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Press Sauté on a 6-quart or 8-quart Instant Pot. Drizzle in the olive oil and let it heat up for a couple of minutes.
• Add the sausage, onion, and bell pepper, and cook for 3-4 minutes, or until the sausage starts to brown and the veggies start to soften.
• Cancel the Sauté function on the Instant Pot and add the rice, chicken broth, and Cajun seasoning. Stir to combine.
• Pour the diced tomatoes on top of the rice and vegetable mixture, but don't stir. Then, add the shrimp on top, but don't stir.
• Lock on the lid and set the time to 4 minutes on high pressure.
• Once the cooking time is complete, let the pressure come down naturally for 10 minutes.
• Then, use the quick-release to get rid of any remaining pressure. Remove the lid and stir in the Worcestershire sauce.
• Serve hot.

INSTANT POT JAMBALAYA RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Cut off the root end of the green onions and slice them thinly, keeping the white and light green parts separate from the dark green parts. Set aside.
• Add 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil to the Instant Pot inner pot and select the sauté button. When the oil is hot and shimmering, add the sliced andouille sausage. Cook the sausage slices for about 3 minutes, or until lightly browned, stirring frequently. With a slotted spoon, remove the sausage to paper towels to drain and set aside.
• Add the diced chicken to the pot along with the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of vegetable oil; cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until lightly browned, stirring frequently. With a slotted spoon, remove the chicken to a plate and set aside.
• Add the chopped yellow onion to the pot along with the bell pepper and celery. If necessary, add more vegetable oil. Cook for about 3 minutes, or until the onion is translucent, stirring frequently.
• Add the minced garlic, Creole seasoning, and thyme to the vegetables and cook for 1 minute longer. Cancel the sauté function.
• Add the bay leaf and chicken stock. Stir, scraping the bottom to ensure there are no browned bits stuck to the pan. Taste and add salt if needed.
• Add the tomatoes (with their juices) along with the rice and the white and light green parts of the sliced green onions. Return the sausage and chicken to the pot. Stir to combine the ingredients.
• Lock the lid in place and turn the steam release knob to the sealing position. Select the manual or pressure cook button (high pressure) and set the timer to 7 minutes. When the time is up, do a quick release following the manufacturer's instructions. When the float valve drops, remove the cover-the pot will automatically switch to the keep warm setting.
• Add the shrimp to the pot and stir to combine the ingredients. Cover the pot and let it stand on the warm setting for 10 minutes. The shrimp should be cooked through.
• Remove the cover and stir in about half of the reserved dark green parts of the sliced green onions.
• Garnish servings with the remaining dark green parts of the green onions and chopped parsley, if desired.