Tips to Make the Perfect Pressure Cooker Jambalaya

• You want to brown the meat – I only browned the chicken because when I browned the sausage the first time I made it I got the burn notification – if you want to brown the sausage as part of the recipe make sure to deglaze the pot really good when you add the broth
• I’ve seen a lot of recipes where after browning the meat they take it out to add the veggies and other ingredients – but I personally hate taking food out and in a lot in cooking – so I leave it – just don’t over brown or cook the chicken.  If you feel your chicken is dry of course you can take out the browned meat then add it again before closing up the instant pot.
• The holy trinity in cajun and creole cooking is onion, bell pepper and celery – Personally I don’t love celery so I often leave it out but then people get upset with me when I do – so it’s up to you if you use them all or not.
• Creole seasoning – you can swap it out for Cajun seasoning if you don’t have creole seasoning. 
• Spicy level – you can leave out the cayenne pepper if you don’t like hot food – personally we love spice so it’s a great addition we love
• I use medium grain rice as that’s what I always have around (japanese rice) but most people use long grain rice – – you can use more liquid when using longer grains
• Shrimp cooks really quickly and easily so you actually don’t need to cook them.  Once you do the quick release and open the pot add the shrimp and then close the lid and let it sit for 10 mins – the residual heat will cook the shrimp. I was wary the first time I tried it but it worked perfectly!

To make this Chicken Jambalaya you’ll need

• Electric Pressure Cooker – I have the Instant pot 8 quart
• nonstick inner pot
• Creole seasoning
• Andouille Sausage is the classic but my kids found it a little overwhelming and liked a plain smoked pork sausage better
• Peeled and deveined Shrimp – I like to buy them all ready  to go but you can do it yourself, 

Instant Pot Jambalaya Recipe

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