Instant Pot Jambalaya

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter + 1 tablespoon olive oil (or 2 tablespoons olive oil)
• 1 pound chicken thighs (boneless & skinless, diced (or chicken breasts))
• 1/2 - 1 pound shrimp (peeled, deveined, tail off, thawed)
• 12 oz Andouille sausages or Kielbasa sausages (cut in 1/4” slices)
• 2 ribs celery (diced)
• 1 bell pepper (diced)
• 1 yellow onion (diced)
• 4 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• 1 can crushed or diced tomatoes
• 1 1/2 tablespoons regular soy sauce
• 2 cups unsalted chicken stock
• 2 cups Jasmine rice (uncooked)
• 2 stalks green onion (thinly sliced)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

Instructions

1. 1

   Add olive oil and butter to the Instant Pot. Turn on the IP on the Saute setting and wait until it reads Hot. Season chicken & shrimp with salt and pepper. Brown chicken & shrimp for a couple of minutes on each side in the IP. Remove and place them on two separate plates.

2. 2

   Add sausage and brown for a few minutes. Add to the plate with chicken.

3. 3

   Add in diced celery, diced bell pepper and onion, and saute for 2 minutes. Add in minced garlic cloves, tomato paste, dried thyme, dried oregano, smoked paprika, and cayenne pepper. Saute for another minute.

4. 4

   Pour in ½ cup chicken stock, and deglaze by scrubbing all the flavorful brown bits off the bottom of the pot. Add the soy sauce.

5. 5

   Add browned chicken & sausage back to the pot, as well as the rice. Pour the remaining chicken stock & make sure the rice is covered.

6. 6

   Add the diced tomatoes and do not mix or stir.

7. 7

   Close the lid, turn the valve to sealing, and pressure cook it for 7 minutes on high pressure. Natural release for 10 minutes and manually release the remaining pressure. When the pin drops and all the pressure is released, carefully, open the lid.

8. 8

   Finally, add the cooked shrimp and stir everything. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.