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Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Course
Dinner
Servings

4

Tips & Tricks:

  • 🔪 Skip steps with knife if you completed the prep ideas!

Ingredients:

  • 2 Tablespoons oil , divided
  • 12 ounces andouille sausages
  • 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 breast)
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 3 green onions
  • 3 ribs celery
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 teaspoons Cajun seasonings (I use Old Bay which is close in flavor and I usually already have it)
  • 2 tsp dried basil or other dried herbs
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups long grain white rice
  • 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes , with juices
  • 1 3/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions:

  1. 🔪 Veg and Meat Prep (can be done up to 3 days ahead)
    1. Cut sausage into ¼ in. thick slices.
    2. Cut chicken breasts into small bite size pieces.
    3. Small dice onion.
    4. Small dice bell pepper.
    5. Thinly slice the green and white parts of green onion.
    6. Small dice celery.
    7. Mince garlic.
  2. Saute
    1. Turn the pressure cooker to saute the setting.
    2. Add oil.
    3. Once hot, add sausage slices, cooking until browned, about 2-3 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper towel–lined plate and set aside. You'll add this back to the pot just before serving.
    4. Add remaining oil to the pot.
    5. Add the chicken and cook for one minute, scraping up the browned bits from the sausage.
    6. Turn the pressure cooker off.
    7. Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic and cook for one minute.
    8. Add the Cajun seasoning, dried basil, thyme, sugar and rice and stir to combine.
    9. Add the diced tomatoes and their juices, chicken broth, and salt.
  3. Pressure Cook
    1. Secure the pot lid and turn valve to sealing.
    2. Cook on High Pressure for 5 minutes.
    3. When the timer beeps, and then quick release the pressure.
    4. Carefully open the lid and gently fluff the rice with a fork.
    5. Add the sausages on top of the rice and return the lid to let the sausage warm for an additional 5 minutes.
  4. Serve
    1. Stir lightly, serve, and enjoy!

Reheat Options

  1. Fluff up everything in a microwave safe bowl.
  2. Add a splash of water.
  3. Cover with a damp paper towel.
  4. Microwave for about 3 minutes, stirring and fluffing more half way through.